Subaru Forester

"replaced both valve cover gaskets at approximately 13,700 miles."

"The source of the problem with the oil leaks was a faulty valve seal. My Subaru dealer corrected the problem quickly. The repair was under warranty. No other problems since then. This problem occurred after 18 months of use"

"Spark plug gasket was penetrated when car was manufactured"

"The battery died on two occasions before the car was a year old. When explaining the problem to the manager of the dealership he said that the cars awaiting sale had to have their batteries recharged every three weeks or so if they had not been run during that time. It appears that there is a parasitic load in the electrical system. The dealership replaced the battery in my car but I don't think that solved the problem."

"Got replcement battery from AAA which failed so I had to have it towed to dealer to purchase their battery."

""The car sometimes auto locks itself when I don't want it to. The Auto window sometimes won't stay up when I push the button unless the car is in motion, then it will do as it is supposed to roll up or down authomatically.""

""It started in 2023 2 months after we purchased it. The AC was not working correctly. They dealership said they fixed it. They did not. We just used it with the reduced amount of cold air it blew. Then in June of 2024 it stopped working. We had to take it back to the dealership 3 times because they said they could not reproduce our issue. Finally we threaten the lemon law on them and they kept it till they reproduced our issue. It was a clinoid that was freezing up thus causing no cold air to come out. When not in use for a few hours, it thawed out and would work fine. It took them almost a month to figure it out. They replaced it and now it works great.""

"I could set the automatic temperature control and it would change all by itself and at times very quickly. There were times it would work fine for a couple weeks then drive you crazy for a week. I had to take a video before the service department would believe me. the service department put in a new control which worked fine for a few months but now it's acting up again."

"for no reason car turns ac temperature to lowest setting. Dealership unable to fix it. Just tells us to turn off monitoring system when this happens. It only happens during daylight hours"

"Drivers seat ripped prematurely after 27 months"

""Concerns the airbag on the front passenger seat. It does not go "On" when I attach the seat belt because, according to the Subaru technicians, I don't weigh enough! (I am a small-boned 100-lb woman.) I have to press hard upward on the inside roof to create enough pressure to turn on the airbag. This is a design flaw!""

""i have complained for 2 years to the dealership that there are problems with turning the wheel. all they do is send a strong man to drive it around the block and say "it's ok". it's not ok. i can't turn my wheel and neither can anyone else who drives my car. there have been power steering recalls on various Subaru models, including mine for 20 years. i have called main Subaru customer services, who told me to call handicap vehicle modifying companies. it would cost $15000 (yes, that's right) to make my steering wheel handicap accessible. i don't need that, i need my power steering fixed. i have to have someone drive me to any doctors appointments that i have, and they all complain about my car. so now i have to go back to the dealership AGAIN to try to get my power steering fixed. this visit, i will have printed off all recall data, all of my visits complaining about the steering, YouTube videos discussing Subaru Forester power steering problems, California lemon laws and the owner's manual pages that direct to take the car to the dealership if there is a problem with the power steering. i am elderly and tired of dealing with this. if they don't fix it, she's off to Carvana!""

"Oil leak detected upon routine service. Subaru dealer fixed it free, but it took most of a week. We coped; dealer was good."

"It start to chip after the first 6 months of ownership."

"Responding to a whirring noise I took my car to the dealer while still under warranty. They replaced the transmission."

"Brakes grabbing"

"Subaru replaced thermal control valve within the first 500 miles."

""2 spark plug seals failed, apparently not uncommon on 23s. This causes oil leak and damage to ignition coil, spark plugs were replaces/resealed and ignition coil was replaced""