Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2018 Subaru Forester

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2018 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (24 problems). The second most common problem is related to the car accelerates on its own (three problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Subaru Forester


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2018 Subaru Forester

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

Twice in the last 4 months, after turning into a parking place and accelerating gently to pull forward into the space, the car surged forward much more than it should have given my light acceleration. The first time this happened I slammed into a split rail fence which broke, damaging the vehicle.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while attempting to switch from drive to reverse, when they pressed the brakes the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward. The vehicle crashed into the contact's garage door through the garage door and partially through the cement wall   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

On several occasions while driving on the highway, my eyesight feature suddenly disengages and my cruise control ceases to work and no lane assist or other safety features contained with the "eyesight package" work for extended periods of time.   Read details...


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