2014 Subaru Forester

WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR OR WHILE DRIVING, A NOTIFICATION APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY INDICATING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF. ALSO A LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH INDICATING THE SAME THING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE NOTIFICATIONS/LIGHT USUALLY STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN THE SEAT IS EMPTY. THE DEALER FOUND A STORED ODS SENSOR CODE BUT SINCE THE LIGHT WASN'T ON THE DAY I BROUGHT IT IN THEY WOULDN'T GO FURTHER WITH CORRECTING THE ISSUE. 2015-2018 FORESTERS CURRENTLY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE MY 2014 FORESTER TO BE AFFECTED BY THE SAME ISSUE.

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. SUBARU SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE IN A COLLISION DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAD MECHANISM. .SUBARU SERVICE SAID THE THE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NO RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT PREVIOUS SUBARU FORESTER MODELS FROM 2010 TO 2013 HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND A RECALL WAS MADE FOR THEM.

WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN JULY. IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER I ADDED NEARLY 1 QUART OF OIL. THE OIL LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN OCTOBER 15TH AND ASSUMING IT IS LOW ON OIL AGAIN. AFTER EXTENSIVE ON-LINE RESEARCH, IT SEEMS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROGRAM IS AN ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING OUT VEHICLE AMONG COUNTLESS OTHER MODEL YEARS AND OTHER MANFACTURER'S AS WELL. IT DID NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLES WAS TURNING, IN MOTION, IDLE OR DRIVING LOCATION, THE LOW OIL LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THE MIDDLE OF JULY ONCE THIS HAPPENED. SINCE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME, THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT. SINCE THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS APPEARS AND THEN DISAPPEARS, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE DEALER AND TIME WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT DECIDES TO RE-APPEAR. THE INDICATOR LIGHT RE-APPEARED AND WE SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT TO GET FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DIAGNOSTIC CONFIRMED THERE IS A BAD SWITCH UNDER THE SEAT. WE WERE ASKED IF WE HAVE AN I-PHONE AND CHARGE THE PHONE WHILE IT IS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. YES, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH AN ANDROID PHONE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THIS ITEM BUT RESULTED IN AN APPROX. $1,000.00 BILL. THEY MENTIONED THEY WOULD PAY APPROX. 90% OF THE COST. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CAR IS ON, TURING, IN MOTION CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING.

MY 2014 SUBARU FORESTER HAS RECENTLY STARTED HAVING WARNINGS ABOUT SRS. PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND THEREFORE THE AIRBAG IS 'OFF' EVEN IF SEAT IS OCCUPIED. BOTH FRONT SEATS ARE HEATED AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT LEAD TO A RECALL FOR 2015 SUBARU FORESTERS. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE 2014 MODELS. VERY UNSAFE AND COSTLY ($900-$1,200 ACCORDING TO OTHER COMPLAINTS) TO REPAIR THIS SENSOR IN ORDER TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OPERATIONAL. PASSENGER SEATBELT WARNING ALSO OCCASIONALLY COMES ON EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN SEAT.

MY STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS I WAS SLOWLY DRIVING IN THE LOT OF A SHEETZ GAS STATION AFTER JUST GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE (ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT 5 MPH IN THE GAS STATION LOT) THERE WAS NO INCITING INCIDENT. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT SO ONLY INJURY WAS A BURN AND BRUISE TO MY LEFT HAND. THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON AND OTHERWISE FUNCTIONAL.

MY AIRBAG SRS POPPED UP WHEN ON A ROAD TRIP AND SAID THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF SO I FREAKED OUT AS MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND THEN DRIVING BACK IT JUST TURNED OFF AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT SAID IT WAS ON. VERY WEIRD CALLED MY SUBARU AND CHARGED ME FOR THEM TO GO ON AND LOOK AND SAID IT WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO FIX BUT THEY REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE ISSUE WAS COMING FROM AND I WOULD BE OUT OF A CAR FOR A WEEK.

***SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED*** THIS WARNING HAS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5-6X'S NOW IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. EVERY OCCURRENCE THERE HAS BEEN A PASSENGER SEATED AND OCCURS IMMEDIATELY AS I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2015-2018 FORESTERS EQUIPPED WITH HEATED SEATS DUE TO AN AIRBAG SENSOR DEFECT. DETAILS OF THE RECALL ARE IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS ON MY 2014 FORESTER. IT'S THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAVING ISSUES AND MY PASSENGER SEAT IS HEATED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND OFTEN TRANSPORT MY MOTHER TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. WHEN THE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND $1200 TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE ON A VEHICLE 5-6YEARS OLD IS ABSURD. THE INVESTIGATION WHICH WAS DONE FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR RECALL WUM-98 NEEDS TO BE REVISITED AND I GUARANTEE IT WILL FIND THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL GROW.

WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING NORMALLY WITH A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT 2 DAYS AGO, THE RED AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND PASSENGER AIRBAG SIGN WENT TO "OFF". I TOOK IT TO THE SUBARU DEALER IN OLYMPIA, WA AND THEY CLAIMED THIS WAS CAUSED BY WATER DAMAGE (WE HAD NEVER SPILLED WATER IN THAT SEAT) AND THEY WANTED $2100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT ASSEMBLY. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED ELSEWHERE, BUT THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY, THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTED WORKING AGAIN. RIGHT NOW IT IS WORKING AGAIN. WHILE IT WAS NOT WORKING, IT DIDN'T MATTER WHETHER THE CAR WAS IN MOTION OR STOPPED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION IF A PASSENGER IS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THE AIRBAG BEING THERE IF NEEDED IN AN ACCIDENT.