12 problems related to suspension 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.
Every right hand turn, I hear a light metallic ‘tap’ on the rear, inside fender well…. I’ve been told by an independent auto mechanic, that it’s the ‘rear coil springs’ that are making the noise. There is no recall for this issue or rear struts. I was told by a Subaru service manager…. . No recall for either. . Has your organization heard anything, on the contrary? thank you… (*just an annoying noise!).
The vehicle is a 2015 Subaru Forester. At that time, the car had 47800 miles on it. I started to sense a shaking or vibration on the steering wheel, especially at highway speeds. I took it to a local Subaru dealer and the dealer technician found the lower control arm bushings to be work/torn. I have been driving for over 40 years and have never had to have the bushings replaced in any of my (Toyota) cars, especially at 47800 miles. I bought the car new. I live in the city and do not do any off road driving. I bought the car because of the eyesight safety system. I didn't realize Subaru's quality was not at the same level as Toyota. According to j. D. Power, "the bushings prevent metal-to-metal contact (friction) hence safeguarding the metal joints. " and "driving around with worn-out bushings can pose a threat to the driver and other road users. Worn-out bushings may also cause damage to the vehicle when its components snap. . Read more...
Rear suspension is garbage, is rusted and broken and seized to the vehicle. The spring has fallen off the strut. Did not know what the weird noise was, but apparently it is the rear suspension. Cannot use the vehicle until repaired, was not notified of the brake sensor recall, and this part should be recalled as well. I want a reimbursement for my expenses to repair this faulty suspension.
Had to have both rear struts & strut mounts replaced at only 52000 miles.
The rear driver side suspension failed.
The rear spring broke. It appears the plastic coating on the spring became brittle and allowed the salt spray from the winter roads into the spring which rusted and broke. This care has only 63k miles on the odometer. I noticed a noise when driving so inspected and found the spring broke.
Mechanic noticed a small piece of the left rear suspension spring had rusted through and broken off while the car was up on a lift. Unclear exactly when the spring had broken.
Vehicle is garaged, no towing, no heavy loads and no accidents. Vehicle was parked in garage and heard a bang. Next day after moving vehicle, noticed driver's side bumper was much lower than right and found one of the coil springs broken and on the garage floor. It was very lucky I was not driving it at the time as it probably would have caused an accident.
On July 30 2019 I came back from a 6 week vacation. My Subaru sat in my driveway while on vacation, I got in the car to move it , I noticed it wasn't sitting right. I asked my boyfriend to check my tires thinking one was low or flat. All tires were good so I pulled my car out off the driveway, as I walked back into my driveway I saw the pieces of my spring where my car was moved from. How can this spring brake just sitting in the driveway ? the attached picture shows the pieces , rust and all . I've found from my web search this is a common issues with the 2014 -2015 Subaru's , my experience is not an isolated issues. Some break sitting in their garage or driveway, some break when driving causing accident and additional damage to vehicle and driver. To where I was one of the lucky ones, it could have happen different. This coil spring is most defiantly defective rusting from the inside out.
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.
Right rear suspension spring broke while vehicle was parked. Dealership replaced only one spring.
�springs� I had the unfortunate experience of having a broken spring that just snapped while driving on a regular straight road. The first dealer I brought the car to tried to blame me and charge me a ridiculous amount to fix. I contacted Subaru of America and after a few back and forth emails and calls another dealer fixed the one that was broken. The most disturbing thing is the were rusted from the inside and coating was fully intact. I had posted on cargurus to see if anyone else was having this experience . And I have continued to receive hundreds of responses with the same problem. Subaru needs to make this a recall before someone gets hurt. These can brake at higher speed driving and puncture a tire which can make a driver lose control.