2017 Subaru Forester
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 586 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 26 Forester model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 40 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 28 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationOct 3, 2019
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may loosen.
If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the ODS sensor mat harness, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2020. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUM-98.
Campaign 19V701000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
586 reports, newest first.
Air bags, Aug 12, 2019
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT CAUSES AIRBAG SYSTEM TO BE SWITCHED TO "OFF" EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME, AND THE CODE WAS "RESET" IN THE MEMORY AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT DID HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THEY SAID "THE CODE WASN'T IN THE MEMORY" AND THAT "WHEN IT HAPPENS, BRING THE CAR RIGHT IN WHILE THE LIGHT IS STILL ON." THAT HOWEVER, IS IMPOSSIBLE AS IT WAS RANDOM AND HAD BEEN HAPPENING ON A LONG DRIVE. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT IN THIS CASE, AND TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I MYSELF DROVE AROUND WITH THE WEIGHTS ON THE SEAT AND SEATBELT ENGAGED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE 2ND INSTANCE DESCRIBED ABOVE, HOWEVER I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY SENSITIVE SENSOR OF WHICH EVEN THE WEIGHT OF A CELL PHONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT COULD SET OFF THE OCCUPANCY DETECTION SYSTEM. THE FIRST OCCASION HAPPENED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, WITH THE 2ND HAPPENING AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. IT HAS NOT RECURRED OVER THE COURSE OF 10,000 MILES SINCE THEN. THE NEWS OF THE RECENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EXACT ISSUE PROMPTED ME TO SUBMIT MY OWN COMPLAINT IN AN EFFORT TO BE ON RECORD.
Air bags, Seats, Aug 11, 2019
THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WITHOUT A PASSENGER SITTING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE PLACE, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RE-STARTED IT, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ALSO TESTED WITH A PERSON SITTING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. THIS SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEPT ON SINCE THEN, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ALWAYS OFF NO MATTER WHETHER THERE IS A FRONT PASSENGER. THIS VEHICLE IS 2-YEAR OLD WITH 2,3000 MILES.
Air bags, Aug 11, 2019
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING THAT IT IS TURNED OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF IF YOU CHECK THE CONNECTIONS UNDER THE SEAT TO THE UNIT. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN NO ONE IS RIDING IN THE VEHICLE.
Air bags, Aug 10, 2019
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR NOT TURNING ON THE AIR BAG.
Air bags, Seats, Jul 16, 2019
PREVIOUSLY THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR WAS OVERLY SENSITIVE. SOMETIMES EVEN AN IPAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD BE DETECTED AS A "PASSENGER". BUT RECENTLY IT'S JUST GONE TO THE OPPOSITE EXTREME. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STILL BE "OFF" EVEN IF A REAL PASSENGER SITS THERE.
Other or unspecified, Jul 4, 2019
AIR CONDITIONING IS BLOWING AMBIENT AIR. PURCHASED AUGUST 1, 2016. HAS 47,900 MILES AND SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING WARM ON JULY 3, 2019. I HAVE READ THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSORS IN THIS MODEL AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALERSHIP JULY 18, 2019. THE ISSUE IS INDEPENDENT OF BEING STATIONARY, MOVING, IN GEAR, OR PARKED. AS A KNOWN PROBLEM I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT YET SEEN ONE IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED.
Air bags, Jul 3, 2019
WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG WILL TURN OFF ON IT'S OWN SAYING THAT THE SYSTEM NEED TO BE CHECKED. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 40,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION INTERMITTENTLY.
Other or unspecified, Jun 24, 2019
I WENT TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FREON AND DID SNIFFER AND COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THEY ADDED FREON THEN TOOK IT HOME ON A FRIDAY AND BY MONDAY IT WAS BLOWING WARM ON DRIVERS SIDE AND TEPID ON PASSENGER SIDE. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IN FACT IT WAS AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING THE COMPRESSOR WAS BROKEN. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN AFTER 36K I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO MY SIRIUSXM CHANNELS DID NOT WORK AND THEY HAD TO UPDATE AT DEALERSHIP. AGAIN IF NOT WITHIN 36 K I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. EVERY PERSON IN WAITING ROOM HAVE HAD SIMILAR REPAIR ISSUES WITHIN FIRST TWO YEARS. IT WAS RIDICULOUS WHEN WE COMPARED NOTES. THE WARRANTY COVERED BUT IT TOOK TIME.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 19, 2019
DAMAGED WINDSHIELD FROM A TINY PEBBLE RESULTING IN A 2 INCH SPIDER WEBBED CRACK. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON A PAVED ROAD WITHOUT ANY CONSTRUCTION. VERY SMALL PEBBLE STRUCK WINDSHIELD AND LEFT A LARGE CRACK.
Air bags, Seats, Jun 19, 2019
WHILE 2017 FORESTER IN MOTION (BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED) SRS RED WARNING LIGHT IN DRIVERS DASHBOARD COMES ON. ALSO AIRBAG INDICATOR AT MIDDLE TOP INFORMATION SECTION CHANGES FROM PASSENGER AIRBAG ON TO PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS - NOV 2018, AND JUN 2019. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE ISSUE RESOLVED AFTER A FEW DAYS BUT BEFORE SUBARU SERVICE COULD BE SCHEDULED TO REVIEW THE ISSUE. SUBARU SERVICE DEPT SAID THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE FROM A CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT. HOWEVER, NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES WERE ON THE SEAT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENTS. THE SEAT HAVE NEVER GOTTEN WET EITHER.
Air bags, Jun 18, 2019
THE AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING KEEPS GOING OFF RANDOMLY STATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN THERE ARE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR.
Air bags, Jun 18, 2019
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEMS SHUTS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT ON OUR 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. WE'VE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND BACK IN, SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT BACK UP TO SEE IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF. IT DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AS THIS JUST STARTED. WILL BE CALLING THEM SOON.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 13, 2019
WINDSHIELD GOT SMALL STAR CHIP ON PASSENGER SIDE AFTER GETTING DINGED WITH A ROCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. COMMERCIAL WINDSHIELD REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED. THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD PRODUCED A LARGE HORIZONTAL CRACK ALONG PASSENGER SIDE, ORIGINATING FROM INITIAL CHIP/REPAIR SITE.
Visibility/wiper, Jun 13, 2019
SMALL OBJECT HIT EDGE OF WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. HORIZONTAL CRACK DEVELOPED LATER THAT DAY.
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Jun 10, 2019
I AM WRITING IN REGARD TO FBI ALERT NUMBER 1-031716-PSA. MY HUSBAND AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR 2017 SUBARU FORESTER IS BEING REMOTELY EXPLOITED. SEP. 29, 2018 WE PURCHASED OUR FORESTER FROM TUCSON SUBARU (4901 N. ORACLE ROAD TUCSON, AZ 85704). OCT. 3, 2018 WE TOOK CAR TO TUCSON SUBARU BECAUSE CAR WAS BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED, AND THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC CODE IN THE POWER-TRAIN SYSTEM. DEALER KEPT CAR AND RETURNED IT TO US OCT. 4, 2018 STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PROBLEM INCREASED AFTER RECEIVNG OUR CAR BACK. THE FOLLOWING ANOMALOUS VEHICLE BEHAVIOR BEGAN TO OCCUR, INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW DAILY. 1)CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND WHEN BRAKE IS LIGHTLY PRESSED. 2) WHEN TURNING, CAR STOPS MOMENTARILY AND AT OTHER TIMES ACCELERATES INTO THE TURN FROM THE REAR WHEELS CAUSING THE CAR TO ALMOST FISHTAIL. 3)CAR SELF ACCELERATES FROM THE REAR LIKE IT'S BEING PUSHED. 4)CAR BRAKES WHEN NO BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND WHEN GAS PEDAL IS LIGHTLY PRESSED. 5)SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY ON SPEEDOMETER WHEN CAR SELF ACCELERATES AND SELF BRAKES. 6)WHEELS LOSE TRACTION AT RANDOM TIMES MAKING IT LIKE DRIVING A BOAT ON WATER. IT FEELS LIKE ALL MANUAL CONTROLS DISENGAGE. 7)DURING ANOMALIES, SOMETHING IN CAR CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION TO NEAR PASSING OUT. EXITING CAR DECREASES SYMPTOMS. 8)SOMETHING AT FRONT FLOOR IN CAR CAUSES FEET TO HEAT UP, VIBRATE, GO NUMB, SWELL, AND FORM SMALL BLOOD CLOTS BENEATH THE SKIN SURFACE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON THE BRAKE OR GAS. 9)THE ANOMALIES OCCUR WHEN A CAR TAILS US OR STAYS A SPECIFIC DISTANCE BEHIND OUR CAR. ALL ANOMALIES HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THERE ARE OTHER CARS IN THE VICINITY OF OUR CAR, DURING CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING (CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF). NOV. 17, 2018 AND APR. 23, 2019, WE TOOK THE CAR TO TUCSON SUBARU. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THESE ANOMALIES.
Air bags, May 20, 2019
2017 FORESTER SRS AIRBAG SENSOR DEFECTIVE TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. THIS LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AT RANDOM, WHETHER OR NOT A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. (NO PASSENGER WILL BE DRIVING WITH ME UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED.) MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (HE MISSPOKE, PERHAPS HE MEANT 'SHOULD BE') AND SAID THAT HE "SEES THIS ALL THE TIME". HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW (PRIOR TO TESTING IT) THAT THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM, FOR A NEW SENSOR PAD. HE SAID THEY ARE USUALLY BACKORDERED. BACKORDERED INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE IS A HIGH DEMAND TO CORRECT THIS ERROR IN THIS CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE SUBARU CORPORATE INVOLVED; I'VE EMAILED AND SPOKEN AT LENGTH WITH KRIS DRECHSEL, A SUPERVISOR IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND CHARLES HOSIER, A CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVOCATE. WHILE THEY BOTH WERE SUPERB IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH ME, I LEARNED NOTHING ABOUT WHAT SUBARU IS DOING OR INTENDS TO DO ABOUT THIS REPREHENSIBLE SITUATION, OTHER THAN PASS ALONG MY COMPLAINT. I WAS EMAILED THAT THEY ARE "NOT AWARE OF ANY TRENDING ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR". SUBARU IS CLEARLY AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS NEGLECTFUL IN NOT BEING FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH OWNERS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT AN AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION DUE TO THIS SENSOR DEFECT. SUBARU NOTED THAT THEY RELY ON CUSTOMER FEEDBACK AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE PROTOCOL WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR SUCH COMPLAINTS. CONSIDERING THE GRAVITY OF THIS ISSUE, I ASSUME, THEN, THAT I AM THE ONLY CUSTOMER WHO HAS PROVIDED THIS COMPLAINT AND THAT THEY ARE NOW GOING TO DISCOVER THE 'TREND' AND PROVIDE NOTICE OF THIS SRS AIRBAG DEFECT TO THE PUBLIC. THERE ARE 25 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE (OF HOW MANY THAT "MAY APPEAR"?), COUNTLESS ONLINE FORUMS, AND APPARENTLY LAW SUITS PENDING. IS A DEATH WHAT'S PREREQUISITE HERE?
Air bags, May 2, 2019
PASSENGER AIR BAG SWITCHES TO "OFF" DESPITE PASSENGER SITTING IN SEAT. SUBARU DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED FAULTY SENSOR. AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCHES TO "OFF" AT RANDOM TIMES EVEN WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED IN SEAT. ON THE DASHBOARD, NEXT TO THE ODOMETER, A RED SQUARE WITH A LOWER CASE "I" APPEARED AND BELOW TO THE LEFT THE RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIT. THE SYSTEM SAYS TO CHECK SRS AIRBAG AND BRING TO DEALERSHIP. THIS OFTEN OCCURS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED/PARKED AND PASSENGER GETS OUT WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. DEALERSHIP AGREED TO REPLACING SENSOR BUT THE PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. WE KEEP BEING TOLD "IT'S ON ORDER, CAN'T SAY WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE. " VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH A PASSENGER AS A RESULT. SEE MORE COMPLAINTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/SUBARU/FORESTER/AIR-BAG-ON-OFF-SWITCH-PROBLEMS.PHP
Air bags, Apr 17, 2019
MY 2017 FORESTER BEGAN HAVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SWITCH OFF WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ON THE DASHBOARD, NEXT TO THE ODOMETER, A RED SQUARE WITH A LOWER CASE "I" APPEARED AND BELOW TO THE LEFT THE RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIT. ALSO ON THE UPPER DASH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON LIGHT SWITCHED TO OFF. IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THIS, I HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL VARIOUS TIMES DURING NORMAL CITY STREET DRIVING. RETURNING FROM A 1200 MILE TRIP RECENTLY, IT OCCURRED NEAR THE END OF MY TRIP ABOUT EVERY 40 MILES. VERY DISTRESSING! TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NO CODES WERE IN THE COMPUTER SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS. SAID THE SEAT MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING SPILLED ON IT WHICH NEVER HAPPENED! THEY SAID THAT THE RED SQUARE WITH THE WHITE "I" IN IT MEANT THE EYESIGHT WAS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH WAS RIDICULOUS!! WHY WOULD THE AIRBAG LIGHT MAKE THE EYESIGHT MALFUNCTION? I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE EYESIGHT AND I USE IT ALL THE TIME. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS!! SURPRISED THAT SUBARU HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THIS. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING? I RECENTLY HAD A PERSON TURN IN FRONT OF MY MY 2015 FORESTER AND ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED REDUCING INJURIES. IF MY 2017 FORESTER AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING IN AN ACCIDENT, MY PASSENGER COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED AND SUBARU WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE!! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW!!!
Visibility/wiper, Apr 11, 2019
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED DOZENS OF CHIPS AFTER ONLY 40K MILES OF DRIVING. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES DRIVEN IN THE SAME MANNER IN THE SAME PLACES HAD NO SUCH PROBLEM. THE OTHER THE DAY FACTORY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE LOOK AT OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS AT SUBARUFORESTER.ORG ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE FORESTER WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A TREND OF BROKEN WINDSHIELDS ON THIS MODEL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SUBARU NEEDS TO RESOLVE. THE FACTORY WINDSHIELD IS TOO WEAK.
Power train, Engine, Apr 10, 2019
AFTER FULL STOP ENGINE OR DRIVE TRAIN LOST POWER ON SHARP LEFT TURN.RESUMED POWER IN 2-3 SECONDS.ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND DID NOT REQUIRE RESTARTING.HAS OCCURED 5-7 TIMES.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Apr 3, 2019
THE VEHICLE'S EYESIGHT SYSTEM EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS. THIS HAPPENED OFTEN DURING FOGGY AND RAINING DAYS.
Engine, Mar 25, 2019
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WANTS TO STALL AND I HAVE TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL AND IT SLOWLY STARTS TO ACCELERATE. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND WILL CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT IN TO PINE BELT SUBARU IN LAKEWOOD, NJ FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE SOFTWARE NEEDS UPDATING AND THEY UPDATED IT. HOWEVER, IT'S STILL STALLING. THIS STALLING HAPPENS MANY TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS ON 03/22/2019.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 21, 2019
WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALL BY ITSELF A SECOND TIME. GOT INTO THE CAR, LOOKED UP, MASSIVE CRACK FROM THE TOP EDGE DOWN AND ACROSS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. FILED INSURANCE CLAIM, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH ANOTHER OEM SUBARU WINDSHIELD, HAD EYESIGHT SYSTEM CALIBRATED. CAR SAT AT DEALERSHIP UNDRIVEABLE FOR 4 MONTHS BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.
Visibility/wiper, Mar 21, 2019
GOT INTO VEHICLE, LOOKED UP AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD A MASSIVE CRACK FROM THE TOP EDGE DOWN AND ACROSS. NO IMPACT OF ANY SORT. FILED INSURANCE CLAIM AND TOOK TO SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT WITH OEM SUBARU WINDSHIELD AND CALIBRATION OF EYESIGHT SYSTEM.
Wheels, Mar 9, 2019
THREE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE STUDS SHEARED, PROPERLY HAND TORQUED PRIOR, TWO LUG NUTS WITH STUDS RETRIEVED IN DRIVEWAY, 20 DEG F. PULLING OUT OF GARAGE LH TURN, 3 MPH. FAILED AND REMAINING TWO STUDS RETAINED WHEN REPLACED. POSSIBLE NIL DUCTILITY TEMP. GOOGLE REVEALED OTHER RECENT. FAILURES