Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle began to sh… |
| 2011-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU FORRESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED OVER HEATING. … |
| 2010-09-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2010, OUR 2000 SUBARU FORRESTER WENT INTO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPAC… |
| 2010-04-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD 2000 SUBARU FORESTER (83,000 MI) AT DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT CAR FAILED DUE TO EXTERNAL HEAD… |
| 2009-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 200 SUBARU FORESTER BLOWS HEAD GASKET FOR THIRD TIME. FIXED TWICE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THIRD TIME, SUBARU REP… |
| 2009-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 65 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT. A LOCAL MECHANIC… |
| 2009-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN EARLY 2008 MY SUBARU BEGAN POPPING OUT OF FIFTH GEAR. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNSAFE AS IT CAUSES AN IMMEDIAT… |
| 2009-02-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 SUBARU FORESTER. OFF AND ON, SINCE 2007, THE CAR WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE WHE… |
| 2008-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55 MPH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GE… |
| 2008-08-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE… |
| 2008-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS LEAK ON FUEL LINE OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *TR |
| 2008-02-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE REAR WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2000 SUBARU FORESTER 3 TIMES RIGHT AND LEFT REAR OVER THE LAST FOUR YEAR… |
| 2008-02-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER PIPE AND ASSOCIATED MOUNTING AND EMISSIONS HARDWARE ARE RUSTED OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CODE RETR… |
| 2007-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IF I PLACE MY 2000 SUBARU FORRESTER INTO DRIVE IT WILL NOT MOVE, IT WILL SIT THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL SUDDENLY I… |
| 2007-07-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM CAR WAS OVERHEATING AT 117000 MILES. THERMOSTAT REPLACED BY DEALER, BUT FOUR WEEKS L… |
| 2007-04-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 10/19/04 RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ON MY 2000 SUBARU FORESTER AT 56,886 MILES (PREVIOUS MAINT PERFORMED ON 3/2/… |
| 2006-12-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 SUBARU FORESTER WITH A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. WHEN IN DRIVE, I DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND GO NOWHERE. JUST HEAR A … |
| 2006-06-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKED UP TWICE WHILE DRIVING, BOTH TIMES SHORTLY AFTER MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURN OUT OF HOME DRIVEWAY. THE FIR… |
| 2006-04-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IF I PLACE MY 2000 SUBARU FORRESTER INTO DRIVE IT WILL NOT MOVE, IT WILL SIT THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL SUDDENLY I… |
| 2006-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LETTER RECEIVED FROM SUBARU MARCH 2004 STATING THAT A COOLING SYSTEM CONDITIONER NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE COOLING SYSTE… |
| 2006-02-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED MECHANICAL VIBRATION NOISE AT FREQUENCY OF WHEEL ROTATION, PERSISTING AFTER COMPLETE WHEEL CH… |
| 2005-09-05 | TIRES | No | 1 | THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORT TIRES. I PURCHASED THESE TIRES FOR MY 2000 FORESTER ON MAY 5, 2… |
| 2005-08-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE 2000 SUBARU FORESTER, WHEN SHIFTED TO "D", "3", "2, OR "1" WILL NOT GO FORWARD. IT WILL ALWAYS GO WHEN IN REVERSE! … |
| 2005-07-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED AS A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. THIS WAS ABOUT A 1 SECOND DELAY, AFTER WHIC… |
| 2005-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE POPS OUT OF FIFTH GEAR, INTO NEUTRAL, ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES OVER THE PAST T… |
| 2005-03-26 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | REPEAT PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR AXLE BEARING. REAR AXLE BEARING ON BOTH SIDES BECAME NOISY WHEN CAR WAS 35K MI (12-09… |
| 2004-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE IT MOVED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.… |
| 2004-11-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | REAR LEFT WHEEL BEARING FAILURES. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 60,000 MILES. NUM… |
| 2004-09-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF OXYGEN SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL CAUSED GASOLINE TO BE DUMPED INTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OUR MEC… |
| 2004-07-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY SUBARU FORESTER 2000 NEW. UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WHEEL BEARINGS THREE TIMES. A FORTH TIME… |
| 2004-06-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | RUMBLING UNDER CAR WAS INDICATION THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. 1ST INCIDENT THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 2003. FRONT LEFT WHEEL BE… |
| 2004-05-27 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | LEFT WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT MAY 2004. PAID APPROX. $1300 TO REPAIR IT AT A SUBARU DEALERSHIP. RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WENT … |
| 2004-05-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1.) MY 2000 SUBARU FORESTER STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY MOTHER TOOK THE CAR TO SUBARU DEALER (DULLES MOT… |
| 2004-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON A COLD START, GENERALLY THE VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING IT INTO DRIVE, BUT AFTER IT IS WARMED UP IF YOU ST… |
| 2003-09-29 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY 2000 SUBARU FORESTER HAS PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. *AK |
| 2003-08-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. *AK |
| 2003-07-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 2000 SUBARU FORESTER S REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AT 19K UNDER WARRANTY THEN, AT 67K, 70K, 80K AND IT NEEDS REPLA… |
| 2003-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH SHUTTER, THROUGH ALL FOUR GEARS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICILE IS COLD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE … |
| 2003-06-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED, THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WORE OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CUSHIO… |
| 2003-06-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDS REPLACING AT 51,000. THESE SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER AS THEY DO IN MY OTHER VEHICLES.*AK |
| 2003-05-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | COMPLAINED TO SERVICING DEALER ABOUT EXCESSIVE NOISE. REPORT WAS AT 49,622 MILES, BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED… |
| 2003-03-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S POWER TRAIN ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO MAKE A CHATTERING NOISE. *NLM |
| 2003-03-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | HAD TO HAVE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR REPLACED AT ONLY 44,000 MILES ON MY 2000 SUBARU FORESTER. UPON RE… |
| 2002-11-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUMER NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND EMITTING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER TECHNIC… |
| 2002-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | BOTH REAR TIRES ARE WEARING ONLY ON OUTER EDGE. DEALER HAS DONE ALIGNMENT, BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2002-05-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *JG |
| 2002-03-20 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BURNED DUE TO THE WRONG LUBRICANT FOR THE SEAL. THE NOISE IN THE REAR ALE… |
| 2002-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | FROM 14,000 MILES TO PRESENT 34,000 MILES FRONT WHEEL BEARING IS BEING REPLACED FOR FOURTH TIME BY DEALER. FEEL FRE… |
| 2001-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BEGAN NOTICING AND COMPLAINING OF CLUTCH CHATTER AT 20,000 MILES. MENTIONED AT EVERY SERVICE VISIT AND TOLD BY DEALER … |
| 2001-07-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | REAPEADED WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *AK |