Subaru Forester owners have reported 1 problem related to anti-theft devices (under the equipment category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the Forester.
On random and unpredictable occasions the key will not turn in the ignition to start the vehicle apparently as an issue with the anti-theft mechanism. When this occurs, nothing works to try to resolve except to exit the vehicle and wait for 10-15 minutes and the mechanism will reset itself and then work normally. This has occurred several times and the dealer has been unable to resolve the issue.
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