2015 Subaru Forester

I STARTED DRIVING AND FOUND THAT MY HILL HOLDER, MY VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL SYSTEM, MY ABS, MY SUBARU EYESIGHT AND MULTIPLE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALL LITE UP. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR I COULDN'T PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR. IT WAS STUCK IN PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A FEW MORE TRIES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR AND CONTINUED DRIVING WITH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES YESTERDAY AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

I HAVE A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER (LESS THAN 32K MILES) AND MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THIS LAST YEAR. THIS LAST TIME I WAS WITH A FRIEND AND WE PARKED ON A SOMEWHAT DARKER CITY STREET LATE AT NIGHT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO NOT WASTE GAS AND TALK. THE ONLY THING I REMEMBER DOING WAS TURNING ON THE UPPER CAR LIGHT FOR 60 SECONDS TO FIND MY FRIEND'S PHONE AND ADJUSTING THE DRIVER WINDOW WITH KEY IN ACCESSORY MODE I BELIEVE (ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING). WE DID NOT USE THE RADIO BECAUSE EMBARRASSINGLY, THE SAME FRIEND HAD WAITED WITH ME THE TIME BEFORE WHEN I PLAYED MY RADIO FOR 10 MINUTES ONE TIME. SO AGAIN, MY CAR DIDN'T START, AND SHE HAD TO WAIT WITH ME ONCE AGAIN 30-45 MINUTES UNTIL HELP CAME TO GIVE THE BATTERY A JUMP. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EITHER WHEN I SIT IN THE CAR WITH THE KEY OUT AND USE THE INTERNAL LIGHT (EVEN FOR ONLY 60 SECONDS LIKE THIS LAST TIME) OR IF KEYS ARE IN, LISTEN TO THE RADIO FOR A FEW MINUTES ONLY WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING. ANYTHING TURNED ON AFTER THE CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING SEEMS TO MESS WITH THE BATTERY AND I'M AFRAID IT WON'T START. THIS LAST TIME WHEN IT WOULDN'T START THE ENGINE, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVERS WINDOW DID NOT ROLL UP (EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER WINDOWS DID) AND THEN IT STARTED TO GRIND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT MULTIPLE TIMES, WAITING A LITTLE TIME IN BETWEEN BEFORE TRYING TO START IT ...THEN IT SEEMS TO SLOWLY DRAIN UNTIL NO LIGHTS AT ALL IN CAR. THE TOW COMPANY TESTED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT IS STILL GOOD, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT MENTIONED MAYBE IT'S NOT GETTING BOTH CELLS TO CHARGE EQUALLY OR HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH STARTER, NOT SURE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR, I REMEMBER DEALERSHIP MENTIONING THE ELECTRICAL AND NOT HOLDING THEM RESPONSIBLE (?) I THINK IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS, THEY NEED TO RECALL AND FIX, OR GIVE US A PORTABLE CAR JUMPER. SAD BECAUSE I LOVE MY SUV OTHERWISE. :(

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, THE HILL ASSIST BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHTS RANDOMLY DEPLOY. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 24 HOURS. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON SEEMS TO CLEAR THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT, NOW TWO TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT A REGULAR SPEED, THE BRAKING SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ITSELF, INCLUDING THE CVT ENGAGING INTO LOW SPEED AND FORCING THE CAR TO DRIVE ONLY AT 10-20 MPH. AS WELL, WHEN THIS OCCURS THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. OTHER READS SOUND LIKE A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR OR SENSING SYSTEM, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL MALFUNCTION AS ONE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. THEN WHEN TRYING TO GET TO SAFETY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO "RESET" AND BE FINE FOR A FEW MILES, ONLY TO EITHER GO TO THE ALL LIGHTS ON SYSTEM (ABS/HILL ASSIST/STABILITY CONTROL) OR GO INTO THE BRAKING/CVT ERROR AS WELL. WILL HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS ELECTRONIC IN NATURE AS THE DEFAULT FALL BACK IS NOT A MANUAL WORKING BRAKE SYSTEM BUT SEEMS TO BE A NON-WORKING BRAKE SYSTEM.

PROBLEM IS WITH THE SUBARU "EYESIGHT" SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUTTING ITSELF OFF MORE AND MORE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS UNTIL NOW, IT SHUTS DOWN THE SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY EVEN AT NIGHT.DAYTIME OR WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. THE LOCAL DEALER CHECKED IT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM THAT HE COULD SEE FOR IT.

WHEN I STOP MY CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE I CAN NOT OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR USING THE IN-DOOR SILVER DOOR LATCH. THE DOOR STAYS LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN EVEN WHEN I TRY TO UNLOCK IT USING THE UNLOCK ROCKER SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR ARM REST. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED AND OPENED WHEN I UNLOCK IT USING THE BLACK IN-DOOR LOCKING LATCH. THERE IS AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL OR SOFTWARE PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/16/17*LJ UPDATED 7/3/18*JB *TR

2015 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HESITATION/ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK SLIGHTLY AS SHE/HE ACCELERATED. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, OR WHEN SHE REMOVED HIS/HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN ABRUPTLY. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN HESITATE BEFORE REVVING UP. SUBARU INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A FIX. HOWEVER, WITHIN THREE TO FOUR WEEKS OF THE FIX, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THERE WAS AN ODD HESITATION AS IF THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD AT IDLE AFTER BRAKING. WHEN THE ACCELERATED WAS PRESSED, THERE WAS A DELAYED REACTION AND A LURCH. ALSO, SEVERAL LIGHTS INCLUDING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SOON AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS RETURNED. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON OCTOBER 31, 2014 AT A MARYLAND DEALER. THE FOLLOWING ARE DATES, MILES AND THE ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISED SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP. ALL ISSUES RELATED TO VEHICLE HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. NO SPECIFIC ROADS, VEHICLE MANEUVERING OR WEATHER CONDITION, CHANGED OR CAUSED THE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES. 12/09/14 6680 MILES, ISSUE WITH STEERING & ALIGNMENT 12/20/14 8524 MILES, ISSUE WITH STEERING & ALIGNMENT APRIL 2015 REPLACED BATTERY 06/20/15 41,700 MILES, ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 07/23/15 47672 MILES, ISSUE WITH DRIVEABILITY 08/26/15 53037 MILES, ISSUE WITH BODY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 08/2015 ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED 09/23/15 57923 MILES, ISSUES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & STOP LIGHT LAMP SWITCH 10/08/15 60428 MILES, ISSUE WITH POWER WINDOWS 12/03/15 68762 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUNE 2016 ISSUES WITH STARTING VEHICLE BEGINS, UNDETERMINED CAUSE JULY 2016 ISSUES BEGAN WITH HVAC BLOWER FAN INTERMITTENT FAILURE 09/25/16 110839 MILES, UNKNOWN A/T POSSIBLE FAILURE SUBARU OF AMERICA STILL HAS AN OPEN TICKET FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT STILL PLAGUE THE VEHICLE; INCLUDING POWER WINDOWS, HILL START ASSISTANT, LOW OIL PRESSURE, AUDIO SPEAKER, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, ABS, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHTS. DEALER HAS STATED THAT FAILURE CAN ONLY BE DUPLICATED WHEN AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CODE IS PRESENT. THUS THE REASON FOR OUTSTANDING ISSUES. FURTHERMORE, NOT ALL REPEATED ISSUES OR COMMUNICATIONS WITH DEALER ARE LISTED DUE TO LACK OF RECORDS.

OUR 2015 SUBARU FOREST WILL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING HAVE ALL OF IT WARNING LIGHTS COME ONE. EYESIGHT, HILL ASSIST, ABS, LANE DEPARTURE, ECT. IF YOU STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK THEN IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK UNLESS OVER RIDDEN. I CALLED IN TO SUBARU AND THEY SAID "2015 SUBARU FORESTER RIGHT? IT PROBABLY HAS A BAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OR BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR, WHICH MEANS YOUR BRAKES WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE TO SUBARU AS I HAVE SEEN MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE ON SUBARU BOARDS. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY 170 DOLLARS JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WHEN THEY CLEARLY KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY HAZARD, IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT, I OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE MY BRAKING.