The key keeps getting stuck in the ignition after you turn the car off.
Windshield crack
Often i cannot initially remove the key from the ignition after i have put the transmission in park, after i have stopped the car and am ready to shut off the engine. i then have to move the automatic transmission to drive and then back to park at least one more time before the key will finally move to the far left and allow me to remove it and shut off the engine. this has started happening about 2 weeks ago (the car has 41k miles and most recently yesterday after parking it in my garage on level ground!
While parking the car in a parking lot going at 10 mph, the car suddenly accelerated at top speed went over a curb and hit a tree. the car then went in reverse at full speed in a circle approximately six times until the key could finally be removed. the brakes were working but would not stop the car.
Air conditioning is blowing ambient air. purchased august 1, 2016. has 47,900 miles and suddenly started blowing warm on july 3, 2019. i have read there is a known issue with the compressors in this model and have an appointment with my dealership july 18, 2019. the issue is independent of being stationary, moving, in gear, or parked. as a known problem i am hoping for a recall to fix the issue, but have not yet seen one in spite of numerous complaints filed.
I went to dealership because my air conditioning was not working and they said there was no freon and did sniffer and could not find a leak. they added freon then took it home on a friday and by monday it was blowing warm on drivers side and tepid on passenger side. i brought it back to dealership and in fact it was as i said in the beginning the compressor was broken. if i would have been after 36k i would have had to pay for it. also my siriusxm channels did not work and they had to update at dealership. again if not within 36 k i would have had to pay for repair. every person in waiting room have had similar repair issues within first two years. it was ridiculous when we compared notes. the warranty covered but it took time.
My wife tried to remove sd card so we could update maps via the internet. the sd card flew out of the dash, barely missing her face & is lost in the forester. 4 people searched for many hours. i created another micro-sd card from a copy of its data i save in 2017 to get updates. gps would not recognize the new micro-sd card with subaru's data. subaru maps are old >year later. my wife was almost injured when micro-sd card went missing, flying past her head. called to get replacement - >$400 & almost $500. this safety issue needs to be addressed. we now have no gps that costs $thousands with a forester package (only way to get gps). at a loss for old maps & now no micro-sd card to even use gps when their equipment lost it, not us. car was in garage & not started. gps has many flaws & people need to know garmin & nono gpss are better - passenger cannot make changes or set gps when car is driving (must pull off road & stop to do anything); maps are very old (subaru indicates they may be 9 months old while you only have limited time to update); gps directs you to wrong place & doesn't even guide you home when asked; cannot request directions to businesses, points of interest & etc like portable gpss; etc. safety concern is a real issue as a micro-sd card must never go flying by a persons face or even do more than release the sd card to remove it. subaru will gladly order a new sd car for the price mentioned even though their equipment lost it. poor company to trust to do the right thing.
Screen blacked out everything went off, no lights, no radio, no dash board vision. this happened 3 times before i took it to the dealer. i was told it was an electrical issues and electrical cables were replaced, however, just this week my vehicle, while waiting at a light, turned completely off. it was so scary, good thing there was no one else behind me. a few minutes later i was able to turn the car on and continue my journey. now, i do not feel safe when i use my vehicle.
Steering wheel completely locked, unable to turn on vehicle, wheel straight, took me many tries and lots of turning and banging before i was able to turn the key to start vehicle. also, on going problem with the bluetooth with late pick up connection. connection will start after one is half way into conversation making the purpose of having a bluetooth useless.
Accident 9/24/2017, 2017 subaru forester, 11,000. miles. driving slowly in a shopping parking lot, on a dry sunny morning, around 10 am, after pushing on the brakes my car accelerated. my car ran on it's own when turned off, then i put it in park, it lunged over a cement planter, on off and put in park, it hit a tree a few times before it stopped itself. there was bumper damage. geico my insurer advised me to take it to prestige auto, in mission viejo, ca the brakes and cause of car acceleration was not worked on, the insurance company acted unethically, they didn't care if i got into another accident, they withheld information and urged me to take the car. i had it towed to the dealership i bought it from, they checked and would not take responsibility, i contacted subaru of america, and i am waiting on them to inspect the manufacturer defect.
A/c failed during the guarantee of the car - faulty condenser - first time they add freon - then car blow hot air again - then they tried to put died and finally determine that condenser was the proble, after that it works fine . i want to point that customer service is well aware of the problems of each model but they expect the guarantee to expire ...
My air condition blows hot air in the summer. the air compressor is broken. it is amazing that the new car has this kind of problem. the design defects caused me the hot summer!
My 2017 subaru forester blows hot air from a/c. it is not acceptable for the new car like that. checked with repair shop, the air compressor is bad. i have suffered this in the hot summer. subaru needs recall this. this is the known issue for every subaru user.
When i put my key in to start it wont turn over it takes 3-5 minutes with working it to turn over. this a year old car and it does 3 times a month
We have a 2017 forester subaru 2.5i with 12,548 miles. the suv will randomly jerk, jump and has stalled in hwy & city traffic twice. other times it will hesitate and seem to shift out of gear for 30 or more seconds. it seems to occur within a couple of miles after driving. mostly after making a turn. also we can feel hesitations, transmission shifting when driving at speeds of 40 to 65 miles. this has been a minor problem the last four months until the suv stopped twice in traffic. until it stopped in traffic online research "problems with 2017 subaru" (please check this out) indicates this is a cvs transmission problem. numerous complaints verify that it is most likely a transmission glitch . i took the suv to the dealer's service dept. their tests did not indicate the problem. we drive our grandchildren to numerous activities. we will not do so as we do not want to risk their safety, having the car stop while driving in traffic could result in a serious accident. we no longer feel safe driving the car until this issue can be found. please look into this as it may put others in harms way.
Air conditioning lines/condenser is defective in 2017 forrester. firm should be conducting a recall, but has not. dealership indicated that this is known problem with this make and model.
On april 22, 2018, my 2017 forester with 22,000 miles on it stalled in the carpool lane of a busy la freeway (the 405 southbound near lax) at 4:20 p.m. traffic in the lane had come to a complete stop and when it picked up again, the engine stalled. i immediately called 911. chp arrived 20 minutes later and pushed me to the side of the road. a tow truck then towed my vehicle 47 miles to irvine subaru where the following day i was advised that their mechanics found nothing wrong with the car in spite of the loss of power which jeopardized my safety and that of my passenger. it should be mentioned that when this event occurred, my low fuel light had not alerted me to the fact that my fuel level was low; my on-board computer indicated i still had 80 miles until empty and the fuel gauge displayed one bar. in addition, i can state with 100% certainty that my tank was not empty as the tow truck driver was able to restart the engine and in fact drove it up on the flatbed of his truck when he loaded it there. as a result of this incident, i have lost faith in the safety of my vehicle and am leery of driving it long distances from home; a result that is unacceptable to me given that this vehicle is only a year-and-a-half old. the only photo i have is one of my vehicle loaded on the tow truck at the time of towing.
After backing up, i removed my foot from the brake, put the car in drive and lightly touched the accelerator (i was in a small parking lot). the accelerator left my foot and fully depressed by itself which caused an accident.
07/03/17 first oil change. several days after car hesitates upon acceleration. 07/14 car stalls while merging into roundabout. restart car & it runs ok. 07/15 car stalls multiple times while entering intersection. turn off eyesight & car runs. do not drive car for several days. bring car to dealer 07/20. 07/26 pick up car. no satisfactory resolution. stalling perhaps due to mouse's nest or an oil overfill. 08/02 car stalls multiple times while pulling into traffic. won't run with or without eyesight. car towed to dealer. problems reported to subaru main office. 08/14 car still at dealer with no resolution yet. unless a specific cause & fix to this problem is found i will not feel safe driving this car again. i have a word document with all the details but am unable to attach it to this form.
Pebble thrown to window and started as a lil chip and within trip home entire crack through windshield from top to bottom of glass. i was driving entire time of crack spreading!
Car stalls, mostly in intersections when we turn either left or right, mid-turn. also, the steering wheel, plastic, is dangerously-slippery, expecially during those stalls in heavy traffic when panic sets in.
When closing rear power lift gate, a stroller fell partly out of the trunk. i instinctively grabbed it, and the gate hit the back of my head and started to slam me into the car before i could pull my head out. the door did not stop closing. according to the subaru instruction manual, the rear gate can cause serious personal injury by entrapment. the door did not stop when encountering resistance (my head). the dealer says that i cannot change this to a manual control rear hatch without destroying the struts that hold the door up. i can close it manually as long as i remember to take the height control off with a button on the front dash every time i use the car outside the garage. when height control is on, which is the only way to stop the rear door before it opens fully and therefore must be used in our garage, you cannot close it manually. since it closes slowly (8 seconds -- long for closing a door), you have to be very aware of children's movements, which are often rapid, and suppress your own reactions if something starts to fall out. the door should stop readily if it encounters an object even as small as a finger or else it should be manual and you should be able to stop it at different heights when opening it manually.
While driving on the highway yesterday 2/9/17, the car was severely vibrating at the speed of about 60- 65. it was unbearable. my whole body was shaking and stuff on the passenger seat was almost falling down. fuel vs mileage gauage on digital screen was visibly shaking. steering wheel was so severely vibrating that my hands and arms remained shaking even after i arrived my destination. it was about 30minute drive on the higyway. i felt i was in vibrating massage chair all the way. it was snow day but the highway was perfectly cleared of snow. i was not speeding. i bought this car 8/6/17. it started giving me problem since september, first air conditional didn't work at 1000miles then i received a recall letter saying transmission fluid might not be filled enough on october. of course they found it wasn't filled enough when i brought it to the service. they sold defective car and called it great product.
Cvt transmission fluid was not filled with the specific amount from the factory. this is the second issue with this brand new car. first they didn't fill enough freon for ac so it started blowing off hot air at 1400miles a month after i bought. and at two months not enough transmission fluid. i'm worried what else they did not put enough or is thei quality checking good enough to put the cars like mine on the market
Driver side vents are blowing warm air when air conditioner is turned on. only 1400 miles on since i bought a brand new last month 8/6/16.
Since purchase the" radio/computer" hands-free phone communication system has not worked. hands-free phone communication is not possible. you can call from the car but the person on the other end cannot hear what is said. it was checked and it is not the microphone that is the problem. the entire system needs to be replaced. replacement system is not currently available from the manufacturer.