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Problems with 2017 Subaru Forester ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

On average, the 2017 Subaru Forester starts to “feel” problems with the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and its various aspects after 25 824 miles.

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on 2017 Subaru Forester

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. the contact stated while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to lithia subaru of fresno located at 5200 n blackstone ave, fresno, ca 93710 (559) 540-7189, where the technician was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 18,440.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. the contact stated that the key was stuck and failed to release from the ignition switch while in park. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to mastria subaru (1255 new state hwy, raynham, ma 02767) where it was diagnosed that there was a faulty shift plate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 65,900.*dt consumer stated problem has been resolved.*jb

On october 4, 2019 my car was parked and the passenger rear bumper was hit and damaged by a school bus. my car has been in the shop 4 times to get fixed and it is still not fixed. the bsd/rcta sensors are not working. the dealership has "fixed" this issue 4 times now and i am taking it back to the dealership for a 5th time.

Battery drains so that car won't start. after having a new battery installed, the battery is still so weak that the car will not start, and the electrical power is completely drained. even the clock has to be reset. this started around 35,000 miles. i stopped for gas after driving for an hour, and the car won't start without a jump.

Usually while driving, the passenger airbag sensor will turn off and put an error code out that says not on even with an adult in the seat. resetting the code can get it to go off but it returns. has turned off on its own before and come back. turning car off and on does not reset it. *dt *dt *as

The vehicle's eyesight system experienced multiple malfunctions. this happened often during foggy and raining days.

Driving in the freeway around 20-30mph, some traffic. on the way to dropping daughters off to school. on the freeway switched lanes then car lost power and decelerated on its own quickly from 20mph to about 1mph, pressing the didn't do anything. almost got hit by the rear driver behind me. managed to move to right lane. pressing the gas pedal did nothing, several lights on the dashboard appeared which included check engine light, traction control, oil light. turned off the car to find the number for towing about 15 minutes later turned on the car and this time pressing the gas pedal made the car go, dashboard lights still on. took the car directly to the dealership. dealer claimed it was a bad cell on the battery that caused the problem, and also reprogrammed the computer. bad cell on battery will not cause this to happen. dealer also failed to write the details of the incident. initial paperwork stated check engine light. advice dealer to properly document incident.

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.

On 9/29/18, 1:35 pm while in the process of parking the vehicle and initiating a turn to the right the car suddenly accelerated from idle to full throttle unintentionally and launched itself towards a 12' x 20' wood framed outbuilding on our property which has an attached deck. before the vehicle could be shut off it had jumped up onto the deck and smashed into and partially penetrated the front of the outbuilding. forward progress was halted when the rear portion of the car had become high centered on the edge of the deck. presently the car is still on the deck and partially in the building. the right rear wheel is i" off the ground. the left rear wheel dug itself 3" down into the gravel. - no one was injured during this accident. the car was occupied by only the driver. - the airbag did not deploy even though the car experienced two (2) significant impact events. 1st when it hit a temporary wood step and the edge of the deck (18" above grade) and 2nd when it struck the building. most of the bumper was torn off the car when it hit the deck and is now pinned under the car. the impact shifted the building approx. 3/8" on it's post & pier foundation. - this report was written & submitted on 10/1/18. - a wrecker is scheduled to extricate the car from the outbuilding on 10/2/18. - the driveway and parking area where this occurred is crushed rock/gravel. - the distance from where the car instantly accelerated to the edge of the deck was approximately 22 feet. the face of the outbuilding is 8 feet from the edge of the deck. the distance covered by the car during this accident was approx. 30 plus feet. - during this event an attempt was made to control/stop the car with extreme application of the foot brake and handbrake and ultimately the stop button. - it was a dry, sunny, early fall day in the west side of the cascade mountains in washington state.

Passenger air bag switches to "off" despite passenger sitting in seat. subaru dealership diagnosed faulty sensor, suspected cause being seat covers. removed seat cover, sensor is still faulty. air bag light switches to "off" at random times even when passenger is seated in seat. dealership agreed to replacing sensor but the part has been unavailable since sept. 2018 (6 months now). we keep being told "it's on order, can't say when it will arrive." vehicle is unsafe to drive as a result.

Vehicles battery has slow cranking power, since new currant miles are 47,800 today vehicles slow to start ,once started all engine warning lights illuminate and stay on and vehicle will not drive in forward or reverse, replaced battery with new and vehicle started normal and strong, put into drive and vehicle drove normal, put into reverse and again vehicle will not drive forward or reverses, vehicle in in dealership repair facilities at this time, problem unknown,

I have a total of electrical power lost for 7 times. 2 times while driving i experience all electrical lost while driving on the highway. i was able to pull over to the side and was able to jump started the car with a jumper battery 5 minutes later. other 5 times it happened when i try to start the car and i did not get any electrical power at all. i took the car to the dealer twice and they change/fix the car ground the first time that i lost electrical power. then they change the battery after 5 electrical power failures. i am about to bring it in for the 7th time for them to look at it. i am totally lost confident and no longer feel comfortable or feel safe driving my two boys on this car.

Cannot turn off distraction of a noisy stereo while gear selector is in reverse. i believe this is an intentional design feature that always happens.

I was merging on i-95 at 4pm and it was raining, i was accelerating into the traffic pattern in the right lane when suddenly the accelerator would not respond, the car panel went black,no lights or info showed. i coasted off to the side of the road,the car was in drive,ignition on. the emergency light wouldn't go on, nor the bluetooth or sos call line. i shut the car down and into park and waited a couple of minutes and restarted the engine without a problem. if i had been in the middle lane or no where to pull off it would have been catastrophic . i took it to the subaru dealer the next day and they couldn't find a problem. told me it was probably a glitch, you can't afford to have a glitch at 70 mph. i no longer feel safe in this car, especially when i have my grandkids in the car.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. while driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power without warning. the vehicle was able to restart itself after a few minutes. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to profile subaru (1323 nh-16, conway, nh 03818 (603) 447-3845), but the failure could not be duplicated. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 1,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. the contact stated that the control module screen reflected light onto her face while driving. the contact's vision was impaired. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 1,200.

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