Equipment Problems of Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester owners have reported 808 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 14 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (606 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's carrier/rack (145 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Equipment problems of Subaru Forester

The Equipment problem

[xxx] our 2025 Subaru Forester's eye sight stopped working. The screen went completely blue, no rearview camera of course and loss of the eye sight safety system, including radio. We only have approximately 4k miles on our vehicle.   Read details...

The Carrier/rack problem

Windowshield glass (front) has a crack (about a foot long) just by itself.   Read details...

The Air Conditioner problem

First, driving on the highway the air conditioner stopped working. Second, the very next day, the vehicle began to make noises (squealing) when driving it anywhere. Streets, turns, hills etc. Then it began race and it felt as if the back tires were racing to catch up to the front tires.   Read details...

The Owners/service Manual problem

The vehicle was stationary. I pressed the power rear gate open button on the driver side dash, but the rear gate didn�t open, and the car just beeped three times. The beeps would happen every time I tried to press the gate button on the car or on the faub.   Read details...

The Recreational Vehicle Lpg Tank Valve/gauge problem

After 4hrs of driving with 2 pit stops in between, I was in 3 lane traffic and down to 1 bar on fuel gauge stating I had 50mi left of driving remaining in tank. . Low fuel light hadn't even turned on yet, only to find that the car had lost power and reduced speed and wouldn't accelerate when I   Read details...




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