Problems with 2003 Subaru Forester EQUIPMENT

Submission from constituent re defective crossbar. *smd the consumer stated he had to replace, the luggage rack, because the crossbar was bent and bowed. the first time, he used the crossbar was may 24, 2014. the plastic clamp that held the luggage rack to the top of the vehicle broke off while driving, which caused the load he was carrying to fall off on the interstate. fortunately, the wind blew everything toward the emergency shoulder. the vehicle, luggage rack crossbars and other personal belongings were severely damaged. *jb

Air bag light has been on for about a month. it went out once for a bit but has been on since. i had one service dept. say the problem was in the passenger side air bag sensor. ths subaru dealership said it was the air bag sensors under front seats.- caused by changing the position of the seats freqently and made the wires break. i have 88.000 miles on my car. i am the only driver so i do not change my seat position often. there was nothing noted at time of purchase about limiting change of seat position. this is actually rediculos. they stated it would cost $370 to fix and they had packet pars available and could easily replace them. they stated this is an uncommon problem - if so uncommon problem why did they have to come up with these replacement packets? i read they reengineered this part for the next year model. i did some checking and found serveral complaints from other owners of 2003 foresters with the same problem but not enought complaints to force a recall. . it is a definite "common" problem. in the end the dealership charged me $150 and replaced only one sensor which resolved the problem. i've read that such "safety parts" should be replaced at no cost? is this true? then i think i am owed a refund i am printing out a few of the same complaints and also the statement that this repair should cost nothing as it is a safety issue. could you please advise. *tr

Problems with fuses on the 2003 subaru forester. *mr the consumer noticed a blown fuse and that the control of her rear view mirrors were not working. the consumer also noticed while in the process of replacing fuse #4, the label and manual stated "2003 forester manual" a8070be/msa5m0304a-page 12-6) differed in amperage for not only the #4 but also #8 (abs solenoid). the consumer promptly changed the fuses to 20 amps each. the consumer was informed that the manual was wrong and that the label was right. the consumer promptly changed back to the 15 and 30 amp fuses. the consumer requested clarification in writing from subaru about the proper amperage and official notification to owners who have the same manual. *sc

Keyless entry remote became inoperative.*mr the consumer stated 80 to 90% of the time the keyless did not work. the system was replaced twice with an aftermarket system. the second system has only failed once. *jb *sc

A rock hit my windshield and within 5 min there was a crack across the entire bottomof the glass, radiating down into the heating element. $975. ne year later, another rock hit the windshield and another crack resulted in exactly the same position. is there a flaw in the subaru glass? i will have this one replaced with after market glass without the heating element. $632 . *ak