81 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2015 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2015 Forester.
Car hesitates when accelerating from a stop. Lasts 2-3 seconds, then slowly resumes speed. Very dangerous when merging, turning in front of traffic. Intermittent. Have taken it to Subaru dealer and two other mechanics and they have been unable to replicate the problem. One mechanic said oxygen was low and to try premium gas. Didn't make any difference.
Tl the contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. While driving 60 mph, the hill assist emergency brake indicator illuminated and the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to stevens creek Subaru (3155 stevens creek blvd, san jose, CA 95117, (877) 869-0971) where it was determined that the motor was tilted and caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 144,000.
This is an intermittent problem. The vehicle surges sometimes and misfires when it cold starts. I took the car to the retailer, they did not found any issue. Only the differential oil was changed. They told me to return if the problem occurs again. Again it came back and intermittent. I am sure retailer will not be able to find the problem again. It is sudden loss of powers for couple seconds and it a hazard on the road. Hope there are recalls on this issue.
On July 28, we were driving at ~70 mph on a freeway when the car lost momentum. The engine and electrical system seemed to still be operating, but the accelerator had not effect and we had to coast and brake to a stop next to the meridian. Due to dense, high speed traffic, we could not safely cross two-lanes of traffic to reach the shoulder. Brakes and steering continued to function and the car had fuel, although was close to empty. We could not restart the car, nor could the tow truck operator who reached us ~35-min later. The car started normally the next day, the dealer had no theory of why this occurred, and a mechanic who examined the car could not reproduce the problem, and said the fuel system was operating normally. We've owned the car since June 2018 with no previous problems and this was the first time this situation occurred. On July 7, we had the car serviced for a recall related to a brake lamp switch, I. E. , safety recall: wue90|NHTSA campaign: 19v149000.
Twice while driving on the interstate on a 3-4 hour trip going approximately 70 mph using cruise control with approximately 1/12 - 1/6 tank of gas, my engine began to rev and at the same time lost power and speed. The first time I pulled off the road, shut the engine off, waited approximately 10 minutes and was able to restart the engine and finish my trip. It happened the second time with mostly identical circumstances. I pulled off the road, turned off the engine, waited and was unable to start the engine. I had to tow my vehicle to a dealership. They ran diagnostics with nothing turning up. They were however able to start the car when they tried. This was extremely dangerous being in 70 mph traffic and having no speed control. I have the dealership paperwork from the service. Now the engine does not seem to have the normal power it usually does when accelerating.
When driving normally (vehicle in motion) and attempting to accelerate, vehicle would not accelerate when accelerator is depressed. Happened twice in 24 hours. Both times, vehicle did not respond and accelerate when accelerator was depressed, forcing the driver to pull over (vehicle stationary). Vehicle then responds normally when resuming driving after pulling over for 3-5 seconds.
While traveling on an interstate highway, the engine died for no apparent reason. I was driving at approximately 75 mph at the time. I had to coast to stop on the inside median during very heavy traffic. This event occurred on April 19, 2019. The car would not start so it had to be towed. This has happened twice before: sept. 17, 2016 and oct. 9, 2016. This event has been previously reported: complaint number: 10919048.
On 2 separate occasions was driving my 2015 Subaru Forester (touring edition) at highway speed, 70 mph, the car lost power and started decelerating. Luckily both times I was able to get over to the shoulder. The car re-started after awhile. The first time the low fuel light was on but I had over 50 miles left according to fuel sensor. The second time, a month or so later, no low fuel light was on. There were 2 bars left on the fuel gauge. Again car totally decelerated and then a few minutes later was able to be driven. Subaru dealership claims they have not heard of this problem but someone did call them about it the day before I called. I am scheduling an appointment where they say they will do a diagnostic on it. I am seeing multiple complaints on this exact car on carcomplaints. Com this is an extremely dangerous problem and Subaru should not be waiting for fatalities to happen before recalling these cars.
Twice in the last four months vehicle has run out of gas while traveling on a level highway despite gas gauge indicating that there was 70 miles still to travel and the gas gauge reading one bar. Low fuel warning indicator did not display.
Excessive oil loss, 1 qt per 3,000 miles. Started around 90,000 miles. Mileage now 129,000 miles. At 129,000 miles, major engine and transmission issue. Found oil in coolant. At oil temperature light flashing. Evaluating cost of repair this week of Feb 12 2019. At 126,000 miles, both front axles were replaced. Heard clicking at 125,000 miles. At 100,000 miles, upper and lower front suspension arms replaced.
Driving at highway speeds when the engine suddenly loses power and the car begins to rapidly decelerate. Engine rpms climb, but no power is available. Have to race to the shoulder to get out of traffics way, where eventually the car will start and drive normally.
When driving at highway speeds, the engine will shut down. This has created very dangerous situations when having to cross heavily trafficked lanes without power to enter shoulder. Issue has happened 4 times in the past 2 months. Unknown cause as no codes are thrown. . Read more...
My 2015 Forester consumes a 1/2 quart of oil every 4000 miles. My oil light comes on.
My car dies at highway speed with absolutely no warning. It has happened to me twice and to a technician from a Subaru dealership once. I have tried to resolve this with Subaru to no avail. Here is a summary: on August 31, 2018 I had been driving at freeway speed for about two hours. The trip computer said I had 70 miles till empty but the low fuel light had not come on. The car behaved as if it had run out of gas. The engine rev'd like it slipped out of gear, then completely quit. Zero warning. For the next 90 minutes I would try to start the car every 20 minutes or so. The engine would turn, but no indication it was getting any fuel. I looked at several Forester blogs and found many identical incidents (highway speed, less than a quarter tank, engine revs then dies). One post said that after filling the tank it would start. A tow truck took me to a gas station where I filled it with ~13. 5 gallons of gas. That means the tank had about 2. 4 gallons left and @30mpg=72 miles just like the trip computer said. That's all I did, and the car started immediately. My local Subaru dealer had the car for a few weeks and worked with Subaru to diagnose the problem. They detected an error with the fuel pressure sending units and replaced them. Still during multiple test drives after the sensors were replaced their technician had the exact same failure as I did. On January 2, 2019 it died on me again. Going 60 mph on a two-lane highway with 40 miles till empty. The dealer then had the car for over a month and consulted with Subaru again. They test drove it for nearly 300 miles with special instruments attached but couldn't get the problem to happen again. They finally returned it to me but could not determine a root cause. Searching the internet, you can find many reports from other owners of exactly the same type of problem with similar vintage Subaru Foresters.
When driving at speed and constant acceleration the car will jerk and the rpms appear to bounce up and down. Last weekend when merging onto the highway the car did not accelerate normally. The rpms spiked, but there was limited acceleration/response. This happened several times before and their seems to be no way to predict when this will happen.
Tl the contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the oil indicator was illuminated and the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of additional oil. The vehicle was taken to redding Subaru (481 e cypress Ave, redding, CA 96002, (888) 859-0264), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 52,000. The VIN was unknown.
I bought the car a month ago around March 10,2018 from glanzmann Subaru. After 2 weeks of driving, the car was shaking and had trouble accelerating intermittently when at stop signs or at low speeds. After words I noticed when the car is around 80 mph, sometimes the rpms go up but there is no torque. I was told to drop the car off at the service station which I did and after 4 days got the car back but they said they "could not replicate" the issue that I was having. I also get 18mpg while the advertised mpg is around 25. I should atleast get 22mpg. I have a very good feeling I was sold a car with a clutch that was on its way out. The dealer is not acknowledging the issue but I was able to replicate the issue on my way from the service center. I was told I would be able to drive the car with a tech but on the day of the pickup , the tech was unavailable. It has become a safety issue because sometimes when merging into a highway or turning into streets from a center lane the car does not have good pick uplike it is suppose. I know my car is an issue because the loaner that I got from glanzsmann was also a Forester and I could tell the difference right away. Thank you.
Dashboard warning lights lit up "like a christmas tree"! safety features are disabled. No eye sight, traction control, lane deviation. I have been to the dealer multiple times with no success. This has been going on for several months. Lights come on and go off, seemingly at random. Mostly stay on now.
My forrester xt2. 0 revs very loudly when it is started every time I turn it on. It goes from 0 to 2. 5 on the gauge numbered from 1-8 gauge. The car is at a complete stop.
Car surges at start up and low speeds. Neither the car dealership or Subaru of America can fix it. I sent an email in about my complaint to you. This has been going on for a few years. It randomly happens. They refused to fix it many times due to no code even though they drove it and could see the issue. When it did code they fixed it but always a surge different codes. They have replace fuel sensors, values, electronic components, my key, fuel line, spark plugs, etc all for this same issues. There are several lawsuits in other states about this same issue. I just want them to purchase my vehicle back or replace it with one that works properly. Please help.
The car lost all power in the middle of interstate 95 heading south approx 17 miles north of the GA FL state line. The fuel indicator showed 30 miles until I had to refuel. This was on 12/3/2017. I was at speed(75 mph) and managed to go through traffic and go to shoulder. There was no power and the engine had quit. I waited a couple of minutes and the car restarted. I drove to the second exit and refueled. A few days later on 12/06/2017 on the way back to atlanta on I-95 south of savannah and the fuel gage reading 30 miles until I had to refuel, the very same thing happened. Except, this time it would not restart. I called aaa and continued to try to restart. After 45 minutes, the car restarted. I drove approx 10 miles and refueled. I have had no incident since but, I have not driven the car with low fuel. This could have had a very different result if I had not been able to get through the traffic on a busy interstate. Both me and my wife could be dead. I believe there is a flaw in the low fuel warning software and something shuts the power. I have driven this car with lower fuel levels. The instrument panel shows miles to you have to refuel, I. E. , 50 miles, 40 miles, 30 miles, 20 miles then ------. You have access to data on these cars, I don't. Please have some advise me what is your thinking on this matter.
I bought the car and less than a month later the engine light came on. I took it into the dealership that I bought it from and they told me to take it to the Subaru dealership if the engine light came back on. It never came back on. Four days later I was driving and the gas pedal quit working. I looked down to see if any lights were on and they weren�t. I pulled over to the side of the highway to turn the car off. Before I could turn the car off I saw flames coming out of the front passenger side of the hood near the lights. Then all of the warming lights came on. I quickly turned off the vehicle. Before I could get out of the vehicle the whole front end of the vehicle was in flames.
While backing up a winding hill on a hard packed gravel driveway I backed into a seven inch diameter tree on the edge of the road. Did not hit it hard enough to damage the back bumper. I put the car in drive and in an instant the motor went wide open. I hit the brakes, but no noticable effect. I narrowly missed the corner of the garage. The car dug four depressions in the driveway when it took off. And threw gravel all the way down the hill and on the flat until it hit a large tree, the motor still racing. The runaway happened in seconds. The car was totaled. My wife suffered a badly broken right wrist. I was nearly knocked out. I have been a safe driver for 60 years. Drove professionally for about four and a half years. I also have over 175,000 miles and counting on motorcycles. This car definitely did malfunction. Fortunately the house security camera captured the action. I don't know if I can upload the video to your site. Please advise. Sabaru canada and the my Subaru dealer ignored my complaint, with the dealer rep saying, �the floor mat was probably on the gas petal. �.
In September 2017, I was driving on the highway when my Subaru Forester lost power completely and without warning. I was barely able to get to the shoulder and have the vehicle towed. It restarted after only approximately 2 hours. Luckily this occurred in the middle of the night with little traffic, or I likely would have been involved in a catastrophic accident. I contacted Subaru and learned I was eligible for an extended warranty due to possible cvt issues, but Subaru refused to assist me when I explained that I was overseas with the vehicle on official u. S. Government assignment and that the local authorized Subaru shop needed authorization from Subaru to complete work on my u. S. -spec vehicle. I noted my alarm that several others had reported similar incidents, which could result in my, my children's or others deaths, but Subaru still did not assist in finding a solution. I believe the seriousness of this fault, as well as the fact that other Subaru owners are reporting the same problem up until this day (late 2019) should call for an actual recall of the vehicle, not only an extended warranty. I am a three-time Subaru owner and am shocked by the lack of customer loyalty regarding this serious vehicle issue. I continue to be on u. S. Government assignment overseas so am unable to take the vehicle to a u. S. Subaru service center. Irrespective of that situation, the fact that I and the other owners who have reported this dangerous issue should result in vehicle recall before lives are lost.
The vehicles stutters when accelerating. The issue will go for a few days to a few weeks then disappear and return a few weeks later. Have tried changing to sport and sport + modes and also using the paddle shifters and none of them had any change in the stuttering. The car has 25,000 miles on it and the issue has been happening since about 10k miles. When I brought the vehicle in for a recall it was functioning fine and the techs could not find any issues. I have another appointment scheduled for 2 weeks from now.
Car passed state inspection on 8/3/2017 with 18500 miles. One week later, car was taken on short errand and burst into flames with driver inside upon being placed in park. Fire department and police assessed the situation.
Engine hesitates on acceleration, especially from a dead stop, leaving me stuck in the oncoming lane for several seconds. This is a recurring problem and is very dangerous! it?s virtually impossible to accelerate without feeling hesitation and surging. It feels like the car is very slow to go into gear and then lunges to catch up. This happens in all weather and all driving conditions, it happens every day. Very disappointing performance for a car I bought brand new.
Excessive oil use between oil changes requiring adding oil. Oil light comes on unexpectedly causing driver to have to carry oil on board and to pull over to add. Should not happen in 2 year old car. Safety issue due to pulling over in bad weather, unfamiliar area. I was alone and approached by suspicious w/m while adding oil.
In August of 2015 my wife was driving the vehicle. All dash lights came on and the vehicle became inoperable as a result. After several attempts she was able to restart the vehicle. However, after about 150 ft all warning lights came on again saying that is was disabling several safety features (abs, eyesight, hill assist, etc. ). She again pulled over, and the vehicle would not re-start (flat-out would not come on, the power would come on but the vehicle would not start [has a key less ignition system]). She called road side assist and they came to try and help her with the car. They were able to get it started and she drove it to the dealership. They took the vehicle in and looked at it. Their servicing notes indicate that they were unable to replicate the issue, however, while my wife was there they were unable to start the vehicle as well. In review of these notes they indicate the following error codes were present p1531 and b2809 and they also replaced the following part [83311fj000]. On June 25, 2017, the problem occurred again while driving. All safety features disabled, all systems shut-off. Once I turned the vehicle off I was unable to start it again. It seemed as if I was unable to depress the brake pedal far enough to trigger the keyless start feature. So, the vehicle was unusable and unsafe. I contacted Subaru and they have towed the vehicle to the dealership as all attempts to start the vehicle have failed (all power works, but no start and all safety features indicate they are disabled). I spoke with the dealership and expressed all of these concerns as well as several others. The vehicle is at the dealership at this time. In all instances when the vehicle had issues we were either driving on a city street, a local highway, or unable to start the vehicle due to these problems. This is the second occurrence in less than three years.
The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power while driving various speeds. The check engine warning indicator illuminated when the failure occurred. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body and brake sensors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000.
My 2015 Subaru Forester xt was taken to an authorized Subaru dealership numerous visits to the for an issue in which the cars engine lights and warnings would display, violently shake, shudder and lose power while at highway speed. Am authorized Subaru mechanic was able to replicate the issue, they did an ecm computer update. . . Unfortunately, the problems did not go away after the update. I re-visited the dealership explaining that the problems persisted, at which point they decided to try to replicate the problem. After a week, the Subaru dealer sent me home in the car, saying they could not replicate the problem. Less then 4 days layer, while on my morning commute to work, the same problems which had plagued the car started to occur, however this time, I heard a loud pop/bang and smoke filled the cabin of the car. Very shortly after smoke entered the cabin, I witnessed flames coming out from under the hood and above the windsdhied. I exited the freeway lanes as quickly as possible, and within 10 seconds the car was engulfed in flames. I have paperwork from the dealership with my expressed concerns, and the suabaru mechanic's acknowledgement of the issue.
Most recent near-miss fatal incident happened on Nov. 6, 2016 driving on a highway at the speed of about 65- 68 miles , car suddenly died, and stopped completely without any warning signs and warning lights, it felt like car suddenly lost the power and completely stopped. When tried to re-start immediately, car didn't start. After a few minutes, car started. Total driving distance on the highway before this incident happened was about 260 miles. I was able to pull the car on the shoulder; I was driving in a right lane at the time of the incident. It could have been a major fatal accident, as I was driving on a 2 lane highway, 90 east thruway, because sudden change in the speed from 68 mph to zero speeds without any warning in a matter of less than 1 minute. There was lot of traffic on the thruway. Timing of the incident was at about 5 pm on Nov. 6, 2016. There were 2 other passengers in the car. This was the scariest experience I ever had. Car was not set for cruise control while driving on the highway. There were no emergency lights or signs visibly or no noise alert at all. I took the car to Subaru dealer for a check on 11/ 8/2016 and reported this incident. Subaru dealer in service reported that they didn't find the cause for this near fatal incident. Second near miss fatal incident occurred on April 21, 2016 at about 3 pm. I was backing up the care in a driveway, vehicle suddenly would not stop, breaks didn't work, I had no control of the steering wheel. I was able to put the vehicle in the park to gain control of the vehicle again. I took the care for a service and reported this incident to Subaru dealer on April 22, 2016. Subaru dealer service department were not able to find the reason for this terrible incident. Speed at the time of the incident was 5 mph, estimated.
The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. While parking the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal at 5 mph, the vehicle surged and lurched forward. As a result, a crash occurred with several other vehicles. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.
When applying the brakes at low speed and attempting to come to a stop the vehicle occasionally accelerates requiring a much harder brake pedal pressure to stop the vehicle. This has happened on city streets when pulling into a parking place or coming to a stop sign. While not a common occurrence I have experienced this more than a dozen times over the 5 years I have had the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle misfired and hesitated. In addition, all the warning lights illuminated. After consulting with a mechanic it was determined that the failure was caused by a faulty emissions control system to the turbo charged engines. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000.