Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-03 | 99V040000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 221,987 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHY IS THE BRAKE LINE CORROSION RECALL WQK-47 ONLY FOR 2009-2013 FORESTERS? I OWN A 1999 FORESTER WHICH HAS JUST HAD A… |
| 2016-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SEIZED. THE… |
| 2015-01-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE ARE DAYS WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE. IT GOES IN REVERSE BUT STILL NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE GEAR. AF… |
| 2012-12-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | IN ONE MONTHS TIME WE HAVE HAD 4 SEPARATE COOPER WEATHERMASTER S/T2 205/70R15 TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL FAILURE. THESE ARE … |
| 2011-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTE: BELOW IS AN EXTRACT FROM A MESSAGE I SENT TO AN ATTORNEY IN WISCONSIN IN 2011 REGARDING THE PROBLEMS I… |
| 2010-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AS OTHERS HAVE STATED HERE AND MANY MORE FROM VARIOUS SUBARU FORUMS, I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE ISS… |
| 2008-12-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE GAS CAP. SHOP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS RUSTED FUEL FILLER NECK… |
| 2008-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A SUBURA 1999 FORESTER IT IS TELLING ME ON INTERNET THEIR IS A RECALL PART NEEDED FOR BRAKES SYSTEM. BUT MY DEAL… |
| 2008-10-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER CHECKING/CHANGING GAS CAP AND HAVING LIGHT RESET, IT CAME ON AGAIN. I THEN CHECKED… |
| 2008-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET/ENGINE FAILED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. CAR STALLED, UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. *TR |
| 2008-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE COASTING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2008-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A DOG… |
| 2007-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | ABOUT 3 YEARS INTO OWNING THIS '99 FORESTER, THE ILLUMINATION FOR MY GEAR SHIFTING COLUMN BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS WENT … |
| 2007-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 1998 FORESTER 5-SPD, WHEN PULLING OUT ON FREEWAYS AND OTHER ROADS, AS I SWITCH FROM 3 TO 4 OR FROM 4 TO 5, ENGINE WA… |
| 2006-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER WITH A 2.5 L ENGINE. WE GOT A RECALL NOTICE 2-2004 REGARDING EXTERNAL COOLANT LEAKS AT T… |
| 2006-05-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND WHILE FILLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTA… |
| 2006-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY OCCURRED ONLY ONCE A MONTH OR SO, BUT HAS SINCE DETERIORATED TO OCCURRING MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY… |
| 2006-01-20 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | AFTER PURCHASING MY 1999 SUBARU FORESTER, AT 67,000 MILES THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS APPEARS TO B… |
| 2005-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN ANTIFREEZE SMELL. HE WOULD PERIODICALLY CHECK… |
| 2005-07-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED TWICE. REPLACED TWICE BY REPAIR SHOP. ORIGINAL ONES LASTED 50,000 MILES, 1ST REP… |
| 2005-07-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. *JB |
| 2005-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB |
| 2005-05-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED CYLINDER OR PISTON. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL … |
| 2005-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SUBARU FORRESTER 1999 W/113,000 MILES HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKET I AM INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT… |
| 2004-12-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 SUBARU FORRESTER. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7-10 DAY… |
| 2004-08-04 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | MY 1999 SUBARU FORESTER'S AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AFTER 5 YEARS. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP OVER N… |
| 2004-07-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. VEHICLE WAS MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE BEFORE THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. … |
| 2004-07-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DURING A 35 MPH REAR COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DEA… |
| 2004-07-12 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 1999 SUBARU FORRESTER PURCHASED ON MAR 6, 1999 HAVE FAILED ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AT 31619 M… |
| 2004-06-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NOISE BY THE DEALERSHIP, TH… |
| 2004-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH TENSIONER, FRONT BELT COVER AND HEAD GASKET. *MR THE FRONT BELT COVER AND TENSIONER FAILED TWO MONTHS… |
| 2004-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT 53,500 MILES ENGINE OIL BEGAN LEAKING. ALL SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING WATRE PUMP SEALS WICH HAD ALSO FAILED.… |
| 2004-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 2004-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER S LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. IN DECEMBER 2003, AT APPROX. 71,200 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN LOOSI… |
| 2004-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ONCE, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTI… |
| 2004-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED… |
| 2004-02-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER HIT A LIGHT POLE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT A UTILITY POLE BUT… |
| 2004-01-13 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT | No | 0 | MULTIPLE MAJOR AND COSTLY REPAIRS TO A VEHICLE THAT IS DRIVEN ON HARD ROAD SERVICES ONLY, AND IN A SAFE MANNER. THE VE… |
| 2004-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH TEMPERATURE GAUGE SUDDENLY WENT INTO THE HOT ZONE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO INSPECT TH… |
| 2003-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS REPA… |
| 2003-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 SUBARU FORESTER HAS A LEAK IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD GASKET. (NAR). *MR *CB |
| 2003-11-03 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | UNSAFE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT JACK PROVIDED WITH 1999 SUBARU FORESTER L AND IN ALL LIKELHOOD WITH SUBSEQUENT MODELS. WHEN … |
| 2003-10-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONSUMER HEARD A RUBBING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR STRUT SPRING P… |
| 2003-08-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 3 RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILURES. AT 16000 MILES THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (9-11-01). AT 2200… |
| 2003-08-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 24100 MILES. AT 16000 MILES, RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRA… |
| 2003-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN HOT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1999 SUBARU FORESTER S. AT 40,000 NEW TRANSMISSION. AT 45,000 SPEED ODOMETER STICKING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOW AT 96,… |
| 2003-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHRONIC ENGINE AND OIL LEAKAGE OF A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER. NO SATISFACTION FROM 2 DEALERSHIPS (BALD HILL SUBARU AND PIL… |
| 2003-04-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 1999 SUBARU FORESTER THREE (3) TIMES. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD … |
| 2003-03-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER L. WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY. ROAD CONDITIONS WER… |