general problems of the 2009 Subaru Forester

The engine turns off unexpectedly while my car was in motion. I started my car and then it shut off after a few minutes in the middle of the road on my residential street. I believe my car is affected by recall NHTSA campaign 19v297000.

My 2009 Subaru Forester has been nothing but problems. In the past month I've put $3,000 in parts and maintenance. Radiator blew, coolant sensor, whole new exhaust, all new hub barings, 2 new catalytic converters and my main problem is not fixed!!! the car idles at the stop light and during the acceleration it stalls! I took it to 4 dealers and they tell me my gas is to rich???? what is that???? I'm upset with this car and it sucks. I've had this car not even a year.

The function of the radio and windshield wipers is intermittent. Upon start these devices do not appear to have electrical power and do not function. I suspect there are other items that do not work either, but I have not confirmed them. They both function properly when the engine is restarted. This has happened on 2 occasions over a 1 week period. This is a safety issue since in a rainstorm, the visibility would be nil. Otherwise the vehicle functions normally.

3 instrument lights turn on simultaneously while driving at highway speed: abs, hill assist, vehicle dynamic control and remain lit until car is turned off. The 3 indicator lights turn on together intermittently during subsequent driving. Subaru brake light switch malfunction shows up on diagnostic check. Replaced brake light switch twice with Subaru brand part. Additionally, brake light switch adjusted twice subsequently by dealer repair shop. Dealer repair shop reported first Subaru brake light switch malfunctioned. They advised second brake light switch did not stay in proper place and are not certain why. Issue present over approximately past 6 months.

Three separate times my wiper blades would not work, which is dangerous during a downpour. I've brought the 2009 Forester in for repair and the mechanic could not find the issue as it was working when I brought it in. Also the radio did not work during these times. I thought it might be a fuse, but that is not the cause. This is an intermittent problem. Now I turn the vehicle off, and restart it and it will seem to resolve, for long periods of time, so you think the problem resolved, but 6 months later it happens again. . . These three time the vehicle was in traffic driving, and it was raining.

The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that various electrical systems, such as some warning indicators, wipers, and the defroster, ceased to function. The failures occurred without warning and would correct themselves once the vehicle was manually restarted. The failures occurred on five occasions. Autonation Subaru in spokane valley, wa could not replicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

My wife had been driving her 2009 Subaru Forester on a day with light rain. She stopped for a while, and when she got back in the car and started it up again, her windshield wipers and dashboard lights would not work. She drove it for a while, and stopped to have someone check it. After restarting the vehicle, the windshield wipers and dashboard lights were working again. This could be a dangerous situation, especially for someone having to drive on a rainy night.

The past month or so I noticed that the driver side seat heater didn't seem to feel right on my butt. The seat seemed to almost burn me in one spot. I thought it was odd, but didn't look into it further. Just this past week I noticed that only the back heater was working. While cleaning the car out today I noticed a very small burn hole in the cloth seat. I decided to remove the seat and investigate the issue since the vehicle is no longer under warranty. During my investigation I noticed that it was definitely a burn mark and there was melted/black areas under the cloth. I did not dig too deep into the seat since I didn't want to have an issue putting it all back together. I have two pictures. One of the hole and one under the cloth. I did the best I could photographing under the cloth. I removed the power to the seat heater.

On 12/19/2015 after starting the vehicle the radio, cigar lighter, temperature/time, and electronic mirror control would not operate. The vehicle was driven on a secondary street. After shutting the vehicle off and on the aforementioned items began to function again. Fuses were checked and all fuses seem to be in tact. The inability to control the external mirrors are a safety concern.

I have a subru 2009 that I bought last yeay with around 25000 miles under an extended warnty . VIN jf2sh61689h771927 . And this as happened te times so far . While drving or just starting of the car shakes ver hard , and the stabilty control light comes on the check engin ad cruse conrol and as the car trys to shift th whole car shakes . Then as you are driving down th highway it loeses power almost as if it is stalling out . It did this to me on iterstate 85 at 65 mph and I barle missed a truck. I have contacted te dealer ship twice and taken it in once and they said nothing was worng ? now that I almost wreked last night I am contacting you .

I was going around a cup-DE-sac to stop to a have my passenger exit the car to her house, I heard engine rev and push forward into her hollow tile wall, garden and down the other side of her property and stop on the wall before I thought of turning the engine off.

While traveling at highway speeds in rainy weather, vehicle began to misfire and lost power, forcing driver into an unsafe situation of coaxing car to shoulder. Check engine, stability control lights came on, and cruise light flashed. After shutting engine off and restarting, same lights remained on but engine ran normally. We have also another 2009 Forester which experiences misfires, same lights, after starting cold on a rainy day. Although we have received recall notices from Subaru on other less critical topics, there does not seem to be an inclination on their part to address this engine electrical malfunction which could have resulted in disaster. Our online researches suggest that many other Subaru owners are experiencing similar malfunctions, and we don't detect any serious effort by the manufacturer to fix this.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact received a recall notice several months ago but was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified, but could not provide a date that the parts would be available. There are no failures at this time. The VIN was not available. Rvk.

While driving I noticed the center dash display was dark: radio and cd changer, outside temp, Ave mpg, clock. The wind shield wipers would not work. After stopping the car, turning off the ignition and restarting, everything worked ok. There has bee a total of 3 additional occurances since. . Read more...

I went to the grocery store today; it was off and on rainy weather, so I had been running my windshield wipers a little. Turned off car; went in store, came back out, started car up - I noticed the time/temp/mileage display was black, then, I noticed the radio had lost power; then I noticed the wind shield wipers did not work, but not until I was out in the highway and needed to use them. This was dangerous and should never have happened. I made another stop, turned off car, went in store, came back out, started up car - at that time, the wipers, radio and display were back to normal ??? this undependable will not do. Subaru needs to repair my car at no charge. I believe my love affair with Subaru is over, especially after reading all these complaints and what I experienced.

2009 Subaru Forester. Consumer states vehicle was remote started an within seconds, the wire harness burnt, melting some plastic parts the consumer was able to turn off the vehicle. However, it wouldn't start again. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and upon inspection, it was determined that the electrical wire harness going to the seat belts, air bags and other components had burned out. According to the dealer the vehicle caught fire.

Fire erupted without warning from the driver side panel below the trunk cover on 2009 Subaru Forester with less than 3,500 miles. The wire harness burnt. This happened almost 2 months ago and Subaru is in discussions with the insurance as it seems to be a total loss.

Vehicle: 2009 Subaru Forester limited, on 6/20/09 I experienced an incident of unintended acceleration. Cruise control was on. Before our exit I canceled the cruise control but left it "on". On the ramp, I let the car slow. At about 40 mph I moved the shift lever into sport mode, downshifted to 3rd gear, then 2nd, then braked to a stop. The car was stopped, in gear, idling. My foot was on the brake. Without warning, the engine raced and the car jolted forward about a foot; it would have continued but I increased pressure on the brake and stopped the car. The engine, with the car stopped and in gear, ran up over 2000 rpm. I immediately shifted into regular drive mode and then into neutral. Once in neutral, the engine briefly raced higher but then dropped to idle at about 700 rpm. I switched the cruise control off. Please note: to stop the car I did not move my foot; it was already on the brake, and I merely pressed harder. This is not a case of pedal confusion. The floor mats are in place. This is not a case of a floor mat interfering with the accelerator. At the time of the incident, we were not moving. I was not on the phone. I was not looking over my shoulder. I was not otherwise distracted. I was sitting still, waiting for the light to change, with my focus on the traffic stopped in front of me. In my view, this represents a dangerous defect in the vehicle, and needs to be corrected immediately. Please advise regarding your proposed resolution. I have advised Subaru via their website today but have not heard back. I am happy to be contacted for further details if needed.