Consumer's vehicle collided with another vehicle head-on and front air bags didn't deploy. consumer was going 35mph. consumer had no idea if subaru dealer will inspect vehicle.*ak consumer listed there were 3 injuries and 3 fatalities, however did not specifically mention in the statement of any deaths. *slc
I had a side impact on the driver's side that crushed the driver and passenger doors and blew out the driver's window. the impact nearly caused the vehicle to roll over and again the side air bag did not deploy. i was slightly injured but there were serious injuries in the other vehicles involved. i am concerned this may be a defect in the sensor system. the driver's door was crushed all the way in to the seat.
I own a 2008 subaru forester 2.5x, vin. [xxx], which was purchased new at brown's subaru, 960 hilton heights road, charlottesville, va. all factory recommended maintenance schedules were meticulously upheld. vehicle malfunctions experienced during accident: 1. rapid rpm surge without operator activation from idle to approximately 5,000+ rpms 2. rapid uncontrollable vehicle acceleration, plowing the vehicle through multiple load-bearing structures 3. failure of deployment of driver and passenger airbags after multiple heavy impacts, last of which an extremely hard impact which completely stopped and disabled vehicle, resulting in injuries to the driver and passenger. ...
Overall the worst problem with Subaru Forester relates to AIR BAGS problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Forester years that are prone to issues with these components.