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 (ten 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
10
Carrier/rack problems
1

Recently reported Equipment problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester

The Equipment problem

I purchased the car Feb. 2026 from [xxx] in seagirt. There were no problems with it. In Saturday April 18 , 2026 I was driving on parkway north. As I paid toll at tinton falls toll I proceeded to go and the car made weird noises followed by a loud pop and black smoke and flames appeared under the   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...


Equipment related problems in other Subaru Forester model year vehicles:



Forester Service Bulletins
Forester Safety Recalls
Forester Defect Investigations