Hood problems of the 2020 Subaru Forester

Two problems related to hood have been reported for the 2020 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2020 Forester.

1 Hood problem

Failure Date: 03/19/2024

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the front hood independently unlatched and the hood opened. The open hood warning light illuminated on the control panel. The contact drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and closed the hood. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

2 Hood problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2020

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 80 mph, the hood started to shake and vibrate abnormally. The vehicle was taken to ocean Subaru of fullerton (1100 s euclid st, fullerton, CA 92832, (888) 428-2419) however, was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 6,874.


Other Structure related problems of the 2020 Subaru Forester

Body problems
12
Hood problems
2


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