Subaru Forester

"Normal wear on left front sway bar bushings after 209000 kilometres"

"Control arm bushings needed to be replaced because they were cracked."

"Lower front control arm bushings were badly cracked. The technician who inspected the vehicle in August of 2023 informed me that I would need to have them replaced prior to the next annual inspection (Pennsylvania requirement).I decided to replace the lower front control arms (with bushings and ball joints) and strut assemblies myself. I replaced those items in January of 2024, then had an alignment done. Surprisingly, the car still makes a subtle rattle sort of noise when I turn the steering wheel. Even the Subaru technician that looked at the vehicle doesn't know what the noise is."

"The lower control arms needed to be replaced. The car felt unstable while driving it."

"Shocks rusted out and needed to be replaced when springs were replaced."

"Rear struts leaking causing bouncy and noisy ride suspension. Repaired satisfactorily by the dealer."

"Rear struts. Heard a clinking noise going over bumps"

"Thumping noise when going over potholes, etc. This continued for 4 or 5 months because repair shop could not determine the cause. Finally replaced both rear struts and mounts, and that resolved the issue."

"Oner of the back springs completely failed. These had been recalled because of change in steel used was inferior."

"I think the right front control arm was replaced."

"High speed vibration late October 2023. Experienced whenever went over 60MPH during 2-days driving home from CA to Flagstaff. Resolved same day we took it in to Subaru dealership"

"noise in rear left tire; took to dealer, they diagnosed and repaired"

"The wheel bearing/hub assembly got noisy and had to be replaced. Then a few months later the other side had to be replaced."

"Car started vibrating on some turns about 2 months prior to getting wheelbearings repaired"

"right rear making loud sound at 100000 miles"

"Wasnt driven till wheel bearing was fixed"

"The Subaru has developed a hard vibration after out of town trips (warmed up) when turning sharply at slow speed. In the last 2 months I have replaced both front and rear wheel bearings and the front axles. The vibration is still evident. ($3,500.00)"

"Subaru dealer said rear wheel bearings are pretty much a wear item with Subarus and both of our Subarus needed them around 100k miles."

"I started hearing rumble from the rear, turns out rear bearings going, mechanic couldnt loosen so he had to cut them off, was a few hundred dollars"

"Wheel bearings were noisy and all four were replaced before they could fail. The Forester is driven in some harsh conditions including very long and steep mountain driveways. I use the X- mode to descend these driveways. Theres also times when I have to ford creeks up to 18 inches deep."

"normal wear on right rear wheel bearings after 209000 kilometres"

"Last Fall while in for routine maintenance, the mechanic advised replacing the right rear wheel bearing."

"My Forester sounded like there was an airplane chasing it. It needed both rear wheel bearings replaced. Although it didn't literally prevent me from driving the car, the mechanic said it was extremely dangerous to drive without getting it replaced because the wheel could seize and be catastrophic so I didn't really have a choice to drive away without getting it fixed."

"Heard a clicking sound when car was in motion plus the gas mileage was lower than normal"

"Replacement"

"1 rear wheel bearing was getting noisy over several years. Finally decided it was noisy enough to replace."

"AC was not blowing cold enough (I live in Phoenix, AZ). Dealer replaced component."

"Making noise and leaking prematurely"

"failure to fix problem by subaru after four tries."

"The air conditioning totally failed requiring replacement of compressor and evaporator and replacing the refrigerant"

"The A/C had to be recharged"

"It wasn't cooling as much, I thought it just needed recharged. And it was just a few months past the extended warranty. But that was my fault because it wasn't cooling as well for a while, but I kept putting it off."

"Replacement needed."

"My wife's car. She says that the AC does not cool as she would like it."

"Last summer ac wasnt getting cold, mechanic replaced condenser (I think it was condenser!) still doesnt feel real cold! Its going back!"

"Stopped blowing cool air; this was summertime 2023. Condenser had a crack and needed to be replaced. Dealer diagnosed and ordered part (1st visit to dealer); part arrived, dropped off car for service and got a loaner (2nd visit), picked up car and returned loaner (3rd visit). AC has worked fine since."

"About the same time that cooling performance decreased, the air that was blowing started smelling like moldy dirty socks. I took it to the dealer and found both the evaporator and condenser needed to be replaced. I was quite upset because the complimentary inspection U get every six months always indicated there was no problem with the cooling system. They explained this was not a check of the AC that would have disclosed these problems. They did, however give me a substantial discount on the repair, given I had followed manufacturer mtce suggestions exactly and had brought it to the dealership every six months since buying the vehicle nine years ago."

"I ignor most of that stuff."

"Refrigerant leak drained system"

"Evaporator had a leak"

"The AC starts out blowing cool air but then after awhile it blows hot. Tried to have it repaired but the problem wasn't fix. Still in the process of having it fixed."

"Evaporator leaked, and was replaced"

"Air blowing warm air.Subaru service advisor said it would cost me $129 to check what was wrong but they would credit me back if I had it repaired there.The problem was behind the There Was a leak in the system.Service advisor mentioned I might want to call Subaru customer service because of my low mileage.The bill was going to be $1400 to repair.I called customer service and they said even though the car was 7 years old with low mileage they would pay $1000 towards the bill. Great service and company to deal with."

"All refrigerant leaked out; car wouldn't accept new refrigerant or stop-leak. Dealer's cost to diagnose the problem was $170, and over $600 to fix it. Car shouldn't have had this problem at current mileage. Problem is not fixed."

"It's not a problem with the display, but rather the touch screen does not work. This makes it hard to change between audio inputs such as radio, cd, and flash drive, and between radio stations. The Subaru garage said it would cost $3000 to fix it. Not worth it, but annoying."

"The screen of the infotainment system often either freezes up or cycles though settings as though it has a mind of its own. It seems to happen more when the car is hot from sitting in the sun."

"Radio/camera unit had to be replaced."

"It was less expensive to buy a new radio/entertainment unit than to replace the screen"

"A little over a year ago, the display/radio (Subaru calls it the head-unit) would occasionally reboot or remain blank and unresponsive anytime the car was started. The other times it would function normally. Over the past 8+ months, the head-unit began to reboot or remain blank and unresponsive more often. About 5 months ago the head-unit began to reboot or remain blank and unresponsive 14 out of 15 times the car was started. The other 1 of 15 times it turned on immediately and 'normally'. In all cases, if the head-unit became active or if it remained blank/unresponsive, it would remain in that state for the duration of the time the car remained 'on'. Turning off the car and removing the key, whether for 30 seconds or 30 hours, and then starting it is no guarantee the state of the head-unit will improve. If the head-unit is blank/unresponsive, the two USB ports in the car are also unresponsive and will not even charge a device. However, the display on the head-unit will always show the image from the backup camera whether or not the head-unit is functioning. If the head-unit is blank and unresponsive, the display will only show the backup image, and not the red & yellow marker lines that are projected onto the display. The issue with the head-unit remains unresolved. I have researched others findings/actions on internet sites, but I have not yet taken the car to a Subaru dealer."

"The infotainment screen froze. I found an auto radio shop that replaced the AVN head."

"Touch screen quit working. Cannot change radio stations or change anything it controls."

"Battery dies if interior lights are on automatic"

"I live in Arizona and when the temperature gets over 103 (which is often in the summer) the screen unit starts to go haywire and beep or stop working or work erratically. I think I might be able to continue driving but the continual beeping and changing and flickering display is quite a distraction. I've had it replaced twice with a used unit, because it's quite expensive to get a new one, and both times new problems emerged. I am planning to take it to the dealer to have another try before the weather gets too hot"

"Onboard microphone stopped working."

"No sound, dont know what is cause due to price to have checked/repaired."

"The GPS, phone interface and radio all had intermittent episodes of refusal to function correctly. I purchased a used module but it had problems also. As of now, all seems to be working. Maybe just a loose connection that was fixed when I reinstalled the original module as I looked for another replacement. Shelved for now."

"Radio comes on by itself and cannot be turned off. When it comes on, it turns on to Sirius XM with an advertisement to purchase. I do not subscribe to Sirius XM."

"No sound at all and unable to use hands-free calling etc, no radio"