general problems of the 2016 Subaru Forester - part 2

Key will not come out of ignition. This started about 4 mos ago. Park car, turn off, but key won't release and come out. Have to sometimes restart car, reverse, slam into park. Used to hear a "click" or like something "locked in", but no longer. It's getting worse; car is out of warranty, and costs seems to be 500-600 repair.

Having trouble getting key out of ignition. When vehicle is placed in "park", I cannot turn the key all the way to the "lock" position so it can be removed. Instead, the key will stop at the "acc" position, which prevents me from turning the car completely off. Even with continually moving the gear shift back to "neutral" then into "park", as well as turning the key to "on" and back, it can take several minutes for the key to receive the signal that allows me to turn it to "lock" so I can remove it from the ignition switch. This started about 2 weeks ago, and now happens most times when I park the vehicle.

Subaru is aware of faulty components in their ac compressor/clutch assembly but refuse to issue a recall. The components fall apart after a certain time. They issued a TSB to their dealers and technicians about the issue but never notified me about the issue when the ticket was created only 4 months after purchasing my vehicle.

Have been unable to get key out of ignition about 1/2 the time after I turned the car off and have it in park. And has happened off and on over about the last month or 2 months.

Have been unable to get key out of ignition about 1/2 the time after I turned the car off and have it in park. And has happened off and on over the last few months.

Water is entering the interior of the car from underneath the dashboard near the glove compartment. The carpet is starting to smell of mildew. I am afraid of the reaction with the electrical components and water. I notified my dealership and awaiting a response. Meanwhile, I taking my car to be serviced.

Couldn't start car found out it was because my brake lights were not working had to have replace at my own expense. Now I cant always get my key our of the ignition. Also my tire pressures don't stay up. I have had to inflate them about 3 time in as many months.

Since 2018 we starting noticing random power loss and every time we took vehicle to dealership for maintenance, they could never find an issue. The loss of power began at random as well went up hills. It felt as if there was something blocking the engine from preforming as intended. Maybe poor air flow or turbo lag. We would let go of accelerator because it felt as if the car was going to stall. This power lag or loss would last 5-10 minutes. Then more issues appeared during 2018-2022. The issues were always at random. Issues we witnessed were: loss of power (poor air flow/ bad compression), car seemed to want to stall at stops, weird metal clacking (which we were able to record), bopping car at stops (as a manual car would before stalling). A code was never available for dealership to know the problem at hand. Over the past years we continued to take in the vehicle for the issues we experienced. The dealership never found the root of the problem. The problem continued until 2022 and now the car is inoperable. 400 miles out of warranty and Subaru does not want to fix this issue that had been happening since 2018. I have been waiting for Subaru of America to contact me since 7/22/22. I could never get an answer from case worker. Subaru wants us to pay out of pocket roughly 4500 and then maybe they cover the rest.

This will be the second time I'm bringing my Forester back to dealer do to the car with my foot on brake would not shift out of gear from park three lights showed up on the dash one being traction controll, second was the abs light and last one was the car on hill light after a few minutes it shift out of park allowing me to drive but all the lights remain on and would not go over 40 the first time I took it back to the dealership it was in December 2017 they said it was the sensor behind the brake pedal, well little behold for the second time I'm bringing my Forester back to dealership for the same issue as its only been 4 months. I bought the car of there lot brand new in may 2016 I only have 44,000 miles on it now.

I own a 2016 Subaru Forester with eyesight, starlink, and the all-weather package (heated seats, mirrors, and windshield-wiper DE-icer). I love most aspects of my Subaru, however, the touchscreen on the counsel has an absolutely unacceptably blinding glare when the moonroof cover is open to light. I had to get a piece of felt to put over the screen so that when I want to open the moonroof I am able to cover the touchscreen glass to prevent a wreck from having lost road visibility! I have since visited other vehicles with similar touchscreens - these manufacturer make/model touchscreens do not have any glare at all! what's up with Subaru not correcting this incredible safety flaw? by the way, don't even bother with an "anti glare screen cover". It is difficult to apply correctly and when on it just barely cuts down on the miserable glare. In addition, the winter weather causes the application (cover) to warp and become quite foggy and ugly. It appears that the touchscreen sun glare safety issue is across multiple Subaru models. . Read more...

The company provided (extra cost) rubber floor mats are very dangerous and slippery. For some inexplicable reason the grid lines run front to back (not crosswise or diagonal), so when floor mats are wet (rain, snow occur often here) driver's feet slip which is dangerous with gas and braking pedals.

Unintended acceleration, causing 2 accidents. I was attempting to park & I was rolling to a stop when the acceleration occurred.

Subaru manufactured ventilation system without provision to screen rodents from entering cabin and permitting them to infest the interior to the point that the vehicle was unusable. The dealership was willing to charge us to clean up the mess, but would not make an attempt to remedy the underlying problem, so the problem repeats itself. To make matters worse, it has come to light that Subaru manufactured plastic components in the car with soy, which acts as an attractant to the rodents. Subaru has acknowledged zero responsibility for this defect, which we feel they should resolve due to the relatively low cost to solve an expensive problem. We eventually screened off all the openings ourselves, as well as cleaned up the mess from the infestation where we were able to, leaving the rest for the dealership to clean twice, for which we had to pay dearly.

My airbag light goes on to signal the airbags are not working. It goes off and on at will. I have taken the car to the dealership 4 times now and finally they think they know what is wrong, but will not have the part to fix the problem until sometime in the future. The bluetooth is so bad that the people I talk to cannot hear me. Big safety concerns.

2016 Subaru Forester was rated by insurance inst for hiway safety as poor for headlights. Having driven on dark country roads I can agree. Headlights on passenger side light up right side of road, driver's side has focal point of less than 100ft. Going downhill, a dark line blocks all light so that seeing road ahead is very difficult. High beams are a bit better, more of surrounding country side lit up; down-range lighting might have focal point of 200/250 feet, well below iihs standards. Dealer says lights are properly aimed. Subaru, new jersey, contacted. They claim no knowledge of iihs review and my complaint was treated as it kinda sucks to be you.

Three times over the past 2 weeks, my vehicle has stalled at highway speeds. All three times the incident occurred when I was traveling with 1/4 or less of gas (but these incidents did not occur due to having run out of gas). All three times I was attempting to accelerate or drive uphill. The vehicle stalled all times at around 65-75 mph of speed, causing me great concern when I had to quickly pull over on heavily traveled highways such as CT route 84 and vt route 91. I brought my vehicle to bertera Subaru in hartford, CT, where I had purchased it, and was told they were unable to fix my issue until it happened more consistently. I mentioned recall wta-62 and was told it does not apply to my vehicle. Recall wqz-61 was performed on my vehicle.

I own a three-month old 2016 Subaru Forester. I have been experiencing breathing issues since the weather has turned hot. Brought the car into dealer because I thought it was mold. They checked it out and said no mold found. They have no idea what it can be. I believe something in the interior of the car is causing an allergic reaction. This is not my first new car and I have never had this reaction before, however, this is my first new Subaru.

I was pulling into a parking spot and had my foot on the brake as I was slowing to a stop and the car suddenly accelerated and jumped the curb and median heading towards a building. All the while my foot was still on the brake and I turned the wheel to the right to avoid building and the car stopped. Terrifying experience.

Subaru eyesight technology that prevents accidents and save lives is not offered on Subaru Forester basic model - Subaru created 2 classes of citizens - who can afford expensive premium trims of Subaru Forester (you can have life saving technology) and those who can afford only basic trim (you are not allowed to have your car to be equipment with life saving eyesight technology - no money - die then). The reason - money grabbing! Subaru wants to force buyers to buy more expensive trims. But this technology is most needed for parents (who can be distracted by I. E. Choking child) and parents usually have a lot of expenses and cannot afford expensive trims. This money grabbing discrimination is criminal and kills children! I see a lot of accidents caused by parents distracted by children - how many children have to die because Subaru wants to grab more money and do not offer life saving eyesight on basic trim of Subaru Forester. Please note that I will be writing to members of congress (I want congress to have a hearing on that criminal discrimination that kills children) and your action taken will be included in that hearing.

My 2016 Subaru lost all power 160 miles from my home on interstate 40 in lexington north carolina. . . . . I was sold this starlink enhanced roadside assistace when I purchased the car. . . . . Well this system failed miserably and I was almost struck by a tractor trailer. . . . I was stuck on a bridge with no shoulder and explained to both operators on starlink after my first 4 attempts to reach emergency services failed after hitting the "sos" button above my head. . . . Finally it came on. . . . The operator had no clue where my location was. . . . . Subaru touts this service as "starlink will know your exact coordinates" well that could not be anything farther from the truth. . . . "can you tell me what mile marker you are at". . . No I said. . . . . "any llandmarks you can see" he said. . . . . . "um no I said. . . I am in the middle of nowhere". . . . You have to give me more information than this" he had the nerve to say. . . . . "I said for what reason did I pay $150 for a service that gave me a very dangerous false sense of security. . . . . Attached you will find Subarus marketing material and false advertisements on the safety and effectiveness of the system. . . . I am having tractor trailers passing me at over 70 miles an hour literally 4 feet from me. . . . I had to get out of my car and seek protection in 30 degree weather behind a metal barrier on the bridge. . . . . I was told my tow truck would take 2 hours to get to me. . . . . . Some how an hour later I was able to get the car to start and move it to a safer place just off the next exit. . . . . Some one will die from the lack of this system delivering on its bold promises. . . . Is it going to be after I send this letter and it is ignored?.

Eyesight system did not pick up vehicle in fromt of car and proceed to drive straight toward at 70mph, I had to brake the car. This happened twice in one day. Dealer said they tested car and system was working fine. The system did not detect the large vehicle in front.