2019 SUBARU FORESTER Complaints

I WAS PARKING AT A BUSY SKI CENTER, CAR IN DRIVE AS I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO AN OPEN SPACE, CAR IN FIRST ROW OF VEHICLES FACING A SMALL ROAD. THE ROAD CONNECTS THE PARKING LOT WITH THE SKI SHOP . 5 MPH WOULD BE NORMAL SPEED ON THIS ROAD, WHERE PEDESTRIAN SKIERS WALK FROM THE LOT TO THE SKI SHOP. BEFORE I COULD STOP TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING CRAZILY, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. I WAS ABLE TO STEER ONTO THE ROAD, CAR ACCELERATING FASTER AND FASTER, NO BRAKES, NO CONTROL. THERE WAS A SMALL CAR DRIVING SLOWLY SOME DISTANCE AHEAD, AND I WAS GAINING ON IT FAST, A SPLIT SECOND AWAY FROM CRUSHING IT, SO I DELIBERATELY SWERVED INTO A SNOWBANK, HIT SOME TREES, AND THAT FINALLY STOPPED MY CAR. I WAS UNHURT. EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND PASSENGER DOOR DAMAGE FRONT AND BACK, AND ROOF RACK DAMAGE. POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE, CAR WAS TOWED BY FLATBED BACK TO THE DEALER. INSURANCE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WILL EXAMINE THE VEHICLE THOROUGHLY, WILL REMOVE THE "BLACK BOX" TO FIND WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS EXAMINATION MAY TAKE 4-6 WEEKS. SO FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. I CANNOT ESTIMATE WHAT SPEED THE CAR REACHED ON ITS OWN.

TPMS TIRE PRESSURES DO NOT APPEAR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE PRESSURES ARE IN THE COMPUTER, BUT NEVER APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER TPMS INDICATES A FUEL ECONOMY ISSUE, OR AN EMERGENCY. THE "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" DISPLAY SHOWS A LARGE BOX ON THE DISPLAY. THAT SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER AT EACH CORNER INDICATING THE TIRE PRESSURE, IN GREEN FOR OK, YELLOW FOR SLIGHTLY LOW, AND RED FOR EMERGENCY. THIS WOULD HELP THE DRIVER EVALUATE A TIRE PROBLEM AND DECIDE HOW TO DEAL WITH IT SAFELY. TPMS HAS LIT UP WHEN I'M IN THE LEFT LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DO I HAVE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ASAP, OR CAN I FILL THE TIRES WHEN I GET HOME? WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM, I DON'T KNOW. THIS COULD BE FIXED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE, NO HARDWARE CHANGES NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V856000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER LITHIA SUBARU OF FRESNO 5200 N BLACKSTONE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93710 (559) 540-7189 WAS CONTACTED IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND MY WIFE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM WORK. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, SHE HEARD WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS A LOW SCREECH. WHEN SHE LOOKED UP, A LINE WAS FORMING IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO ABOUT 10 INCHES ACROSS TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE HAVE HAD 4 MORE INSTANCES WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE CAR AND ANOTHER CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD IS THERE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 5 LINES OF CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM NO CONTACT.

BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT ON THERE OWN, DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY MEET THE 49 CFR 571.209 STANDARD FOR RETRACTION FORCE AND ARE MUCH WEAKER THEN LOANER SUBARU OUTBACK.

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OF ANY ROCKS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW FORESTER OFF OF THE CAR LOT, OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON AN EMPTY HIGHWAY, A 4 INCH HAIRLINE CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK ORIGINATED FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF THE GLASS. WHEN CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE $1,000 REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR INSURANCE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE ONLY 800 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY VEHICLE CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE CRACK BEGINS EXACTLY AT THE TOP DEAD CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDS STRAIGHT DOWNWARD AND IS APPROXIMATELY 16" LONG AT THIS POINT. THERE ARE NO ROCK CHIPS OR DAMAGE THAT CLEARLY LEAD THO THIS FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD WITH JUST OVER 10K MILES ON IT. I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA REGARDING THE ISSUE AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE.

I LEASED THIS CAR LATE MARCH 2019 AND FROM DAY ONE I SMELLED A GASOLINE LIKE ODOR WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR FOR THE FIRST 5 TO 10 MIN. I'VE HAD BMW FORN10 YEARS AND SUBARU IS NEW TO ME. I THOUGHT THE SMELL WAS NORMAL BECAUSE IT'S A 4WD. AT MY LAST VEHICLE SERVICE AT SUBARU I MENTIONED THE SMELL TO THEM. THEY ULTIMATELY DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR HAS A FAULTY EXHAUST. THEY SAID THE SMELL CAME FROM A PLASTIC BAG THAT THEY FOUND INSIDE THE HOOD OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, MY BROTHER IN LAW HAD OPENED THE HOOD 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL OF CAR BC OF A SOUND IT WAS MAKING AND THERE WAS NO PLASTIC BAG AT THAT TIME. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE EXHAUST REPLACED THIS SATURDAY BUT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS JUST IN CASE THERE ARE MORE CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.

FREQUENTLY THE REAR TAIL GATE WILL NOT OPEN. SOMETIMES I CAN CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THE BUTTON AND IT WILL RELEASE AND THEN I CAN MANUALLY LIFT IT. THEN I PRESS THE CLOSE BUTTON AND IT WILL CLOSE.