2019 Subaru Forester

1. WHEN START THE VEHICLE COLD OR WARM, THE ENGINE IS LOUD AND HIGH RPM FOR 60 SECONDS. VEHICLE SHAKES 2. AFTER 60 SECONDS, THE RATTLE/KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE KICKS IN AND STAYS ON. THE NOISE OCCURS 90% OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES STARTING THE VEHICLE. 3. HUGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE WHEN STARTUP THE ENGINE. SMOKE GRADUALLY REDUCE 4. REAR TAIL GATE DOES NOT OPEN WHEN USING BUTTON ON REMOTE, BUTTON ON THE VEHICLE AND BUTTON RIGHT ON THE TAILGATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY FEATURES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH AND CHANGING LANES, THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE I GOT THE SAME ISSUES AS MANY OTHERS WITH MY FORESTER: DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, GOT SMALL ROCK HIT RIGHT CORNER OF MY WINDSHIELD. NOTHING HAPPENED THEN, NO CRACK, JUS TINY SPOT FROM THE ROCK. PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT INTO THE GARAGE AND DISCOVERED HUGE CRACK IN THE MORNING, ALL WAY FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE GLASS. I HAD MANY OTHER ROCKS, BIG AND NOT HIT ME BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. FOR 20 YEARS OF DRIVING MY WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED ONCE, JUST BECAUSE OF CHIP LOCATION (UNREPAIRED ZONE). THIS IS RIDICULOUS! SUBARU, TAKE AN ACTION ON THIS.

I PARKED MY 2019 SUBARU TOURING TRIM CAR IN MY COUSIN'S DRIVEWAY ON FRIDAY, NOV 29, 2019. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. I VISITED WITH HIM OVER LUNCH. I CAME BACK OUT TO THE CAR AT ABOUT 3:00PM AND ON SITTING IN MY DRIVER'S SEAT AND LOOKING OUT I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM THE GLASS EDGE UNDER THE TRIM, GOING UP ABOUT 7 INCHES AND THEN TURNING AND GOING OVER ABOUT 7 MORE INCHES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND. THEY INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND SAID THEY HAD DETERMINED IT WASN'T SOMETHING COVERED BY WARRANTY. WINDSHIELDS, PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND PROPERLY INSTALLED, DON'T JUST CRACK! INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD IS PART OF THE CRASH PROTECTION FOR THE VEHICLE SO THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DISGUSTED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).? *PM

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, TAPPED BRAKES AND ANTI LOCKS ACTIVATED, IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH EVERY WARNING LIGHT POSSIBLE ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE FIRST EXIT, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM START OF INCIDENT, INTO A PARKING LOT, DIRECTLY OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART THE CAR- IT WOULD CATCH AND THEN SHUT OFF. ENDED UP GETTING IT TOWED TO MY HOME DEALER. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. IT APPEARED TO BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE CARS SYSTEMS TO SHUT DOWN. PICTURES SHOW DASH LIT UP AND SCREEN SHOT OF 'MY SUBARU' APP WHICH INDICATED ONLY SOME OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, ALTHOUGH ALL LIGHTS WERE LIT.

OUR 2019 SUBARU FORESTER HAS HAD NUMEROUS WINDSHIELD CRACKS AND CHIPS AND CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST CHIP OCCURRED AT AROUND 2000 MILES AND SPLIT INTO A SIZABLE CRACK WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED FOR OVER $1000 AT 3330 MILES BUT HAD RECEIVED A COUPLE ADDITIONAL CHIPS PRIOR TO ITS REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONAL CHIP REPAIRS OCCURRED AT AT 5125 MILES AND 6460 MILES. ALL CHIPS/CRACKS OCCURRED FROM MINOR ROCK STRIKES THAT HAVEN'T/WOULDN'T CAUSE ISSUES IN OTHER VEHICLES. ALL ROCK STRIKES OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 55 MPH. DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO DENY ANY ISSUE AND CLAIMS WE JUST HAVE BAD LUCK. HAVING 4 CHIPS AND 1 CRACK ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS ROUGHLY 6500 MILES IS TOUGH TO BELIEVE IT IS JUST BAD LUCK HOWEVER...

PRIMARILY DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT COMFORTABLE. BACK PAIN STARTS ALREADY AFTER 30 MIN DRIVE, GET LEGS CRAMPS WHEN YOU STEP OUT OF THE CAR. SEAT CONFIGURATION DOES NOT ALLOW TO ADJUST IT FOR COMFORTABLE SEATING POSITION DUE TO POOR DESIGN. FORESTER 2019 HAS THE MOST ADJUSTABLE SEATS FROM ALL SUBARU LINE, BUT LOOKS LIKE WORSE CONFIGURATION OVERALL. ALL EXISTING ADJUSTMENTS STILL DO NOT ALLOW TO SEAT COMFORTABLY EVEN FOR A PRETTY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IF YOU TRY TO SUPPORT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE BACK, THEN UPPER PART IS NOT TOUCHING THE SEAT AND IN CASE OF REAR ACCIDENT INJURY CHANCES ARE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE. IF YOU ADJUST TO SUPPORT UPPER PART, THEN LOWER PART DOES NOT HAVE ANY SUPPORT AND BACK HURTS ALREADY AFTER 5-10 MIN DRIVE.