general problems of the 2016 Subaru Forester - part 2

Intermittent dash light saying the passenger seat belt and air bag is turned off with passenger in the seat and when car is being driven. Comes on in city and highway driving both. .

I purchased this vehicle early 2016, currently under 40k miles. The side passenger airbag warning suddenly came on stating the srs system needs checked. The warning comes and disappears sporadically. I tried wiggling and tightening the connection underneath the seat and the light was gone for over a month but it came back again.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that when the vehicle was turned on, the srs light illuminated. The contact called the flatirons Subaru dealer (877-464-2714, located at 5995 arapahoe Ave, boulder, CO 80303) and scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle checked. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000. Fe.

The car has had intermittent srs errors starting shortly after buying the car in summer of 2016. We have had it checked out and nothing was ever found. There does not appear to be any consistancy as to when the "srs airbag system needs to be checked" message appears. Sometimes weeks go by with no errors. Sometimes it will go on and not appear the next time the car is started. My concern is the srs airbag system is not function when needed. I am listing the most recent date this has happened below but as stated it has been intermittent for years.

Took suburu in for 30,000 mile check a couple of months ago. Told dealership that the passenger airbag was inactivated (caution light on) while my wife sat in the seat. Dealer said "it probably got wet". I told dealer rep we always garage our cars and we haven't spilled anything on the seat. They told us it would cost over $1000 to fix it. As we left they said the caution light went out, but it was on again before we got home (about 40 miles). At this time the caution light stays on almost continually. Seems like a safety/recall issue to me.

The vehicle constantly shows a warning that passenger seat air bag is off while I am sitting in the car riding in that passenger seat. The issue was brought to manufacturer attention multiple times. Videos and pictures of the issue have been recorded for years. The manufacturer refuses to fix the issue and continues to ignore it which places my life at risk every time I drive in that passenger seat of the vehicle.

Keep getting message "srs airbag system needs to be checked" while driving. The passenger airbag turns off when message displays. When the message comes up, it will stay for a few hours to a few days. My passenger is left without protection in case of an accident.

My accident involved hitting a tree head-on traveling at least 10-15 mph. I would have thought at least 3 airbags would have deployed (side curtain, steering, and dash for knees) preventing me from hitting my head.

Front end total collision traveling approximately 30mph on a residential section of a main street. Hit, and broke, a telephone pole. Car deemed totaled. No airbags deployed.

Passenger detection system to turn on airbag has been intermittent since shortly after purchasing. Will turn off passenger air bag with an adult present in the seat, or not turn it on initially. Now it is almost always off at some point in a driving experience. Several attempts to get it checked out were made but required too long and no loaner was available. After getting a second car, it was taken to the dealer where it was purchased be tested October 2, 2018 and parts were ordered. When I tried to find when the part may come in after about 2 weeks, no information was available. The system acknowledges the presence of a passenger because it gives a warning on the display that it needs service but it leaves airbag off anyway. I believe it has been too long waiting for parts for a safety system problem. This has obviously been a known issue for several model years according to complaints to NHTSA and on Subaru owner's forums.