Subaru Forester Complaints (1999)

131 consumer complaints on file.

#10013718March 31, 2003
TIRES
VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER L. WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND ROAD WAS SMOOTH (NO POTHOLES). HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A STOP AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I OBSERVED THAT MY TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. IT WAS JUST FLAT. TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 P20570R15. THE TIRE IS APPROXIMATELY. 5 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY. 9K ON IT. *NLM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005806February 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
99 SUBARU FORESTER L AFTER 50,000 MILES REAR AXLE BEARINGS AND HUB BROKE. STEERING ON CORNERS WAS AFFECTED.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003180January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
ESPECIALLY DURING COLD OR DAMP WEATHER MY 1999 SUBARU FORESTER'S CLUTCH SHUDDERS STRONGLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN STARTING IN FIRST GEAR AND IN THE UPSHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. IT ALSO OCCASIONALLY OCURRS IN THE UPSHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. IT DOES NOT OCURR ON THE DOWNSHIFTS. THIS PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS SINCE 1969 AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFORE 100,000 MILES, AND ON MY 1986 HONDA ACCORD I SOLD IT AT 260,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. I DID NOT REPLACE THE CLUTCH ON MY 1999 SUBARU FORESTER. IT NOW HAS 83,000 MILES, COLD WEATHER HAS RETURNED, AND SO HAS THE CLUTCH SHUDDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769775November 16, 2002
WHEELS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE (3) WHEEL BEARINGS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. WHEEL BEARING FAILURE COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF A WHEEL AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A SEARCH OF THE WEB INDICATES THIS MODEL HAS A HISTORY OF THESE PROBLEMS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006931November 15, 2002
STRUCTURE
PAINT PEELING OFF RIGHT REAR SIDE AND REAR BUMPER. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED 12/12/02 AFTER CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769762
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768545October 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
BLOWER SWITCH WAS ON HIGH, NUMBER 4 WHEN ELECTRICAL SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL. BLOWER WOULD NOT RUN ON NUMBER 4, (HIGH). THE SWITCH HAD BURNED CONTACTS AT THE WIRE CONNECTOR. REPLACEMENT SWITCH COST $60.07 PLUS TAX. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016078August 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS ON EXPRESSWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH. VEHICLE MALFUCTIONED, AND WOULDN'T DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. VEHICLE WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURB, AND AND WAS STOPPED DUE TO CRASING INTO A MEDIAN. SUBARU WAS NOTIFIED FOR SECOND TIME, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016165August 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH ,AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STARTVEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764720July 25, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DEALER REPLACED WHEEL BEARING AT 29,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. WENT BAD AGAIN 30,000 MILES LATER, EVEN THOUGH OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IT DOESN'T NEED SERVICED UNTIL 60,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT WE DROVE ON IT TOO LONG AND DAMAGED THE HUB AND HOUSING, $700 REPAIR BILL. DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE BEARINGS AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A LEGACY BEARING. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT WE WERE 'LUCKY' TO ONLY HAVE HAD BEARING FAIL TWICE. WE FEEL, AFTER RESEARCH, THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BY SUBARU TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012751June 27, 2002
TIRES
YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T RADIAL P215/60R16. ALL 4 TIRES FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIR. AIR WOULD LEAK OUT BETWEEN TIRE AND WHEEL. HAD NOTICED THAT TIRES WERE ALMOST FLAT, AND TOOK THEM TO MECHANIC. NOTHING IN TIRES WERE FOUND. TOOK TO DEALER, AND TIRE SEALS WERE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763543June 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I TOOK MY SUBARU IN FOR AN OIL LEAK PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY RIGHT BEARING WAS BAD. THE OIL SEAL WAS UNDER WARRENTY, HOWEVER THE BEARING COST NEARLY 500.00. DROVE IT A MONTH AND STARTED HEARING A ROARING NOISE. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THE BEARING HAD CAUSED THE HUB TO GO BAD. I WAS NOT CHARGED THIS SECOND TIME. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD OTHER ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES IN WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565951June 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006511April 12, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR BEARING SHOULD FAIL AT 40000 MILES. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS MANY FORESTERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760613
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760429April 8, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
REAR BEARINGS FAILING; WHEELS MAKE DULL ROAR ABOVE 30 MPH. FROM NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS IN THIS DATABASE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THE 1999 FORESTER, YET SUBARU WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE (1) VEHICLE HAS OVER 36,000 MILES ON IT, AND (2) WE DIDN'T HAVE THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED. A DEFECT IS A DEFECT, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED -- WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IF I HAD THE 30K MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OR NOT???? I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS KIND OF REACTION FROM A "QUALITY" CAR COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006494March 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
CONSUMER STATES THE REAR BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN SIX MONTHS, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NLM *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759864March 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES SO FAR, AND I NEED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 60000 MILES AND THEN AT 65000 AND NOW AT 74000 MILES. I CAN NOT BELIEVE SUBARU HAS DONE NOTHING FOR US UP TO THIS POINT. I FEEL FORTUNATE WE HAVE NOT HURT SOMEONE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757188January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE NEXT 3 REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS ALSO DEVELOPED LEAKS. THE 4TH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS OK TO DATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899287November 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT WHEEL BEARING. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785776November 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY RAMP, BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#898739November 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL FEELS MUSHY, THEN, IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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