Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2019 Subaru Forester

Table 1 shows three common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2019 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the warnings (15 problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Subaru Forester


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2019 Subaru Forester

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Engine lost power and was misfiring while many warning symbols appeared on the dash. There was a divider separating the lanes. The car coasted to almost to a stop, but the engine chugged enough to slowly turn left at the first opening in the divider and just barely made it off the main road.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

During severe stop/go, thick, holiday traffic on I-495 (DC beltway), during daylight hours, once again (this has happened several times before), the auto engine shutoff feature catastrophically malfunctioned, turning the car off, and simultaneously, activated the entirety of the dashboard to flash   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph with the adaptive cruise control engaged, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal; however, the engine revved loudly, the vehicle continued to accelerate and collided with   Read details...


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