Two problems related to engine stall 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.
On two occasions: traveling at approx 65-70mph the engine suddenly stalls and we have been forced to stop on the shoulder. The steering works, but there is no power going to the engine which eventually stalls. It starts after 2 attempts and then drives normally. First occasion, it was raining and the 'eyesight cameras; were on. At first we thought this was the issue. The second occasion, it was again raining and I turned the cameras off (thinking that may have been the problem before) and it stalled again. Very dangerous to be traveling at such a high rate of speed in traffic to have engine stall.
I filed two earlier complaints but failed to record the complaint # on the first one. The second one is #11003831. The problem concerns engine stall at highway speeds. It occurred to me on two separate occasions (July 2016 salina, KS and 6/17/17 on I-44 okla turnpike near claremore. Both times I was going about 70 mph, cruise control was on and the a/c. Couldn't restart the car. Had it towed to tulsa dealership. Mechanic said it was bad/dirty gasoline. The torque converter on the cvt transmissions apparently may also be a cause. Forbes mag recently did a article on this problem. My car year/model was included in the article, which also mentioned that federal regulators have received 100 complaints from consumers. I don't know if I will receive a letter from Subaru or what my next step is. I plan on showing the forbes article to my local dealership, but I don't know if that will force any action.