Three problems related to front seat power adjust have been reported for the 2009 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2009 Forester.
Power driver seat bracket collapses due to poor design flaw.
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.
Getting into my car I heard a crack and felt the driver's seat start to lean to the left. I have not been able to determine if it is the frame of the seat or just a spring/support for the seat. Any up/down adjustment via the power seat controls has unequal results between the left and right side of the diver's seat.
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