general problems of the 2010 Subaru Forester

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while backing out of a garage parking space the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle and crash into several other parked vehicles before coming to a stop. During the incident the driver sustained a mild concussion which did not require medical attention. A police report was taken and the vehicle was towed to the local collision center. The contact was unsure if the failure occurred while in the reverse or drive position. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that as she attempted to park her vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated forward at a high rate of speed without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped on its own before hitting another vehicle. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home but had not driven the vehicle since the failure. The contact called the manufacturer and they informed her to tow the vehicle to a dealer for an inspection. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it remained in their possession and was not yet diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

At highway speed above 60 mph suddenly several dash warning lights illuminate. Traction control, cruise, transmission overheat, check engine all became illuminated. No affects to the operation of the vehicle. Disconnect the battery overnight resolves the problem for a day or two. Situation repeats on dry or wet roadways for no apparent reason. Online google-yahoo chat rooms has hundreds of similar issues discussed with no fixes from dealer or corporate Subaru. Its a bit unnerving when at highway speed all or most of the warning lights illuminate. Any assistance is most appreciated.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle at a low speed with the brake pedal being lightly depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into an electrical junction box at a business. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was not injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Ah.

Hello- I am experiencing continued issues after recall: 16v-738. I began attempting to resolve this issue in September of 2016. The issue impacts the secondary air system and my vehicle would not pass CA smog. I have to have a passing smog to renew my CA registration. I failed smog and sent the vehicle to my mechanic. My mechanic performed diagnosis and determined stored p2441 and p2443 codes (secondary air valves open). Around the same time, October 2016, Subaru released recall: 16v-738. This addresses a single relay in the secondary air series. I proceeded to schedule and take my vehicle into rancho grande Subaru in san luis obispo. I also opened a claim with Subaru corporate customer support sr #:1-19856672948). Subaru began working on my vehicle mid October 2016 and placed me in a rental SUV. I did not receive any communication from Subaru, so I followed up. The tech informed me the vehicle is ready to be picked up mid November. I visited, picked up the vehicle, drove it 3 miles and heard a loud screech from the secondary air pump. I returned the vehicle, informed the tech and he rudely responded "was that noise happening when you dropped it off". No, I responded and they resisted placing me in a rental for another 3 weeks. Late December, I followed up once again due to lack of communication and the vehicle was ready 3 days later. I drove the vehicle 200 miles and now the same check engine light is on, traction control light is flashing and vehicle intermittently accelerated. I checked the codes and the same codes remain. I feel the scope of components requires all components in the secondary air system to be replaced. The faulty relay was on the on position and has exhausted all the components in the series. . Read more...

A family member was re-parking our car next to the house. She put the car in reverse, pressed the accelerator lightly, and the car suddenly lurched backwards and kept going even after she took her foot off the accelerator, and hit the house, causing damage to both the car and the house (and causing my daughter a concussion). Earlier, my son had a similar experience with the same car. He had the car in reverse, lightly tapped the accelerator, the car jolted backward but he did not hit anything because he was not close to any objects or structures.

The vehicle is a 2010 Subaru Forester. When the car was put in reverse to back into a parking space and the gas pedal was pressed the car accelerated as if the gas pedal had been floored. The brakes were slammed on and no damage was done. This is the second time this has happened with this vehicle. The floor mat was in the normal position and was not involved. I was driving the car. This same thing happened with my wife driving the car on 12/10/2010. See id# 10370392.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact shifted into reverse and the vehicle abnormally accelerated backward, crashing into a building. A police report was filed and a bystander was reported as injured. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was then taken to an independent repair shop where the body damage was repaired. Approximately one month later the failure recurred, again upon shifting the vehicle into reverse. The vehicle continued to accelerate backward until heavy pressure was applied to the brake pedal and the ignition was turned off. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed because the authorized dealer refused to examine the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that there were no floor mats present in the vehicle during either failure. The failure mileage was 5,800 and the current mileage was 5,900. Updated 06/06/11.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and began independently shifting gears. The failure would occur intermittently when driving at 35 mph or less. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer five times but the dealer could not duplicate or locate the failure. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was awaiting a response for a request for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000 and the current mileage was approximately 15,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact was driving 5 mph and attempting to accelerate when the vehicle would either not respond or would abnormally accelerate at a rapid pace. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted via mail but had not yet responded to the contact. The failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 05/13/11.