Warnings problems of the 2017 Subaru Forester

Two problems related to warnings have been reported for the 2017 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2017 Forester.

1 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 11/29/2023

The incident happened at my workplace parking garage. As I slowly turned left to park in parking spot at work, I heard the engine rev and my car unexpectedly lurched forward very quickly. I stepped hard on the brake but it did not seem effective at stopping the car. I recently replaced my brakes in late August, 2023. As far as I know, before today my car was in proper working order. My vehicle is equipped with eyesight driver assist technology and I don't believe that the warning collision activated even as the car plowed towards the wall. The car hit the concrete parking block/wheel stop and then the heavy wire barrier at front the parking spot. The wire barrier sits between the front of the parking spot and parking structure wall (I would guess about a 12 inch gap between wires and wall). The wire barrier probably prevented the car from hitting the wall and causing greater property damage or injury to myself. So far, damage looks cosmetic. The front bumper is scratched (some paint taken off) and scuffed from the wire barrier and the bottom half of my license plate frame broke off. I am feeling rattled and I'm unsure if I have injuries. I intend to contact my dealership and car mechanic for suggestions on next steps and will likely ask them to inspect my car.

2 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 06/03/2022

We have a 2017 Subaru Forester 2. 5i premium with eyesight with 58,582 miles. During the first week in June, 2022 the eyesight system failed and displayed an error message that stated to “see owner’s manual “. The owner’s manual stated ”take the vehicle to Subaru dealer for servicing” which we did on June 9, 2022. The Subaru servicing dealer’s statement from the diagnostic invoice states “checked for codes in all systems found code b2809 vdc malfunction in eyesight module. Checked code in vdc module found c1742 wheel cylinder pressure sensor ran test for code lead to needing vdc module replaced “. Subaru parts stated to the dealership that the part would not be available until July 30, 2022 when that date came I was notified that part would not be available until Aug. 8, 2022. I was notified again on Aug. 9, 2022 of another delay only this time indefinite as to when it may be available. Without the eyesight system the following safety functions that I am aware of do not work 1) adaptive cruise control, 2) emergency front braking, 3) lane departure and lane keeping assistance, 4) forward collision warning, and there may be other safety features that are connected to this system that I am not aware of.


Other Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of the 2017 Subaru Forester

Warnings problems
2
Automatic Emergency Braking problems
1


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