Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS COLD AND I TURN ON THE DEFROST TO WARM UP THE CAR WHILE PARKED I CAN SMELL GAS IN THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-11-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A CURBSIDE PARKING PLACE ON A CITY STREET THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND I COULD NOT CONTROL IT BY … |
| 2015-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS M… |
| 2015-03-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED FRO… |
| 2014-11-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR CROSS M… |
| 2014-01-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN IT IS BELOW 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, FUEL LINES AND RELATED COMPONENTS (INCLUDING RETAINING CLIPS AND FITTINGS) LEAK… |
| 2013-12-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER WE GET A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE SMELL ENTERS THE CAR AND GIVES EVERYONE A HEADACHE. OTHER SUBARU OWNERS… |
| 2013-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUBARU FORESTER SMELLS OF GAS INSIDE CAB WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. GAS LEAK VISIBLE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED IN 2013. I TIGHT… |
| 2013-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING, IT ACCELERATED WI… |
| 2013-06-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON MONDAY AT 4:50 PM I WAS DRIVING N A SCHOOL ZONE AND REALIZED THAT I WAS HAVING TO RIDE MY BRAKES I ALSO THOUGHT THER… |
| 2013-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE AND LOOKED BEHIND ME AND SAW BLACK SMOKE AND HAD… |
| 2012-01-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 2 | WHEN IT IS BELOW 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, FUEL LINES AND RELATED COMPONENTS (INCLUDING RETAINING CLIPS AND FITTINGS) LEAK… |
| 2011-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING N ON I5 HIGHWAY WHEN CAR MADE NOISES, PULLED OVER & WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED IN. WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE WAS D… |
| 2011-03-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET. TRIED TO CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL WITH STALK, IT DID NOT DISENGAGE.… |
| 2010-12-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2001 STANDARD TRANSMISSION SUBARU FORRESTER FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN BRAKE WAS USED. I HAD DIFFICULTY, … |
| 2010-08-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONE IN A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER AROUND 3PM ON A SUNNY AUGUST DAY IN 2010. HEADING SOUTH ON A 2 LANE ROAD … |
| 2010-07-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CAR ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKES ENGAGED AND FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. HIT ANOTHER CAR AND BRICK WALL WHILE USING THE EMERGENCY … |
| 2010-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 14, 2010, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2009-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND TH… |
| 2009-12-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | IN DECEMBER, LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED, WHILE DRIVING I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I WAS … |
| 2009-09-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENG… |
| 2008-01-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ISSUE IS IN REGARD TO MY 2001 SUBARU FORESTER, WHEN THE WEATHER COOLS OFF TO BELLOW 0, A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE D… |
| 2008-01-09 | VISIBILITY | Yes | 1 | I HAVE A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER WITH A DEFECTIVE MAGNA DONNELLY AUTO DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS MIRROR IS IN A NUMBER… |
| 2007-12-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. DEALER SERVICE PE… |
| 2007-12-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 2001 SUBARU FORESTER 87500 MILES ON IT. 12/2007 HAD REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AT INDEPENDENT SHOP. NOW IT IS 12/20… |
| 2007-12-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 01 FORESTER WAS BOUGHT FROM VAN BORTEL SUBARU ON 4/24/04 COMING OFF A LEASE WITH 29,000 MILES. I HAD TO NEGOTIATE THAT … |
| 2007-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH THE CONTACT'S FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE… |
| 2007-08-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY 2001 FORESTER USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER OWNING IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOTICED HESITANC… |
| 2007-08-18 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | AS SOON AS THE CAR AGED TO 75,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CLOSEST SUBARU DEALER IS 51 MILES AWAY FROM MY … |
| 2007-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED USED "AS IS" 02/01/2007 FROM DEALER THAT LISTED 2001 FORESTER AT $9800.00, THEN WHEN I WENT TO BUY THEY REDU… |
| 2007-01-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE ARE TWO ORGANIC TUBES THAT CARRY FUEL, ABOVE THE ENGINE. IN COLD WEATHER, THEY LEAK WHERE CLAMPED TO METAL TUBES… |
| 2007-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE TOO CLOUDED OVER TO USE SAFELY. REGULAR EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE (WASHING, WAXING WHERE INDICATED) HAS… |
| 2006-07-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | SUBARU 2001 FORESTER, 71,440 MILES, ONE OWNER, PURCHASED 04/2000. WHILE DRIVING, GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. … |
| 2006-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1) GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY GOING UP HILL. 2) 4WD DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE 3) DIFFERENTIAL CAN ONLY B… |
| 2006-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. MY 2001 SUBARU FORESTER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HAD NOT PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCEL… |
| 2006-05-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE (ANY OF THE DRIVE GEARS), THE CAR HESITATES TO ENGAGE (MOVE FORWARD) FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2-3 S… |
| 2006-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | MY MOTHER WAS BACKING HER 2001 SUBARU FORESTER INTO HER PARKING SPACE AT WORK, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE.… |
| 2005-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AROUND 100K MILES MY 2001 SUBARU FORESTER (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) EXPERIENCED SEVERE HESITATION AND MISSING (BUCKING) IN … |
| 2005-10-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, CRACKED SHORT BLOCK, AND O2 SENSORS ALL REPLACED AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. O2 SENSORS REPLACED TWIC… |
| 2005-10-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEVERAL TIMES, DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINES ALL THE WAY BACK UNEXPECTEDLY. WITH A CAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER, THE CAR SEAT RE… |
| 2005-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 SUBARU FORESTER. SHE GOT TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF PAVED SURFACE ON NARROW SECONDARY ROAD AND TIR… |
| 2005-06-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT : ON 6/7/05 THE OWNER WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS DARK AND THAT HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ON AND OFF. DRIV… |
| 2005-05-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | FAILURE OF REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. *NM |
| 2005-05-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | USING THE TURN SIGNAL LEVERL CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. INITALLY THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED BRIEFLY AND STAYED ON,… |
| 2005-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLOWN AFTER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP |
| 2005-04-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | HEAT STRIP ON WINDSHIELD CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK |
| 2005-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES JUST DO NOT WORK ON SNOW, ICE (ABS DOES NOT KICK IN), AND THE WHEELS DO NOT TURN. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, RAN I… |
| 2004-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 SUBARU FORESTER HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT APPEARS, AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND OTHER SOURCES, THAT THIS … |
| 2004-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT CLUTCH SLIPPING (JUDDER) WHEN COLD OR DAMP. IT IS NOW OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND I TOOK IT BAC… |
| 2004-10-31 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED REAR WHEEL BEARING WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THIS PART WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. *AK |