2009 SUBARU FORESTER Complaints

THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP IN FORESTER/WRX AND OTHER SUBARU, TURBO MODELS ACCUMULATES MOISTURE, AS A RESULT OF WHICH, IN MANY VEHICLES THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE WITH ENGINE MALFUNCTION CODES P2444, P2444B, P0410, P2440 AND OTHER SUCH CODES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING AND AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF SUBARU TURBO MODELS WHICH REQUIRES EXPENSIVE FIX (UPTO $1500) AND WITHOUT WHICH, THE AFOREMENTIONED SUBARU VEHICLES WILL NOT PASS EMISSION CONTROLS. MOST OWNERS ARE FORCED TO RESORT TO WORK AROUNDS SUCH AS GETTING RID OF THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM ALTOGETHER, BUT THIS INCREASES EMISSIONS ABOVE EPA NORMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR FROM A PARKED POSITION ON A FAIRLY LEVEL DRIVEWAY(SLIGHT UPGRADE), IN ORDER TO BRING IT INTO MY GARAGE--APPROXIMATE DISTANCE 20 FEET. STARTED ENGINE AND WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL WHICH IS REQUIRED, I ENGAGED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE ROARED, RPMS SOARED, AND WITH MY FOOT STILL FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR RAN THROUGH THE GARAGE, CRASHED INTO MY ATV, WHICH WAS PARKED PARALLEL TO BACK WALL OF GARAGE. THE CAR HIT THE ATV WITH SUCH FORCE, THAT THE REAR WHEEL OF THE ATV WAS PROPELLED OVER A 6" POURED CONCRETE FOOTER AND THE THROUGH REAR WALL OF MY ATTACHED FRAMED AND DRYWALLED GARAGE(GROUND LEVEL). WHEN THE SECOND REAR WHEEL OF THE ATV BECAME PINNED AGAINST THE SAME FOOTER AND WOULD NOT LEAP IT, APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF THE REAR WALL DEBRIS FIELD, I WAS ABLE TO THROW THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURN IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE VEHICLE AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO CHECK FLOOR MAT POSITIONING--- NOT A PROBLEM. RESULTS OF THE CRASH SO FAR IS THAT I HAVE A CRUMPLED FRONT END OF THE FORESTER AND THE HOOD WON'T CLOSE FIRMLY. I HAVE AN ATV THAT MAY HAVE A BENT REAR AXLE, RUINED WHEEL(S), DENTED PLASTIC PARTS, AND POSSIBLY THE FRAME OF THE ATV. THERE IS A PLOW ATTACHMENT WHICH WILL ALSO NEED TO BE CHECKED ON THE ATV. THE GARAGE REAR WALL HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT, AND NOW SITS ABOUT THREE FEET INTO THE BACKYARD. ALL THESE ITEMS ARE CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT BY INSURANCE ADJUSTERS AND CONTRACTORS, SO I AM UNABLE TO GIVE FINAL COST OF DAMAGES. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE AND DOG WERE NOT NEAR THE ATV OR BEHIND THE EXTERIOR WALL WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES, I'M SURE. I CALLED THE NHTSA TOLL-FREE # YESTERDAY, LEFT MESSAGE, BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK. THUS, THIS REPORT IS 1 DAY LATER. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

GETTING INTO MY CAR I HEARD A CRACK AND FELT THE DRIVER'S SEAT START TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS THE FRAME OF THE SEAT OR JUST A SPRING/SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT. ANY UP/DOWN ADJUSTMENT VIA THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS HAS UNEQUAL RESULTS BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

AT APPROX 40 MPH, ON WET ROAD (NO STANDING WATER) VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN SWERVING UNCONTROLLABLY ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE WITH STEERING MANEUVERS. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE INCIDENT, DRIVER COULD FEEL TRACTION LOSS IN REAR TIRES. REAR OF VEHICLE SLID TO RIGHT THAN TO LEFT AND CONTINUED FISHTAILING UNTIL VEHICLE REGAINED TRACTION. DRIVER WAS SAFELY ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

CAR HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH OIL SINCE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL WAS DONE IN FALL OF 2013. FIRST NOTICED AROUND FEBRUARY OF 2014 WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NO OIL IN ENGINE. I COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. I KEPT COMPLAINING ON MY OIL CHANGE OR OTHER APPOINTMENTS BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CAR WAS GOING THROUGH 2-3 COURTS EVERY 2-3 MONTHS, WITH "BURN" TIME GETTING CLOSER TOGETHER - EVENTUALLY CHECKED OIL EVERY 3 WEEKS BY SUMMER AND EVERY WEEK BY OCTOBER. WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN I EVENTUALLY BYPASSED THE DEALER AFTER NO SOLUTION AND COMPLAINED TO SUBARU. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A DEALER WILLING TO TAKE THE CAR (SO DID SUBARU). FEELING IT WAS A DEALER WORKMANSHIP ISSUE I PAID FOR THE WORK AND SUBARU REIMBURSED ME TO REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS IN DECEMBER 2014 - STATING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTTEE SO THAT IS HOW IT HAS TO BE DONE. THE OTHER DAY (FEBRUARY 6, 2015) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND NO OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE - THIS IS 2 MONTHS AFTER WORK DONE. THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE THE BEGINNING AND I FEEL AS A FIRST YEAR REDESIGNED MODEL IT IS A SUBARU DEFECT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 3 TIMES IN A SHORT SPAN - FEW YEARS (3 MAYBE). IT HAS NEVER HAD GOOD PICK-UP AND SINCE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL WAS DONE THE GAS MILEAGE DROPPED - WAS 22/28 NOW 19/23. THE DEALER WHO REPLACED HEAD GASKETS MADE A NOTATION ON MY BILL (WITHOUT TELLING ME DIRECTLY) THAT THE SWAY BARS NEED ATTENTION. MY BROTHER HAS A 2007 FORESTER AND HAS HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE ITEMS AS WELL WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I NEEDS A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO EARN A LIVING. *JS

WHY CAN'T THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GET ALL CAR MANUFACTURES, USING "TAKATA AIRBAGS" TO RECALL ALL OF THEIR MODELS TO AT LEAST CHECK FOR PROBLEMS? LIMITING THE RECALL TO SPECIFIC "HUMID STATES" IS STUPID AS PEOPLE TRAVEL FROM A "GOOD STATE" TO A "HUMID STATE', ON THE LIST! SO FAR SUBARU DOES NOT LIST THE 2009 FORESTER AS A MODEL WITH PROBLEMS! I ONLY SHOWED AN ACCIDENT, DATE, & AIR BAGS, BECAUSE IT WAS A REQUIRED FIELD; NO ACCIDENT OR PROBLEMS WITH OUR "FORESTER"! *TR

I HAVE A SUBARU 2009 THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAY WITH AROUND 25000 MILES UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY . VIN [XXX] . AND THIS AS HAPPENED TE TIMES SO FAR . WHILE DRIVING OR JUST STARTING OF THE CAR SHAKES VERY HARD , AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THE CHECK ENGINE AD CRUISE CONTROL AND AS THE CAR TRIES TO SHIFT THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES . THEN AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT LOSES POWER ALMOST AS IF IT IS STALLING OUT . IT DID THIS TO ME ON INTERSTATE 85 AT 65 MPH AND I BARELY MISSED A TRUCK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP TWICE AND TAKEN IT IN ONCE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG ? NOW THAT I ALMOST WRECKED LAST NIGHT I AM CONTACTING YOU . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS GOING AROUND A CUP-DE-SAC TO STOP TO A HAVE MY PASSENGER EXIT THE CAR TO HER HOUSE, I HEARD ENGINE REV AND PUSH FORWARD INTO HER HOLLOW TILE WALL, GARDEN AND DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF HER PROPERTY AND STOP ON THE WALL BEFORE I THOUGHT OF TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

2009 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL AND OTHER REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DRIVE SHAFT AND FRONT SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ON A VEHICLE WITH 70,000 MILES. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED. *JB