10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 297 miles
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At the time, time, car was not fully 2 years old.. its brand new.This is an addition to a post created a week ago. After the dealership offered to detail the interior of the car to solve the sulferic acid feeling I noticed that the flap above the driving wheel started to feel warm. This happened right in the morning in February. I'm not sure if I am feeling an electrical voltage, smelling the exhaust or there's still sulferic acid in the car. Every once in awhile I my hair smells like oil.. Whatever it is it makes your head feel heavy. My toddler feels something because during a drive he will say " hot". This puts our safety at risk if we are smelling the exhaust or feeling voltage while driving in the car. Sometimes it smells like fuel I the trunk of the car or acidic
- Rocklin, CA, USA
Ever since we purchased our Subaru, the RPM's seemed a little off and then at random times when I put it in reverse, it will just idle and I will slowly press on the accelerator and it will not engage in reverse and then random pop into gear and lunge backwards. It doesn't happen every time, but is scary when it does. This has been happening pretty much since we purchased
- Friday Harbor, WA, USA
When climbing shallow hills, car will buck and surge. Engine RPM seemed to stay constant. The transmission seemed to be unable to decide on which gear it should be in. No accident occurred, but surging made the car's performance unpredictable in traffic. Reported to dealer, who noted that this has happened to other cars in the past.
- Annapolis, MD, USA
Vehicle was stationary. Foot on brake in parking spot. Then vehicle accelerated on its own.
- Bronx, NY, USA
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving and approaching a stop, the vehicle independently accelerated and vibrated for approximately 3 seconds before returning to normal operation. There was no warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The contact called fox marquette Subaru located at 3825 us 41 West, marquette, mi 49855, where it was stated that the vehicle performed as designed. The contact was informed to bring the vehicle back in ten days if the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 500.
- Toivola, MI, USA
Vehicle vibrate starting at 50 mph and gets excessive at 65mph and up, while cruising in the highway. The vibration can be felt on the steering wheel and the driver seat seat.
- Fort Washington, MD, USA
- Virginia Beach, VA, USA