2009 SUBARU FORESTER Complaints

HEAD GASKETS FAIL AROUND 100,000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE.

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PARTS. NOW I AM UNABLE TO RENEW MY REGISTRATION.

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE ATTEMPTED THROUGH 3 SEPARATE SUBARU DEALERS TO COMPLETE MY AIR BAG RECALL COMPLETED. ONE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN THE PART, ANOTHER STATED IT WAS BACK ORDERED FOR MONTHS & WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN PART WAS AVAILABLE, ANOTHER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE 3-4D AYS & I WOULD BE W/O MY CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUBARU NATIONAL WITHOUT RESOLUTION OR SUPPORT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 1 YR FOR REPAIR WORK. THERE ONLY ADVISE IS NOT TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT. REALLY!! HOW ABOUT COMPLETEING THE NECESSSARY WORK?? PLEASE ADVISE

MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING HER 2009 SUBARU FORESTER ON A DAY WITH LIGHT RAIN. SHE STOPPED FOR A WHILE, AND WHEN SHE GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN, HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. SHE DROVE IT FOR A WHILE, AND STOPPED TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK IT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE HAVING TO DRIVE ON A RAINY NIGHT. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. I AM TOLD BY KIRBY SUBARU IN VENTURA, CA THAT THEY CAN NOT DO THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT UNTIL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!!!! IF THIS THING GOES OFF, IT CAN KILL SOMEBODY. THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM SUBARU SAYS TO GET THE VEHICLE IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TWICE TODAY AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR ACCELERATED HARD/RACED/LURCHED. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP. SCARY. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

TAKATA RECALL LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA TELLING ME THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE LOCAL DEALER (LANDERS MCLARTY SUBARU, HUNTSVILLE, AL) SAYS THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I THINK THAT LANDERS MCLARTY SUBARU IS NOT BEING TRUTHFUL WITH ME - THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID AS MANY AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS AS POSSIBLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION CONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT UPDATED 02/13/17.*JB THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/08/2017*JS

CAR WAS SHAKING DURING ACCLERATION, STREET N HIGHWAY, ESP LOW GEARS, LESS AFTER GETTING UP TO ~50 MPH. CV BOOT LEAKING. REPLACED AXLE. CAR STILL SHAKING WITH ACCELERATION. MGT HAVE TO TRY REPLACING OTHER FRT AXLE. ONLY 82000. JUST HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ALSO! I DON'T KNOW WHAT SYSTEM THAT CALLS UNDER ...TRANSMISSION WENT ABOUT 81000, JUNE ~8TH . I HAD COUPLE INCIDENCES OF CAR NOT ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING PEDAL. JUST THOUGHT I WAS MB IMAGINING IT. NEXT MORNING. NO FORWARD..ONLY REVERSE..=TRANSMISSION! IDK, IF TRANSMISSION BEING REBUILT AND REMOVAL OF AXLES COULD HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. SHORTY THEREAFTER..CAN'T REALLY SAY IF I'M SURE WHEN SHAKING BEGAN BUT I KNOW I SAID SOMETHING WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND AGAIN A WEEK LATER.. IDK, AS A GIRL,.EVERY WHERE I GO, GUYS KEEP SAYING,... "THAT'S NORMAL". I CAN SCAN DOCS IF NEEDED LATER FOR REPAIRS.MO ILE SITE DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO ADD SPEED OR MILEAGE BUT LISTED ABOVE..

GAS TANK CORRODED AND IS LEAKING GASOLINE. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD, IS REGULARLY WASHED AND STORED IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD AND HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT. ALTHOUGH OUT OF WARRANTY, SERIOUSNESS OF LEAKING GASOLINE WARRANTS A LOOK AT THESE TANKS, ARE THEY PROPERLY "RUST PROOFED"? TANK HANDS DOWN UNDER CAR, REAR SEAT AREA AND IS EXPOSED TO ROAD SALTS, WATER AND MUD.