10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
79,200 miles

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problem #5

Oct 252019

Forester

  • 235,000 miles
I was driving I was making a right hand turn from one road to another and I hit a slight bump and then the whole thing starts swaying only to find out that my rear subframe completely rotted out and detached itself from the car due to the rust and the breaking of the subframe in the rear

- Schuylkill Haven, PA, USA

problem #4

Mar 152019

Forester

  • 161,000 miles
The subframe completely fell off my car. This is my second Subaru is has happened to I had to scrap the first one. I didn't notice it till I came home, I checked it because it was driving funny.

- Rudyard, MI, USA

problem #3

May 292005

Forester 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
I was backing my 2002 Subaru Forester out of my driveway when it suddenly accelerated out of control, causing it to cross the road heading for my neighbors' house. Flooring the brake did not help but I managed to turn the car slightly, hitting a tree, where it came to a stop. This had happened to me twice before in this car, and once to another regular driver of this car. All incidents were when maneuvering slowly, but some were while in reverse and others while moving forward. In all the earlier incidents, we were somehow able to bring the car under control and to a stop before hitting anything. This has also happened to a friend who owns a 2002 Forester. None of us have ever had it happen in any other car, and we have all been driving regularly for 35 years.

- Croton-On-Hudson, NY, USA

problem #2

May 162005

Forester

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Subaru Forester has "surged" several times, during parking maneouvres.

- Leverett, MA, USA

problem #1

May 062002

Forester

  • miles
Subaru has not contacted us or let consumers know there is a problem with 2002 Foresters.

- Frisco, CO, USA