Power Steering Light On Problems of Subaru Forester

Backed car out of the garage and was unable to turn the wheel properly. There was no power steering and a light on the dash indicated same. Called my son, who asked me to pull front, back, and then park and turn off engine and restart. This caused the power steering to work properly. Appt w Subaru found failure of gearbox. They state, warranty only covers if box is cracked due to road salt. No outside damage seen. Cost $1637. 26 to me . Only 34,744 miles on the car/garage kept.

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Tl the contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light illuminated after an oil change. The light disappeared after a while. While driving in the mountains, the vehicle loss power steering with the steering power assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to larry h. Miller Subaru boise located at 11196 w fairview Ave, boise, id 83713, where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

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The power steering light comes on when the car turns on. Unable to turn the steering wheel unless a ton of force is applied. Turn the car off and on again a few times and messages goes away. But does it multiple times a day.

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