Other Fuel System Tank Assembly problems of the 2015 Subaru Forester

Fuel gauge malfunctioning, it takes couple minutes before it goes up after full tank. Sometimes it's hard to crank after you turn the key. Vehicle was stationary sometimes it feels like it's going to stall scary. Also left side driver window malfunctioning, the auto down not working and when your press up the window goes up 2 inches at a time takes awhile to go up.

On 3 separate occasions, my car has shutdown on the highway at speeds around 75-80 mph. They all happened during road trips while my car was between 1/8 and 1/4 tank. The car has a noticeable drop in power, which feels like the transmission disengages and applying more gas doesn't help. This is incredibly dangerous!!!! luckily I was in the middle of nowhere on all 3 locations so I was able to pull over without incident. The car will not start, until more gas is put in the car. It's not out of fuel though because I tracked how much gas is in the car and how much I filled up after towing. This only happens after driving for multiple hours. I can run the car to empty if I'm just driving around town. A recall needs to be issued for this issue. I can see there have been tons of complaints around this issue.

While driving on the highway at 65mph the car lost all power. The rpms went up like it was in neutral (car was still in drive). Fuel tank was down to a little less than 1/4th of a tank but still had 100 miles until empty. Adaptive cruise was engaged at the time (automated cruise applied accelerator that rose the rpms to 4500). This was in the middle of a 4 hour road trip on a flat straight road. Car exhibited no warning or lights until complete power was lost. I was able to safely pull over to the shoulder. All lights came on in the dash after I was stopped. I turned the car off and I was able to immediately start it again. Shortly after I filled up the tank and the car drove fine for the next hour until I was home. This was a scary incident that could be very dangerous. I noticed that this car has about a dozen other reports that are much like this in the past year.

While driving on highway at 70mph, the vehicle suddenly lost power. The engine revved but no response, like it was in neutral. The engine did not completely shut off, and I was able to get over to the shoulder. While coasting on the shoulder, the car sputtered as if it was out of gas, but I had 1/4 tank. It then began to run normally. I pulled off to a gas station, filled it up, and continued my trip without a problem. The occurrence was very dangerous on a congested highway.

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.

Car was traveling at 75mph for 2 hours when going up and small grade incline. Engine started revving and car started slowing down very quickly. Was in traffic, so had to turn on hazard lights on, and get over to the shoulder. The vehicle felt as if though it was braking. The hill descent control light lit up, but no other lights. Car did not stall. I then turned it off, opened the hood and everything looked normal. Car was at normal operational temperature and had 1/4 tank if fuel left. Car was info for service within 500 miles at Subaru. After checking the engine, I started the car again and took off. 30 minutes later, the exact same issue occured.

My 2015 Forester stalled while driving in the middle lane on the NJ parkway (going about 65-70mph. ) there were no warning lights or any indications that this would happen. I had about 3/4 of a tank of gas left. When the car stalled, it felt like it downshifted and then completely stopped - almost as if we ran out of gas (but we didn't). The electric (lights, radio, heat) was on the whole time. We were stalled for about 15-20 minutes until the cops came. We put the car in neutral and they bumped us to the shoulder. While waiting for a tow truck, we tried to start the car again and it worked (about 30 minutes after the initial stall. ) we then drove to the nearby gas station and filled up the car; it took 12 gallons of gas and I have the receipt. The Subaru service center cannot find the issue. They said the computer isn't even showing a stall code. This could have been a fatal accident and I want to know exactly what is wrong and know it is fixed before I drive it again. It looks like other owners have had the similar issues.

On 6/7/18 after six hours behind the wheel, while traveling 78mph on cruise control my vehicle suddenly lost all systems, as if it had run out of gas, on interstate 85 in heavy traffic. Miraculously getting onto the right shoulder from center lane I sat for 10-20 minutes in shock. Thinking I had run out of gas even though no low fuel indicators had shown up I turned the key to see if the instrument panel would turn on. It did, a quarter tank of gas showed on gauge. I turned the ignition key and the engine started. I saw a sign for exit in 2 miles, put on hazards, went 50 mph to exit, straight to gas station. 9 gallons went in proving the gauge to be correct. I stopped for the night and googled what had happened and found many hits indicating a possible fuel system problem. I was still 5 hours from home so called nearest Subaru repair shop, they couldn't fit me in for a week. Took back roads home, never going over 50 mph. Called Subaru dealership where I bought my car and they had a two week wait for service. Called Subaru of America who intervened and local dealer got me in that day. 6/11/18. That dealership could not find anything on the computer and said it had been wiped clean by someone. Regardless, I asked if they would look at fuel system but they would not, instead offering to purchase the vehicle for fair market price and sell it on their used car lot to a new unsuspecting customer. Took vehicle to another Subaru dealer who did pull the fuel system and found fuel transfer pump faulty. This caused my car to think it was out of gas as I traveled. I asked Subaru of na if they had seen this problem and they replied "there are no recalls for your vehicle", I know from my google search this is not an isolated event for my vehicle. In fact when I picked up my car the mechanic said he had another Subaru come in the next day with same problem.

While driving eastbound on I-80 in iowa just east of exit 220 (williamsburg) our car lost power but, because it has a manual transmission, I was able to depress the clutch and coast to the left road margin. The low fuel indicator had come on a few miles before but the display indicator showed that we had sufficient fuel to drive 60 miles at the displayed average of 30. 5 miles per gallon. This should have been correct as the manual states that when the low fuel indicator comes there are 2. 6 gallons remaining. I tried to restart the car as the indicator continued to show one increment in the gas gauge and a range of 60 miles on the display. After several attempts it was apparent that the engine was not getting fuel. We eventually were assisted by an iowa state patrol officer who took me back to the casey's station in williamsburg where I bought a gasoline can and about 3. 5 gallons of fuel. With his assistance I was able to fuel my car (the traffic at that time and place was very heavy and fast), and the car started immediately. It is be important to note that the low fuel indicator did not come on after I started the car. I had not put all of the gas in the can into my car, and the manual states that the indicator will not come on when the tank is holding 4. 5 gallons of fuel, so there was clearly a gallon or more of fuel in the tank when it died. Also, that section of eastbound I-80 is slightly uphill. It seems then that either the electronics associated with the reading fuel levels are very inaccurate, or the gas tank is built in such a way that when the tank is lower on fuel and going uphill gas is not getting to the engine. Had I not been driving a manual transmission and able to roll onto the margin uphill but simply slowed to a sudden stop in that traffic when the engine died, I believe it would have caused a very serious series if collisions.