Equipment Related Problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester

Table 1 shows two common equipment related problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the equipment (nine problems). The second most common problem is related to the carrier/rack (one problem).

Table 1. Equipment related problems of Subaru Forester

Problem Category Number of Problems
Equipment problems
9
Carrier/rack problems
1

Recently reported Equipment problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester

The Equipment problem

My 2012 Subaru Forester suddenly accelerated as I was making a right hand turn from a parking lot onto a major street. My brakes failed and I could only steer at high speed off the street, over a curb on to a parking strip between trees, and through a motel parking lot.   Read details...

The Carrier/rack problem

My front windshield developed a spontaneous crack. In April 2020, the car was parked outside overnight, and in the morning, there was a 20-inch long horizontal crack on the bottom portion of the windshield. There was no impact mark to indicate a rock hit the windshield.   Read details...


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