We have classified the 1 complaints from 2017 Subaru Forester about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
Involved in a car accident that was where the subaru was t-boned on the passenger side, resulting in extensive damage. both front and rear door and all paneling on the passenger side had to be replaced. the side airbags failed to deploy upon impact. my vehicle was moving at 40mph and the vehicle that hit me was going 20-30mph and accelerating. *dt *tr
Bought new forester in may 2017. windshield cracked @ july 2017. replacement cracked october 2017. subaru denied coverage both times. first windshield i was moving on highway but unaware of being struck by anything. it was nearly 100 degrees outside and ac was on nice 68 degrees. second windshield appeared to crack while parked in garage. second windshield leaked. crack is near where leak was "fixed."
On march 1, 2017 i was stopped at an intersection. after proceeding straight through the intersection and reaching a speed of approximately 10-15 mph i heard an alert in my car, and simultaneously heard cars behind me sounding their horns. i quickly looked up into the rear view mirror and saw that the tailgate of my car had opened without warning while i was in motion, causing my dog to fall out of the back. this occurred after traveling for approximately 6-8 miles without ever receiving a dashboard alert that the tailgate was open. there have been electronic issues with the car since i purchased it new. sometimes the car won't recognize the key fob and the doors won't unlock, or the car won't start and i get an alert that there is no key detected (when it is in the cup holder mere inches from the push-button ignition start.) twice the fasten seat belt alert has lighted and chimed, when the driver has the seat-belt fastened and there are no other passengers in the car. oftentimes the tailgate won't open with the key fob or by utilizing the outside button - on this particular day it took me several minutes of fussing with all the controls before i could get the tailgate to open at all. this was the first time the tailgate opened on its own. the only other thing that i recall about what happened that day is that as i was going through the intersection my right front wheel dipped into a pothole with a significant jarring.
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.