Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Subaru Forester.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2016-12-11	ENGINE	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE E…
2015-09-24	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	WHEN AT THE GAS STATIONS I TRY TO PUT GAS INTO MY CAR, IT IS NOT GOING INTO THE TANK PROPERLY, IT KEEPS SHUTTING THE G…
2008-08-01	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	INCREASING GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR; DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND FAILING RIGHT REAL WHEEL BEARING; REPAIR FOUND F…
2008-04-15	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	MY '98 SUBARU FORESTER IS EXPERIENCING REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AGAIN. THESE BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND FAIL OFTEN, F…
2007-10-24	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	MY 98 FORESTER HAD THE RIGHT REAR BEARING CHANGED 3 TIMES BY NON DEALER CHAIN. STARTED MAKING NOISE AGAIN. WHEN I WENT …
2007-08-31	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	MY 1998 SUBARA FORESTER WENT INTO A "SUDDEN ACCELERATION". LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS KILLED, BUT THE CAR SUSTAINED SIGNIFICA…
2007-01-20	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	1998 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IT …
2006-07-05	TIRES	Yes	0	1998 SUBARU FORESTER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRIK…
2006-05-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	VEHICLE LEAKING OIL AT FRONT SEALS AND GETTING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *NM
2006-02-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT SOME BRUSH. TH…
2005-08-17	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES	No	0	THE PLASTIC !! SPEEDOMETER CABLE GEARS (2) FAILED , CAUSING SPEEDOMETER FAILURE , AT OIL TEMP LIGHT TO FLASH , CHECK EN…
2004-10-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	(1) NOTICED PERIODIC OVERHEATING ON 1998 FORESTER WITH 2.5L DOHC ENGINE. (2) HEAD GASKET FAILED TEMPERATURE SPIKED AND…
2004-07-06	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	0	THE CONSUMER PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LUNGED INTO GEA…
2004-06-24	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR	No	0	PLEASE NOTE!..... MY 1998 FORESTER L-MODEL WITH ONLY 54400 MILES HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LEAKY OIL PUMP....THUS…
2004-06-16	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	1. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT -- THE CYLINDER WALLS ARE BEING BORED INTO TO PLACE THE ENGINE BOLTS O…
2004-06-09	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. HEADS WERE SAVED, BUT ENGINE HAD TO HAVE TOP-HALF REBUILT.
2004-03-29	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	No	0	MY 1998 SUBARU FORESTER HESITATES ON ACCELERATION IN THE LOW RPM RANGE. ONCE OVER ABOUT 3000 RPM, IT RUNS FINE. ACCOR…
2003-11-23	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	No	0	BAD HEAD GASKET CAR IS OVERHEATING, SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE BURNING FROM EXHAUST. *LA
2003-11-04	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	THE REAR WHEEL BEARING SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR EVERY 30000 TO 40000 MILES. THE DEALER/INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED…
2003-08-13	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	DEALER HAS HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME.*AK
2003-06-30	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	CLUTCH CHATTERS BADLY AND CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE PEDAL IS ALMOST FULLY DEPRESSED WHEN VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT.…
2003-06-01	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER	No	0	MY PARENTS RECENTLY GAVE MY DAUGHTER A 1998 SUBARU FORESTER AND SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE BABY'S CARSEAT TO TI…
2003-03-13	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	MY SPOUSE HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT WITH OUR 1998 SUBARU FORESTER. THE FRONTAL IMPACT CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE …
2002-12-05	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY	No	0	NO SUMMARY. DT
2002-09-07	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	No	0	EVAPORATOR CORE SPRUNG A LEAK, RESULTING IN AIR CONDITIONING FAILING.*AK
2002-06-19	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	CONSUMER WAS PARKING ON AN UPGRADE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY PUT VEHICLE IN PARK ATTEMPTED TO EXIT WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN…
2002-05-02	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	IN LEFT REAR WHEEL THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BEARINGS THREE TIMES IN PAST FOUR Y…
2002-04-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	FOOT BRAKE WAS RELEASED, CAR SUDDENLY & WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON MY PART ACCELERATED AT A VERY FAST SPEED INTO THE GARAGE-…
2002-03-07	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY.*AK
2002-03-01	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT 65000 MILES AN UNLIKELY OCCURANCE AT THIS AGE . *AK
2002-01-09	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	2	WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS VERY FAST, CRASHING INTO TWO VEHICLES. CONSUMER HAS CONTA…
2001-10-19	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)	No	0	WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND IT STAYED ON THE FLOOR, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A BOL…
2001-09-01	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS ON 1998 SUBARU FORESTER. *MR THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE REPLACED T…
2001-07-24	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH	Yes	0	YESTERDAY AFT. MY CAR DROVE ITSELF INTO A STORE WINDOW WITH ME AT THE WHEEL. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT COULD H…
2001-07-01	AIR BAGS	No	0	DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD LIT UP, AND HORN NO LONGER WAS FUNCTIONAL. DEALERS…
2001-05-01	SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE	No	0	REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
2001-03-23	SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE	No	0	CONSUMER STATES THE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED, AND FOUR MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING THEN FAILED.*JB
2001-03-06	AIR BAGS	No	0	STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG COVER HAS SPLIT; A SUBARU 3YR/36K WARRANTY ITEM; IF CAR WERE IN CRASH, WOULDN'T THE AIRBAG POSSIB…
2001-03-05	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	0	THERE IS A FOUR (4) INCH LONG SEAM DEVELOPING ON DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *AK THE LOWER SEAM OF COVER WHICH COULD BLOW OU…
2000-12-15	TIRES	No	0	THE SUBARU FORRESTER WAS PURCHASED ON 8/25/2000. THE ABOVE TIRE (AND 3 OTHER TIRES) WERE BRAND NEW ON THE VEHICLE WHIC…
2000-11-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN DRIVER ACCELERATES ENGINE WILL REV. CONSUMER HAS ALSO CHANGED ROTORS, AND IT'S TIME T…
2000-10-17	TIRES	No	0	THE 15" WILDERNESS THAT CAME STOCK WITH THIS FORESTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 29,800 MILES. I TOOK IT IN F…
2000-08-22	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 66 MPH AND IT WOULD REDUCE SPEED TO 50 MPH, AND MOMENTARILY LOSE ACCELERATION. DEALER WAS NO…
2000-07-21	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	No	0	CAR BEGAN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD-NO INDICATION FROM DASHBOARD THAT PERHAPS THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WHEN THE CAR WAS U…
2000-07-14	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	No	0	SECOND FAILURE IN 3+ MONTHS OF REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. BOTH REPLACE 6/00.*AK
2000-07-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	No	0	CONSUMER HAS HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED ON A 'VERY' FREQUENT BASIS. DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC WERE SAYING THAT DRUMS NEEDED…
2000-04-28	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2000-03-09	TIRES	No	0	ON MARCH 9, 2000 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO LES SCHWAB TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED. THE SERVICEMAN CAME OUT TO MY CAR TO WRITE U…
2000-01-29	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE INTERSTATE, TRANSMISSION WAS REBUIT BY SUBARU AT 30,767 MI…
2000-01-17	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP IN MODEST SNOW CAUSED THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM TO FAIL. IT WAS THE OPINON OF THE MECHANIC WHO RE…