Fueling/charging Door/hatch/port Problems of Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester owners have reported 1 problem related to fueling/charging door/hatch/port (under the latches/locks/linkage 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.

1 Fueling/charging Door/hatch/port problem of the 2026 Subaru Forester

Failure Date: 06/01/2026

The contact owns a 2026 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was parked after fueling, the fuel door failed to latch as needed, especially when it was extremely hot outside. The contact poured cool or cold water on the fuel door to latch it securely. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the locking mechanism for the fuel tank door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.


Other Common Latches/locks/linkage related problems of Subaru Forester

Problem Category Number of Problems
Latches/locks/linkage problems
6
Hood Latch problems
4
Door Latch problems
4
Hatchback/liftgate Lock problems
1
Tailgate Lock problems
1
Tailgate Latch problems
1
Fueling/charging Door/hatch/port problems
1


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