10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,937 miles

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problem #63

Jun 162020

Forester

  • 22,000 miles
Windshield cracking.

- Gardnerville, NV, USA

problem #62

Jun 202019

Forester 4-cyl

  • 2,000 miles
In June 2019, 2 months after I purchased my 2019 Subaru Forester, a very small rock hit the bottom of my windshield and immediately cracked the windshield 6 inches, which is above the legal rock chip repair length. So I would have to repair the entire windshield. I was on the I-15 freeway diving 80 miles per hour, the legal speed limit.

- Provo, UT, USA

problem #61

Jun 132020

Forester

  • 18,848 miles
Purchased new Jan.9,1919.on June 13,2020 car was parked in our driveway, off with windows closed.my wife opened driver's side door to remove an item.when closing the door, the hatch back window shattered spontaneously.we were and are shocked.spoke with our salesmen who rejected our claim for damage.

- Crozier, VA, USA

problem #60

Jun 122020

Forester 4-cyl

  • 19,000 miles
Windshield is fragile. The window shield had rock chip in the first month I got the car. After 1 year, I got another rock chip that cracked it so bad, a hug line runs across the windshield. I had multiple cars before, this car is probably the most fragile glass I ever experience.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #59

Dec 042019

Forester

  • 7,385 miles
While driving on freeway at 55 mph I heard a loud popping noise and then discovered a large diagonal crack in my windshield. Took to Subaru deal who confirmed windshield needed replacing. Replacement and recalibration of "eyesight" guidance system performed by dealer

- Alamo, CA, USA

problem #58

May 072019

Forester

  • 1,223 miles
While driving on freeway at 55 mph heard a loud noise and discovered a large crack in my windshield. Took to Subaru dealer who diagnosed cracked windshield and had windshield replaced and "eyesight" guidance recalibrated at a substantial cost

- Alamo, CA, USA

problem #57

Apr 212020

Forester

  • 5,906 miles
Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. No rocks or pebbles struck the vehicle. Cracked on windshield appear when it was parked.

- Flushing, NY, USA

problem #56

Apr 042020

Forester

  • 12,000 miles
Second cracked windshield after only 12,000 miles. Pebble strike on freeway developed into huge crack in only a matter of minutes. I was driving speed limit and kept distance from car in front of me. Pickup truck passing on left must have kicked up pebble.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #55

Apr 042020

Forester

  • 18,000 miles
Purchased the vehicle brand new in DC of 2018. Since then it has had a series of electrical issues dating back to as early June of 2019. The air conditioner stopped working and I had to take the vehicle in to get serviced. My first red flag. Then the battery randomly died while waiting parked in December (temperature that day was above freezing). After that instance, I had several more dead battery issues with the vehicle. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago where again my battery died, I got the car jumped and the battery kept dying the next day. Recently had a new battery installed by the dealer (Tuesday) and again the battery died the next time I went to start the vehicle! the car also has other electrical issues regarding the start/stop feature. I've had instances where the vehicle has completely shut off and I had to manually restart it. The cruise control speed constantly varies. The car doesn't always recognize when I plug in my phone. It seems that any electrical components of the car simply don't work and are not reliable. Subaru should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this death trap of a vehicle on the road. I would never recommend a 2019 Subaru forrester to anyone looking to purchase a new vehicle. The car has been nothing but an expensive headache since the moment I purchased it. The irony of it all is that I traded in my old 2014 Subaru forrstor into the dealership because it had "electrical issues" according to the dealer and I was better off getting a new car. Me, being naive trusted their advice and drove off with this 2019 hunk of problems. I hope this message serves to any prospective buyer of any Subaru vehicle to do their own homework in regards to what they are purchasing.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #54

Mar 262020

Forester

  • 15,093 miles
In less then 18 months ive had to replace my front windshield 3 times due to cracks that go all the way across the windshield that I've gotten while driving on city freeways

- West Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #53

Mar 062020

Forester

  • miles
Front windshield cracked

- Lynnwood, WA, USA

problem #52

Oct 042019

Forester

  • 3,000 miles
Had the vehicle about 3 months and windshield developed crack in upper left corner of windshield. Vehicle was being driven on interstate but do not recall being hit with rock or debris.

- Frankford, WV, USA

problem #51

Jan 242020

Forester

  • miles
Windshield cracked- started cracking slowly haven't owned too long. January 2020

- Worcester, MA, USA

problem #50

Jan 252020

Forester

  • 16,000 miles
The windshield cracked on the passenger side for no reason. We found it in the morning when we went to go to the store.

- Cold Spring, KY, USA

problem #49

Nov 082019

Forester

  • 12,161 miles
We purchase a 2019 Subaru Forester on March 29, 2019. Since we purchased the vehicle we have had three separate incidents involving the vehicle's windshield. On April 3, 2019 a stone hit the windshield that required us to submit a claim to our insurance company for repair. In November 2019, we went into the garage and noticed a large crack in the center of the windshield which went from the bottom to top. There was no clear evidence as to how the crack occurred. Don't remember another stone hitting the windshield the crack just appeared. We had to replace the windshield and the dealer refused to cover under the vehicle warranty so we had to submit it to our insurance company. This year in January 2020 another stone struck the windshield and we had to submit a claim to our insurance for it to be fixed. Having owned several vehicles throughout our lives, we have never had this many problems with a windshield or to have a windshield replaced. We have noticed other individuals on the internet experiencing the same problems we are having with their Subaru windshields. Are the Subaru windshields defective? this needs to be investigated.

- Valparaiso, IN, USA

problem #48

Feb 202020

Forester

  • 10,000 miles
We have a 2019 Subaru Forester, problems have been with the eyesight slamming on the brakes for no reason, and turning on and off at random times. The major issue has been the slammed on brakes when the road ahead was clear, jarring me and passengers, my wife literally had whiplash and a headache from the extreme, unexpected braking. This has happened when a vehicle in from of us made a right turn, road ahead is clear, traveling the speed limit of 35 mph, sensors must be picking up the corner of the other vehicle as we approach, locking up the brakes, thinking it is still in front of us. Another incident, eyesight sensing an empty paper bag being blown across the highway, slamming on the brakes, this could have caused a rear end collision from a driver behind us if they were following to close, like is the norm in rush hour traffic. Another event, a dog ran across the freeway, eyesight never activated, I thought I had braked and cleared the dog, he kept running, no impact, found damage to front end upon inspection. Another issue unrelated to eyesight, the defroster blower motor does not respond to high setting when first turned to high to clear window fog, it takes 3 to 5 minutes before it ramps up to high speed. I have brought this to the attention of our salesperson and service department our Subaru dealership, maybe be a calibration issue, program issue with the eyesight sensors, they refused to document anything I shared and told me their is absolutely nothing wrong with the system without even looking at it. There is no more love in our Subaru, and no concern for safety at the dealership. I have spoken with other 2019 Subaru Forester owners experiencing the same eyesight issues. This has been happening since we leased the vehicle October 2018 to recently on 2/20/2020. I was informed to file this by the Ohio attorney general while filing a complaint with them.

- Willoughby Hills, OH, USA

problem #47

Feb 172020

Forester

  • 10,000 miles
The front windshield seemed to spontaneously crack while the car was in motion on an interstate highway. The crack began in the lower middle part of the windshield and spread upward about ten inches. I advised my Subaru dealer of the issued, and they referred me to safelite auto glass, where I replaced the windshield at my own expense.

- Bethesda, MD, USA

problem #46

Feb 242020

Forester

  • 21,000 miles
Windshield cracked

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #45

Sep 182019

Forester

  • 5,229 miles
Was merging to highway at about 35 mph, when suddenly heard something hitting windshield. Saw tiny dot on windshield and the making of the line on it that it cracked. Vehicle had under 6000 miles. Believe that windshield is defective. Went to dealer to have it replaced. No compensation from Subaru.

- Superior, CO, USA

problem #44

Jan 152020

Forester

  • 35,000 miles
Windshield cracked for no reason.

- Carmichael, CA, USA

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