2014 Subaru Forester
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Suspension is the leading concern among 403 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 26 Forester model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 48 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 28 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Exterior lighting, brake lights, switchFeb 28, 2019
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX sedans (including STI), and 2013-2017 Crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also preventing keyless ignition vehicles from starting and CVT/automatic transmissions from being able to be shifted out of Park.
Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.
Campaign 19V149000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentApr 24, 2013
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2014 Forester vehicles manufactured from January 2013 through March 2013. The backing for the carpeted floor mats was not manufactured to specification. As a result, the floor mats may curl when exposed to heat.
Curling of the driver side floor mat could distract the driver and/or interfere with proper operation of one or a combination of, the vehicle's clutch, brake, and accelerator pedals. Brake or accelerator pedal interference may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace each of the vehicle's four (4) carpeted floor mats with new ones. These services will be performed free of charge. Subaru issued an interim notification during April 2013. Notification that the remedy is now available was mailed to owners on June 5, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's recall campaign number is WQH-44.
Campaign 13V159000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
403 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Jan 22, 2020
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP/CLOSED WHEN USING AUTO UP SWITCH. MUST CLOSE WINDOW USING MULTIPLE START STOP ENGAGEMENTS OF WINDOW CONTROL. DEALER TRIED MULTIPLE TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER BLAMED DIRT OR TEMPERATURE BUT NEVER CONVINCED OF EXACT CAUSE AND NEVER OFFERED TO REPLACE SWITCH.
Suspension, Jan 15, 2020
MY 2014 SUBARU FORESTER SEEMED LOW IN THE REAR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE SPRING ON THE REAR STRUT IS BROKEN. I LOOKED UP SUBARU ISSUES WITH STRUTS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. ALSO RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS AS IT TAKES LONGER TO BRAKE. WHY HASNT NHTSA BEEN A CONSUMER ADVOCATE FOR THIS? THIS LETTER SERVES AS NOTIFICATION THAT I HAVE INFORMED NHTSA OF THIS DANGEROUS PART ISSUE AS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT METAL WEAKNESS/FAILURE IS THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION.
Suspension, Jan 9, 2020
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, BOTH THE SPRINGS AROUND THE BACK SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE BROKEN. THIS VEHICLE WE DRIVE VERY LIGHTLY, MOSTLY FOR 6 MILES (TO AND FRO) WORK AND DON'T CARRY ANY LUGGAGE OR MORE THAN ALLOWED PASSENGERS. VERY STRANGE TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. WILL NEVER BUY OR RECOMMEND SUBARU TO ANYONE, I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA AND NEVER THIS TYPE OF SERIOUS FAILURE OCCURRED.
Suspension, Jan 2, 2020
AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT, TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD NOICE LIKE HEAVY CLANGING SOUND AND FELT MY CAR DROP. I STOPPED AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I FOUND A CIRCULAR SHAPED PIECE OF METAL IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS NEARLY TOUCHING THE TIRE ON THAT SIDE. I PICKED UP THE METAL AND TOOK PHOTOS. THE PART WAS RUSTED ON THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39000 MILES AND WAS JUST INSPECTED THREE MONTHS AGO (9/2019). I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE I HAD SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55-65MPH AND COULD'VE CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUSPENSION (SPRING COIL AND STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED). REPAIRS COST APPROX $1400.
Other or unspecified, Dec 28, 2019
TAILGATE LIFT SUPPORT FAILURES- ON NOV 3, 2019, MY 2014 FORESTER WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I OPENED THE TAILGATE AND ALLOWED MY DOG TO JUMP INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. WHEN I CLOSED THE TAILGATE THERE WAS A LOUD METAL-ON-METAL CRUNCHING NOISE. I CAREFULLY OPENED THE TAILGATE AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE LIFT SUPPORT WAS HANGING DOWN BECAUSE IT HAD SNAPPED OFF FROM WHERE IT CONNECTED TO THE TAILGATE. THE CRUNCHING METAL SOUND WAS CAUSED BY THE TAILGATE BEING CLOSED ON TOP OF THE BROKEN LIFT SUPPORT. THE TAILGATE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN ON ITS OWN WHICH MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOAD OR UNLOAD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANOTHER PERSON TO ASSIST. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A NEW LIFT SUPPORT ONLINE AND HE REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. ON DEC 28, 2019, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND WE HAD JUST PLACED SOME PACKAGES IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN MY HUSBAND CLOSED THE TAILGATE WE HEARD THE SAME AWFUL NOISE. THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE LIFT SUPPORT WHICH HAD FAILED. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, AS THE TAILGATE CLOSED ON TOP OF THE BROKEN LIFT SUPPORT, IT BROKE THE TAILLIGHT.
Suspension, Dec 22, 2019
A PIECE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FELL OUT ONTO THE ROAD WHEN I WAS DRIVING, AND CAME TO A HALT BEHIND ME ON THE STREET. IT IS SIMILAR TO A PIECE I FOUND IN MY DRIVEWAY A YEAR AGO (WHICH I DID NOT RECOGNIZE OR KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. THE CAR'S HANDLING HAS BEEN 'DIFFERENT' BUT CAN'T TELL IF IT WILL BECOME UNSAFE.
Suspension, Dec 19, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED METAL ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SPRING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED CAPITALAND MOTORS (37 SARATOGA RD, SCHENECTADY, NY 12302, (518) 631-5792) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Suspension, Dec 18, 2019
REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN RIGHT AND LEFT 01/07/2019 - 27811 MILES ON CAR, REPLACED BY DEALER DURING STATE INSPECTION I DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE BROKEN UNTIL TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR
Suspension, Dec 16, 2019
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR COIL SPRING COLLAPSED. WE HEARD A LOUD METAL BANG AND WHEN WE GOT HOME I NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Dec 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU FORESTER. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Air bags, Nov 22, 2019
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH MY WIFE'S LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GREAT DANGER.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 18, 2019
2014 SUBARU FORESTER STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. ENGINE JUST QUITE RUNNING. LOST POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER IN MEDIAN. VERY SCARY. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DID NOT THROW A CODE MESSAGE. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DETECT PROBLEM. FIRST TIME WAS 4 YEARS AGO WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON CITY STREET COMING INTO TOWN. DID NOT THROW ERROR MESSAGE AT THAT TIME WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DID IT AGAIN.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 17, 2019, crash
AT/ABOUT 1230 CENTRAL TIME ON 31 OCT 2019, MY WIFE [XXX] EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION EVENT IN OUR 2014 SUBARU FORESTER AND NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING KILLED. CONTEXT: MY WIFE WAS TAKING THE CAR THROUGH AN AUTOMATED CARWASH AT THE CASEYS GAS STATION AT 9911 S. 71ST ST IN PAPILLION NE. WHEN SHE REACHED THE END OF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND WHEN SIGNALLED BY THE ATTENDANT TO MOVE FORWARD, SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM N (NEUTRAL) TO D (DRIVE). SHE ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE MOVING THE GEAR LEVER BUT WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO D. UPON DOING SO, THE CAR ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD DESPITE HER FOOT REMAINING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND TORE THROUGH THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR AT THE END OF THE CARWASH AND CONTINUED OUTSIDE, ACROSS AN ACCESS ROAD AND UP A SMALL HILL, BEFORE LOSING POWER AND ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL TO STOP IN THE ACCESS ROAD. NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS WERE INVOLVED OR INJURED. MY WIFE WAS UNINJURED OTHER THAN BEING SPRAYED BY GLASS FRAGMENTS FROM THE WINDSHIELD AS IT WAS PUNCTURED BY THE GARAGE DOOR AS THE CAR TORE THROUGH IT. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY (USAA) DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS INCIDENT BEFORE; WE BOTH HAVE EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORDS. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS CLEAR, DRY AND SUNNY. THE CAR TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE WAS IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION. THE PAPILLION NE POLICE DEPT RESPONDED AND FILED A REPORT, AND WE FILED A DRIVERS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT. BOTH ARE ON FILE WITH THE PAPILLION NE POLICE DEPT. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL WITNESSES TO THIS INCIDENT PER THE POLICE REPORT. *LN*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Air bags, Nov 13, 2019
MY SUBARU FORESTOR FROM 2014 HAS A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT SAYS THAT IT IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND GIVES THE WARNING LIGHT. WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT IT STILL BEEPS SOMETIMES AND I CAN ONLY STOP IT BY BUCKLING THE SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS SUBARU'S FAULT. I HAVE NEVER SPILLED ANYTHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT JUST FAILED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT AND IS RANDOM IN THE CAR.I TOOK IT TO SUBARU AND THEY SAID THAT I SPILLED SOMETHING ON THE SEAT AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SENSOR FOR OVER $1200. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS FROM SUBARU MODELS OF ALL KINDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES. IT IS IN A VARIETY OF MODELS AND DIFFERENT YEAR CARS.
Suspension, Nov 11, 2019
REAR SPRINGS BROKE. CAR NEVER OVERLOADED OR DRIVEN OFF ROAD
Air bags, Nov 10, 2019, crash
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON CITY STREET WHEN A CAR DROVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ACROSS AND IN FRONT OF HER, SHE HAD HARDLY ANY TIME TO APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE OTHER CAR, MY CAR SUFFERED EXTENDED DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SUBARU.
Power train, Nov 6, 2019
VALVE BODY SOLENOID INSIDE THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FULLY LOCKED UP. SUBARU STATES THAT THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION NEVER NEEDS TO BE SERVICED BUT COVERS THE CVT TO 100,000 MILES. SHORTY AFTER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES, THE VALVE BODY SOLENOID FAILED AND SUBARU OF AMERICA DENIED COVERAGE. HAD A THIRD PARTY MECHANIC REPLACE THE CVT AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CVT FLUID IN THE OLD CVT TRANSMISSION WAS DARK, DIRTY AND THICK. CHUNKY OR GOOEY WHAT DESCRIBE IT. SUBARU STATES THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEVER NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED, YET NO MOTOR OIL OR TRANSMISSION OIL CAN GO ON FOREVER.
Suspension, Nov 4, 2019
AT 56,000 MILES HIT A MODERATE SIZE POT HOLE RESULTING IN BROKEN REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING REQUIRING NEW SPRING, SHOCK AND ALIGNMENT. AT 67,000 MILES HEARD LOUD BANG COMING FROM CAR WHILE PARKED. FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE PIECE OF BROKEN COIL SPRING UNDER CAR. REQUIRED NEW REAR DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING AND STRUT. APPEARS LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR VINTAGE FORESTERS HAVE EXPERIENCED BROKEN COIL SPRINGS WITH SPRINGS FOUND WITH BREAKS IN SIMILAR SPOTS.
Suspension, Oct 29, 2019
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 SUBARU FORESTER, I RAN OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND HEARD A LOUD 'BANG'. I STOPPED TO CHECK IF I HAPPENED TO HIT SOMETHING AND THE REAR OF MY FORESTER WAS COMPLETELY BOTTOMED OUT AS IF IT WAS OVERLOADED. WHILE AT THE GARAGE, THE MECHANIC RAISED MY CAR UP ON THE LIFT AND PULLED OUT PIECES OF THE COIL SPRINGS THAT SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY. THE COST OF TWO NEW COIL SPRINGS WAS $160.00 AND IT TOOK THE GARAGE 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. MY CAR DOES HAVE 126K MILES AND THE SPRINGS HAD SLIGHT CORROSION BUT WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY RUSTED. HOWEVER, WHILE LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORESTERS AND A LOT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS MILES THAN MINE. I DO NOT HAVE PHOTOS OF THE COIL SPRINGS I WILL ATTACH THE TWO PHOTOS I TOOK BEFORE THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Oct 26, 2019
DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. CAR SUDDENLY NO LONGER RESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR AND SPEED DROPS. RECOVERED IN A FEW SECONDS. DEALER EXAMINED AND STATES IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONDITION IN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED 6 MONTHS EARLIER DUE TO RECALL. DEALER STATES CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. SWITCH CONDITION RESOLVED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO DEALER.
Suspension, Oct 22, 2019
AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES, ON MY 2014 SUBARU FORESTER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY SECOND REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. THE FIRST, ON THE RIGHT REAR, OCCURRED AS I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE A PIECE OF THIS COIL SPRING IN MY POSSESSION AND CLEARLY SHOWS METAL FATIGUE/STRESS FAILURE. THE SECOND, ON THE LEFT REAR, I BELIEVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. AS I NOTICE THE CAR TILTING AGAIN AS I WENT TO REENTER IT AND LOOKED UNDER AND COULD SEE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SPRING. IT WAS TOWED TO STOHLMAN SUBARU OF TYSONS AT 8435 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE LEFT REAR SPRING IS BROKEN AND THEY ARE REPLACING IT. I HAVE CALLED SUBARU AND UP RECEIVING DOCUMENTATION OF REPAIRS, THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME. HOWEVER, I NOTICE FROM DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND OFTEN LEADS TO FAILED REAR STRUTS. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THAT SUBARU SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THE FORESTERS TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS, REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS, AND PROVIDE US WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THE FULL REAR SUSPENSION.
Air bags, Oct 21, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SYSTEM OFF" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MESSAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. IN ORDER FOR THE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE AND PERFORM AS NEEDED, AN OCCUPANT WOULD HAVE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH WITHIN THE SEAT AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR THE "SYSTEM ON" WARNING MESSAGE TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. LESTER GLENN SUBARU (1501 NJ-37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, (888) 785-0675) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MATTER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Air bags, Oct 18, 2019
2014 SUBARU FORESTER WITH DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WITH WARNING SIGN "SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED". THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL SHOW THAT IT IS "OFF" WITH A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND IN MOTION. SOMETIMES, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL SHOW THAT IT IS "ON" WITH NO ONE OR NOTHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST MONTH, BUT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR THE PAST WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP AND THEIR SCAN TOOL SHOWS A CODE FOR "OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR MATT" FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BOTTOM FOR $900. THEY REPORTED THAT "A LOT OF FORESTERS" HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT IS CLEARLY A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ALL OTHER SAFETY RECALLS ARE UP TO DATE WITH MY VEHICLE, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR ISSUES WITH MY CAR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONCERN JUST RANDOMLY BEGAN RECENTLY.
Air bags, Oct 16, 2019
ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS "THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME, ACCORDING TO SUBARU. THAT CONNECTION IS NECESSARY FOR THE DETECTION SYSTEM TO FUNCTION. SUBARU SAYS THAT ONLY CARS EQUIPPED WITH HEATED FRONT SEATS ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL, AS THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES EQUIPPED WITH THE SPECIFIC HARNESS WHERE THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE." THE RECALL IN QUESTION APPLIES TO 2015 SUBARU FORESTERS. HOWEVER,MY 2014 FORESTER IA A MID YEAR MODEL THAT HAS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AND SEAT HEATERS.THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDEDED TO THE 2014 MODEL.
Suspension, Oct 15, 2019
BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN. WENT TO MECHANIC TO FIX BOTH REAR BEARINGS , MECHANIC DISCOVERED BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE CRACKED.