2012 Subaru Forester owner complaints

My car suffered a catastrophic oil event without an indicator light or any other warning that is nesitating a new engine. The car had less than 70,000 miles on it and was in service several times recently without anyone noticing the oil problem? On the day of the event I was driving to work and was hearing a ticking noise like when you put a baseball card on your bicycle spokes with a clothespin. When I was a mile from my workplace an oil light illuminated and I immediately pulled off the expressway into a gas station. I put synthetic oil into the car, restarted it and drove less than a mile to an open service station where I left the car for service. The service station informed me that I needed a new engine. I spoke to Subaru after discovering that this event was not mine alone and in 20

2012 Subaru forester. Consumer stated the windows glass will not close. The head rest is not installed properly. Rear hatch door will not close without being slammed and opened while driving. Check engine light indicates a code of misfiring on two cylinders. *ss the consumer stated if the driver and passenger windows were lowered when driving at highway speeds, the window glass shifted out beyond the channel in the door and the windows would not close. The consumer stated he had to listen to a high-pitched squeal while driving. The dealer did confirm a problem existed, but there was no solution. *jb

Subaru has been aware of an oil consumption defect with the piston rings in this model car and never notified owners that it was present. The result can be oil pressure loss, rapid overheating, and motor seizing. The motor has been replaced for some customers for the oil consumption damages, but not for many others. The parts were defective at manufacture and a recall should be instituted.

My car suffered a catastrophic oil event without an indicator light or any other warning requiring a new engine. The car has 119k miles (purchased from a Subaru dealer with 114k less than a year ago). We had no leaks in our garage or driveway from the car. My daughter was driving the car to school, and the smoke filled the car. The car was not driveable and was towed to an auto repair shop.

Bought this vehicle from bank owned, it was 3 years old when bought, it had 70,000 miles. In one year of usage/service time, with 3 oil changes/2 with extreme oil burning. No signs of smoke, overheat, but within the 4th year of ownership it began to make engine noises. A rattling which as it turn out, and unbeknown to us vehicle was known to have problems with, and I took it to the dealer, they told us that the vehicle coverage was at 100,000 miles/a cut off for coverage on a class action suit. They took our car, stored it, because it had gone 120 miles over the cut off, and we're still waiting to see if they will honor their promise of coverage being that it's not an old vehicle.

I bought this car in february. I only had it a couple days and decided I should check the oil. No oil on the dipstick!! Put 2 quarts in to bring it level. I have to check the oil every few days to make sure it does not run out. I am having to put in a quart every 500 miles! This is not normal oil consumption! The oil is changed every 3,000 miles. I bought this car because of Subaru's reputation. Never again! After doing research, I found out there was a lawsuit filed. How can a dealer sell a car that is the object of a lawsuit? Subaru should be recalling this vehicle. Now I'm stuck making payments on a car that won't last.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Subaru forester. While traveling approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle lost all power without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the mass air flow sensor and battery failed. There was also too much fuel in the system. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 65,235.

2012 Subaru dash light all come on and then the car starts to stall out. Dealer can not find out the problem. The happens intermittently. They reset the computer and it runs for a couple hours or day and then it happens again. This will happen in the while driving on the highway and is very dangerous.

While idling in a parking lot, my forester caught fire. The fire was put out quickly. So, the damage was fortunately isolated to the location where the fire started. It seems that the connector between the wiring harness and one of the o2 sensors on the front of the vehicle ignited. The fire burned the wiring harness near the connector and damaged the o2 sensor. Both needed to be replaced to repair my vehicle. This fire happened spontaneously and seems to be a safety risk . In my opinion, a 3.5 year old vehicle should not spontaneously catch fire.

Which driving on the interstate at rush hour at 65 MPH... With absolutely no warning or warning light my car stalled. When this happened the steering went out along with the brakes and all power. I sat in the fast lane of traffic unable to safely exit my car for almost and hour until help arrived. I took the car to the dealership neil huffman in louisville ky where I purchased the car new 4 years ago. I was told the mass airflow sensor had failed. I was also told that they had no idea why this happened at 65 MPH with no warning. I paid the 403.00 repair and contact Subaru usa due to my concerns. Although I called several times and was on hold each time for up to 10 min and also emailed.. Still not response. This seems to be a major safety concern. I no longer feel safe in the car.. And pla

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Subaru forester. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v014000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to putnam Subaru of burlingame (85 california dr, burlingame, ca 94010) and was informed that parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Subaru forester. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise that progressed from the brake lines. The dealer (putnam Subaru of burlingame, 85 california dr, burlingame, ca 94010, (650) 558-5628) was informed of the failure when the warranty was available; however, the vehicle was repaired after the warranty expired. Initially, the dealer was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The second time, they cleaned the brake system. The third time, the dealer further diagnosed the vehicle and indicated that the brake lines needed to be replaced. The brake lines were replaced, but the contact was uncertain if moisture could re-enter the brake system and cause the failure to recur. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v0140

Takata recall. I was turning left when I was struck by a car going in the opposite direction. According to police the impact was at 01-1 o'clock. . My car was spun into the guard rail causing damage to left front and rt rear of my car. The seat belt latch failed and released the seat belt and the front air bag did not deploy. There is substantial damage to the interior of my car ,steering column , gear shift ,etc. I sustained rather severe neck injuries which I believe would have reduced or eliminated if the safety systems had operated.

Takata recall.I have been to the dealer several times it has been at least 9 months and they still do not have parts

During cold weather starts, the vehicle cabin smells strongly of raw fuel, as if there was a fuel leak. The smell persists until the engine has reached its normal operating temperature. Loose fuel lines have been reported in previous model year foresters, and rare instances of this occurring in current generation foresters (09-13). *tr

My 2012 Subaru Forester suddenly accelerated as I was making a right hand turn from a parking lot onto a major street. My brakes failed and I could only steer at high speed off the street, over a curb on to a parking strip between trees, and through a motel parking lot. The car finally came to a stop as I had blown the front right tire going over the curb. The car has been towed to my auto repair shop where the cause(s) of the mechanical failure(s) as well as any possible associated damage(s) are still unknown. It is available for inspection upon request at this point in time. Although no injuries, fatalities, or property damage resulted from this incident, the sudden acceleration and brake failure of the car could have resulted in major injuries or fatalities if pedestrians had been

My front windshield developed a spontaneous crack. In april 2020, the car was parked outside overnight, and in the morning, there was a 20-inch long horizontal crack on the bottom portion of the windshield. There was no impact mark to indicate a rock hit the windshield.

While driving on a main route check engine light kicked on and proceeded to flash while the stability/traction control light came on disabling the traction control. This lasted approximately 10-15 seconds, all lights kicked off and seemed okay. A couple of days later the same thing happened only now the cruise control light was on and flashing, check engine was solid and stability/traction control light was on. At that time all the lights stay on until the codes are cleared, until that is done, stability/traction control and cruise control do not work. *tr

While passing a parked dumpster, the driver stepped lightly on the gas. Instead of the expected mild acceleration, the engine revved greatly and an unexpected high acceleration occurred. It resulted in a collision with the car in front. *tr

The driver-side sun visor dropped out of it's bracket, and fell in front of the driver's face, while driving in town, startling the driver and blocking driver's complete view of on coming traffic.