general problems of the 2009 Subaru Forester

The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that he had initially received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14v830000 (service brakes, hydraulics). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was serviced. Recently, the contact stated that while going downhill in the reverse(r) position, he heard an abnormal popping sound upon depression of the brake pedal without warning. The brake pedal failed as it depressed to the floorboard; the contact managed to stop the vehicle with his hand brake. The contact called the dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who discovered that the brake lines had failed. The mechanic also informed him that there was no evidence that any rust prevention sealant was applied to the brake lines. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 76,340.

Weird things have been happening with my car, I know that someone is using the satellite radio port to tamper with the safety of my car. I took it to the shop it has a brand new engine in it, the steering light system flashing isn't even relevant to a problem that it could have. Everything listed on targeted cars, has happened with my car.

Engine squeeking, hood pops up, skips gears, brakes schreetch, electrical lights all on, window fell down, leaks horribly, heat and air alternate, concern for family safety. Dealer guaranteed verified all safe, clear car fax, and Subaru service verified many major safety issues is now �unsafe�.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v358000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available so the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The contact was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v311000 (service brakes, hydraulic) but had not been notified of the recall. The manufacturer was contacted and the contact was unable to reach them for weeks due to a high call volume. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that when pulling in the driveway, she depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle failed to respond causing the contact crashed in the her garage. The air bags did not deployed. The police report was not filed and no injuries sustained. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. However, the contact was included in NHTSA campaign number 14v311000 (brakes). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximately failure mileage was 30,000. Ne.

Car has been going through oil since the catalytic converter recall was done in fall of 2013. First noticed around February of 2014 when oil light came on and no oil in engine. I complained to dealer and they found nothing. I kept complaining on my oil change or other appointments but they found nothing wrong. The car was going through 2-3 courts every 2-3 months, with "burn" time getting closer together - eventually checked oil every 3 weeks by summer and every week by October. When the car would not run I eventually bypassed the dealer after no solution and complained to Subaru. I had a difficult time finding a dealer willing to take the car (so did Subaru). Feeling it was a dealer workmanship issue I paid for the work and Subaru reimbursed me to replaced the head gaskets in December 2014 - stating it was out of warranttee so that is how it has to be done. The other day (February 6, 2015) engine light came on again and no oil was in the engine - this is 2 months after work done. This car has had issues since the beginning and I feel as a first year redesigned model it is a Subaru defect. I have had to replace the brakes 3 times in a short span - few years (3 maybe). It has never had good pick-up and since catalytic converter recall was done the gas mileage dropped - was 22/28 now 19/23. The dealer who replaced head gaskets made a notation on my bill (without telling me directly) that the sway bars need attention. My brother has a 2007 Forester and has had to replace all of these items as well within the last few years. I needs a reliable vehicle to earn a living.

Since from the beginning, I have to push my brake pedal too down to apply the breaks, I reported it several times to my Subaru dealer but they seems to be not serious in dealing this.

Since the purchase - we needed to push brake pedal down too far to apply brakes. We complained to Subaru - they checked but said nothing wrong. But I am unhappy.

The issue with my vehicle is that we have to push the brakes too far before the brakes start working. I reported the matter to Subaru service dealer in rapid city, sd and to Subaru (complained through their website), the Subaru dealer checked the brakes and they say they are all good and normal. So far we did not have any incident caused by this but we are not happy and do not feel safe. We have driven a no. Of vehicles but this is the only vehicle where we need to push the brakes so much down.