Subaru Forester

"Just stopped working"

"AC compressor is very noisy and cooling is intermittent. This just started a few days ago and I haven't had it repaired yet."

"Failled Just few months after warranty"

"The air compressor and condendenser went out out and was covered by warranty. Then a year later went out and I had to pay over $1,000 to have it fixed."

"My ac began to stop last summer but always came back on. This summer it is doing the same thing, but not coming back on by itself. My local mechanic is replacing it because his estimate was $900 less than the Subaru dealership."

"A/C compressor failed at 84,000 miles and needs replacing."

"Of course the A/C failed when we were over 750 miles away from home, in August, during a heat wave. Ocracoke, the island we were staying on in NC had garages, but none did any A/C work! We had to wait ten days until we were near Buxton, NC to find a mechanic to replace the compressor. He didn't accept charge cards though, so I had to withdraw over $1000 from an ATM over the course of several days!"

"No A/C at beginning of this season. Compressor was locked up & had to be replaced."

"It had been a intermittent problem since the first year of owning it, but the dealership could never find the fault. After the warranty had expired, they were happy to fix the problem for $1,500. A stern letter resulted in a refund from Subaru."

"It failed and needed to be replaced. Replacement cost was $1500. I contacted Subaru and they agreed to pay for the repair."

"The A/C compressor belt broke as we were coming off the interstate--heard a loud screech and engine started smoking. Unfortunately could not get it back to local dealership until after hours, but they had it fixed within the day. I do wonder if this had been an issue that was building up--my significant other and I noticed that the cabin air conditioning fluctuated during a long road trip months before this happened, but after the trip it wasn't that much of an issue. I had also had multiple "multi-point inspections" with Subaru during regular maintenance in the interim, and the issue wasn't caught beforehand (so now I'm not quite sure what all the multi-point inspections entail...)."

"Compressor failed. It was replaced in one day under warranty. Problem solved."

"Caused the engine to lose power, especially when trying to accelerate"

"AC compressor seized after 6 years and about 51000 miles. Compressor was replaced."

"Contacted my service center when the AC was not properly cooling. Center inspected and informed me the compressor was "failing" and would need to be replaced."

"Cooling was weak last fall, completely dead this spring, dealer replace A/C compressor which fixed the problem. No leaks found, just a bad compressor."

"Compressor issue is causing A/C to randomly stop working and blow warm damp air while driving, even if temp is set to lowest setting. Problem is still ongoing."

"The AC compressor went on this car, about 12 months ago. This shouldn't have occurred on a 5 yr old car."

"A/C compressor failed and was replaced; A/C now works fine."

"Problem started in Summer of 2023. AC would work on start up and slowly decline. It would be blowing warm air within one hour of driving. It was diagnosed as a bad compressor. Had it replaced with after market part.It took two replacements to finally fix problem. Not a Subaru issue."

"A/C compressor is belt-driven, and the motor that the belt turns broke - seized up completely, got extremely hot. Couldn't drive car until it was replaced."

"COMPRESSOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED"

"Stopped working Had to replace air cinditioner"

"This spring the unit stopped cooling and had to be replaced."

"Made a loud noise on startup and failed to cool the air"

"The car could not cool down to a comfortable temperature. Put up with it for a month in the summer and had the unit replaced. Which solved the issue."

"it just all of a sudden stopped working 1 month ster the warrenty expired. it cost $1700to repair"

"AC quit working. Compressor clutch failed. Compressor had to be replaced."

"Compressor stopped working"

"The AC compressor went out. The car stopped blowing cold air with the AC on. There is a record of the compressors going out prematurely. Had the compressor replaced at the dealership."

"Not cooling as well, unsure why."

"It just stopped working, there where no indications that is was failing."

"I had no AC for 2 summers. The local repair shop added freon that restored the cool air, but not as cool as it was before.At the start of warm weather the same shop diagnosed the need of a new compressor, & ordered one that never came. A Spring tune-up @ a Subaru dealer diagnosed the need for a new compressor @ $1600. On drive home,no AC!!! On return visit dx. was Wrong dx of bad compressor, it really needed a new condenser!!! I had to pay $100 for some discount to get out of there. The AC was back."

"It just stopped working, just as the weather was warming up!"

"Our Forester is the basic model and the Heater system is poor; takes a good 30 minutes at highway speed to feel the warmth. But basic or not the heater should work better. I think that Subaru should not sale such basic vehicle. Subaru should be better than Basic. Nonetheless, I like the Subaru Forester. I am thinking on replacing the basic 2018 Forester and get a 2014 Premium Forester."

"It was basically the same issue as that previously described."

"Took on a long road trip. Next time driven it failed to cool car Blower worked. No cool air. Have not taken it to shop yet."

"Not sure how a low mileage, garaged vehicle loses it's compressor and condensor not even 4 years after purchase.. Expensive repair"

"I have an appt tomorrow at the dealer, this is their educated guess."

"Bushings went bad that caused the wheels to be out of alignment that caused the steering to vibrate"

"There was vibration in the steering wheel above 55 mph. The control arm bushings were replaced and it fixed the problem."

"Vibrations and noise started suddenly and occurred at every instance the car was driven at higher speeds which led to a shop visit and repair soon after the second or third occurrence."

"Front wheel control arms replaced due to bushings failure. This part was redesigned in later models and replacement part was new style, still cost $$$. Car would shudder and shake upon reaching freeway speed and then cruising. Started around 50000 miles, replacing control arms fixed it"

"Noted clunksound in R front wheel when going over a bump.(May,23) Taken to Subaru dealer had R inner control arm bushing replaced and wheel alignment doneearly June, 23."

"It seems to have a transmission problem. It stalls when starting the drive after a stop at a traffic line. There is an extension on warranty for this. Also had to replace the motor in the front window and there is a rear window with the same problem."

"Problem was found and repaired by mechanic during regular service interval. We had not noticed the problem when using the car prior to the repair."

"Front strut failure found during routine maintenance. Both struts replaced under extended warranty."

"At speeds of 60 & above major vibration occurs.."

"Happens at speed over 60."

"Vibration occurred when driving over 60 MPH and curving to the left. The same problem had occurred the previous year with curves to the right. This is a known issue for 2014 - 2018 Foresters and is fixed by replacing a bushing. It's an expensive repair, but was fortunately covered by the extended warranty."

"Bushings on both tie rods failed with low mileage"

"Wheel bearings on 1 wheel went bad around 70,000 miles and required replacement. Wheel bearings on 2nd wheel went bad around 75,000 miles and required replacement."

"Right wheel bearing broke six months ago at 52,000 miles. Fixed at local repair shop for $600."

"One wheel bearing worn to where it was making noise, replaced"

"Grinding noise while driving diagnosed as rear wheel bearings replacement required."

"March of 2024, noticed audible whine coming from rear. Left more than right, but both rear wheel bearings & hubs replaced."

"Noise in rear of car worse when coming to a stop. Didn't aect driving but strange sound became more consistent to where the mechanic could hear it. Had to replace wheel bearings on both rear wheels"

"Squealing heard. First one side, replaced wheel bearing assy. Some months later ... same issue with other side"

"Wheel bearing on one rear wheel got noisy. Replaced under extended warranty for $0"

"Subaru Dealer replaced left rear wheel bearings; 1200 miles later they went 'bad' again. Parts warranty paid for new parts, but labor of course was not covered...almost $2,000 total expense. :("

"Driver left wheel bearing had to be replaced"

"Rear wheel bearings failed at 80,000 miles."

"Both rear wheel bearing worn out. Noisy. These were replaced under extended warranty."

"The problem was brinelled bearings on both rear hubs. The noise was there when I purchased the car but didn't realize it until after the repair. The brinelling was the result of the lack of grease in the bearings which is a result of a defective design....no grease retainer."

"Replace both rear wheel bearings"

"The ball bearings in one wheel started to make a sound one day. The sound started around 35 mph and got louder the faster I went. Also, deceleration winding sound occurred"

"Wheel bearings seem to be a constant replacement item on Foresters. This is my third one and I can't remember a year going by without replacing at least one. The fact that I spend most of my miles on occasionally rough secondary roads might be a contributing factor."

"Right rear wheel bearing started getting noisy in May 2023, was replaced (not under warranty) June 2, 2023; 115857 km."

"Chronic problem with my car running loud. Kept complaining about it when I took it in. Finally was discovered to be the exhaust manifold. Started probably first year I got it, 2018. Problem identified and repaired 2024. The car still runs much louder than even my oldest 2010 colbalt. Disappointed. Not sure if the problem with the car or the repair center at the dealership. Had other problems that needed multiple repairs."

"There was a crack in the manifold which made it very noisy. It was covered by manufacture extended warranty. If it hadn't been covered it would have cost $4,500 to fix. It was within 1,000 miles of not being covered."

"Battery drain"

"Key wouldnt come out of ignition. July 2024 Subaru repaired gratis"

"windshield washer sensor 10 months ago gave false readings that it was empty"

"Some issue with the electronics causing severe battery drain"

"Sensor on auto gear selector faulty, not allowing key to start car. Fixed under extended warranty."

"Starlink system died - dealership said it was the "brain." Fortunately had extended warranty so replaced after deductible."

"warning light for windshield washer fluid came on, had to pay to have reservoir with sensor replaced."

"A small part in the gear shifter failed, but it was covered under warranty, and fixed quickly."

"Original battery had to be replaced at 48,000 miles"

"One signal light not reliable. Dealer said "only stuck""

"Front wind shield shatters easily We have experienced 2 incidences of glass breakage due to highway gravel 1/12 years apart. Never happened with previously owned 4 Subarus over 35 years. We have at least one major road trip (1800 miles+) a year. Wondering if the current windshields have been changed and are not as durable as in previous models."

"Front suspension links failed. Loud noise and required mechanic to fix"

"Rear wheel bearing"

"Wheel bearing went bad"

"The top coat is flaking off across the back of the vehicle,"

"CV axle joint replaced recently"

"The exhaust pipes had to be replaced."