Two problems related to suspension noise 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.
Own a 2015 Subaru Forester 2. 0 xt touring. Have driven 48,200 miles. Have driven on regular highways/roads with zero off-roading. Began hearing a creaking noise when I used to brake and come to a stop. Took the car to the dealer and found the bushing on the front were cracked. Was told it will take $800 to fix this at the dealership. Checked with a google search on the issue - found plenty of other posting on this issue. This seems a very common issue with the Subaru Forester 2. 0 xt models on a poorly designed suspension and the crash risk increases especially while driivng at high speeds. We use this car now for mainly our outdoor trips and now iam scared to drive this car with our daughter in it at high speeds on the freeway. Request to open an investigation into this since there are multiple reports on the bushings going bad on the 2015 Subaru Forester.
On may 15, 2019 I approached my Forester in the parking garage and noticed that the left rear suspension was low (I am not sure if the left suspension broke when I was driving slowly of if the vehicle was static). As I drove down the ramps in the parking garage, I heard a loud noise from the back of the car. I stopped, inspected the rear suspension and found out that the right side was now as low as the left. It appeared that both rear suspensions had a similar problem (right suspension failed as the vehicle was moving a low speed). I dropped the vehicle off at a muller Subaru in highland park, IL on may 17. I requested that the parts removed from my vehicle were made available for my inspection. On may 30 I went to the dealership to pick up the Forester and was able to inspect the rear suspension springs. Both of them were corroded to the core at the bottom end. The coating on the spring was ripped (see pictures). The dealership didn't mention of the front springs were inspected for the same problem. I think this could be a model/year problem, bad quality control and/or material used on the suspension springs, and it could break at anytime, low or high speed driving.