Power Train Related Problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester

Table 1 shows three common power train related problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the clutch broken (one problem).

Table 1. Power Train related problems of Subaru Forester


Recently reported Power Train problems of the 2012 Subaru Forester

The Power Train problem

On 12/31/18, when driving home at 11p. M. ,and an hour from my home, my "oil light" came on. I stopped at a service station and had 3 quarts of oil put in my oil tank. Two days later, I took it to my mechanic who could not find a leak but over the next 9 months, at approximately every 2   Read details...

The Clutch Broken problem

Since March, 2017 my Forester began making a grinding noise when I first started the car and pressed the clutch in to reverse out of the garage. My mechanic said it was too early for the clutch to fail at only 74,000 miles and lubricated it-- twice over the insuring months as the noise not only   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission problem

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at a low rate of speed through a parking garage, the vehicle independent accelerated without warning. The vehicle initially crashed into a parked vehicle which caused a chain reaction with two other vehicles.   Read details...


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