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 (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the warnings (14 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

Auto start/stop shut off engine at drive thru line. Locked up brakes and could not get it to unlock and restart car. It has happened on a number of occasions. After multiple attempts trying and letting it sit for a couple of hours, somehow got it to unlock and start.   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

4/2/2024 at 5:30am my eyesight system flashed a message in orange that the eyesight system was off - not temporarily disabled. This is not due to an obstruction of the cameras by weather/glare/dirt etc.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Subaru Forester model year vehicles:



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