Table 1 shows eight common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2005 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the engine exhaust system (one problem).
I was backing up my 2005 Subaru Forester in a downtown, street-level corner parking lot. When I put my vehicle into reverse, a sudden unintended acceleration propelled my vehicle backwards across the parking lot, across a two-lane downtown street, up onto the opposite sidewalk and culminated in my Read details...
Our company uses ten Subaru Foresters as fleet vehicles for utility field work. Of the ten vehicles five are 2005 Foresters and out of the five, three different vehicles had to have the catalytic converter replaced at the companys expense. Read details...
I've experienced the leaking fuel line when temperatures dropped below 20 degrees and get terrible gas fumes inside the cabin especially during cold and damp weather. It is more prominent with the heat on. Read details...