One problem related to automatic transmission has been reported for the 2005 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2005 Forester.
2005 Subaru Forester automatic transmission the car lurches upon starting out especially in the morning. You press on the accelerator--car does not move, then suddenly lurches as the transmission slams into gear, so there is little control on the part of the driver--you do not know when the car will move and/or how. . When take foot off accelerator car lurches forward again--with no driver control. The car slams into gear without warning. This has been happening now regularly for the past 2 months. Brought the car into the dealer on Jan 14--they said they found the problem, "reprogrammed" it and said all was fine. It wasn't--brought the car back yesterday--they kept it overnight and they said everything is ok--it is not. Car is still out of control. I have been reading similar stories on edmunds. Com Subaru forum for this year and even older model Subaru Foresters. Subaru denies there is an issue--I called them this afternoon and wrote to them a few weeks back, too. Thanks.
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