2010 SUBARU FORESTER Complaints

DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS (TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT) ARE LIT BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WE ARE LEFT WITH NO TRACTION CONTROL OR CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO, IF SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS TO THE CAR, WE WILL NOT BE WARNED ABOUT IT SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I AM NOT ALONE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - JUST LOOK AT THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE ONLINE SUBARU FORUM. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THEN IT IS THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED IN A RECALL OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR THE 2010 SUBARU FORESTER.

I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE LEGAL ACTION THAT MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE TANAKA AIRBAG RECALL. HOWEVER, ON MY VIN SEARCH I DO NOT SEE THE NOTIFICATION FOR A RECALL AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN THE MAIL. PLEASE ADVISE.

"TAKATA RECALL" THIS LETTER IS A FOLLOW UP TO MY INITIAL COMPLAINT # 10983517 DATED 5/4/2017.AS OF TODAY,OCTOBER 16, MY 2010 SUBARU FORESTER HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. LOCAL SUBARU DEALERS INFORM ME I DO NOT HAVE A DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG;I FIND THIS SUSPECT. DO YOU HAVE A DATABASE THAT IDENTIFIES THE MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG AND IF NOT WHO HAS THAT DATABASE? I HAVE BEEN TOLD CONFLICTING INFO. FROM SUBARU CORPORATE AND LOCAL DEALERS THAT NO ONE SHOULD BE SEATING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO "NO WORRIES".I NEED TO KNOW DEFINITIVELY IF ANYONE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY CAR IS AT RISK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. VERY TRULY YOURS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS CONTACTED BY AN ATTORNEY REGARDING MY AIRBAGS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH PROBLEMS LEADING TO DEATH? HOWEVER MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR MY AIRBAG? I HAVE A CHILD AND DO NOT WANT TO PUT HER LIFE IN JEPRODY? WHAT SHOULD I DO?

MY 2010 SUBARU FORESTER HAS ONLY 71656 MILES AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE THIRD TIME. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR SET UP? I AM NOT A KID WITH A HEAVY FOOT ,I AM 71. I KNOW BRAKE SYSTEMS, BECAUSE I WAS AN AUTO REPAIRMAN BE FORE I RETIRED.

FAILURE OF WELDING POINT ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF SEAT. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. THIS HAPPENED WITH NORMAL USE OF THE CAR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.

PROBLEM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH ON CITY ROADS. ONCE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AND AGAIN WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME. FEARED I WOULD COLLIDE WITH CARS AHEAD OF ME, BUT EXTREMELY FIRM PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL AVOIDED THIS. ALSO HAVE CEL ON. CODE INDICATES MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4. THAT WAS DETERMINED AT THE SERVICE CENTER OF BURDICK'S DRIVERS VILLAGE IN CICERO, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT DRIVERS VILLAGE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO. HE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO ROMANO SUBARU, WHICH I DID. THE SERVICE CENTER AT ROMANO SUBARU REPLACED AN IGNITION COIL, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. ROMANO WANTED TO DROP THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND INSPECT THE ENGINE, BUT I DECLINED. SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. I HAVE ALSO SWITCHED TO TOP TIER FUEL, WHICH HASN'T HAD AN EFFECT. I LIKE MY FORESTER, BUT THE ISSUES WITH THE CEL AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION MAKE ME PONDER A TRADE. THE CAR IS A 2010, WITH 96,300 MILES.

WE NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUBARU AND WE WERE TOLD THE GAS TANK IS ROTTING AWAY AND THERE IS A HOLE AT THE SEAM OF THE TANK. VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD WITH 67,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR FLOOD DAMAGED AND WE ARE THE ORGINAL OWNER'S.

THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED AT THE FRONT OF THE SEAT ON EITHER SIDE. IT IS ONLY ATTACHED ON THE BACK SIDE. BOTH FRONT WELDS APPEAR TO BE BROKEN. IT DOES NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY WHEN USING POWER CONTROLS. IT SHIFTS WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DOES NOT SEEM SAFE AT ALL. THERE ARE NO LOOSE PARTS APPARENT IN THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT AWARE OF EXACTLY WHEN THE WELDS BROKE. IT OCCURRED AT AROUND 74,000 MILES.

THE WELDS ON THE BOTTOM FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION OR UNDER ABNORMAL STRESS. BOTTOM OF DRIVER SEAT IS NOT SECURELY FASTENED TO THE FRAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.