Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM ONE ROAD TO ANOTHER AND I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THEN THE WHOLE THING … |
| 2019-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SUBFRAME COMPLETELY FELL OFF MY CAR. THIS IS MY SECOND SUBARU IS HAS HAPPENED TO I HAD TO SCRAP THE FIRST ONE. I … |
| 2019-02-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WAS LUCKILY ONLY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO DISCOVER THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL … |
| 2018-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 1 MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN THE CONTROL ARM SUDDENLY FAILED SENDING MY CAR VEERING ACROSS THE… |
| 2017-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LINES IN ENGINE LEAK IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THAT I AND MULTIPLE OTHER SUBARU OWNERS THAT I KNOW… |
| 2017-09-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE S… |
| 2017-09-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AFTER BEING AT BANK AND HEARD A HUGE CLUNK. GENTLEMAN RAN UP TO ME AND SAID NOT TO MOVE IT. GOT … |
| 2017-05-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN WALKING UP TO THE CAR AFTER IT HAS SAT AND IT IS EVEN STRONGER… |
| 2015-11-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITH… |
| 2015-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I HAD STOPPED MY FORESTER IN THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR THE SIG… |
| 2014-09-20 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | AFTER PURCHASING A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO NOTICING THAT … |
| 2014-02-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS ARE GOOD AND MOST OF THE TIME WORK RIGHT. WHEN ROAD IS ICY OR WET AND I PUSH THE PEDAL THE CAR STARTS SHUT… |
| 2014-02-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON A VERY COLD MORNING WITH TEMPS IN THE TEENS, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR LESS THAN 10 MILES AND PARKING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY… |
| 2014-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS. WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDOL OR RUNNING IT HAS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL AROUND THE ENGINE AND IN THE… |
| 2013-10-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW SET OF 4 COOPER CS4 (P215/60R16) TIRES FOR MY 2002 SUBARU FORESTER, HAVING THEM INSTALLED BY… |
| 2013-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG THAT IS IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE COVER SECTION UNDER THE THE WORDS SRS AIR… |
| 2012-11-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD. COULD NOT SEE ACTUAL LEAK BUT A STRONG FUEL ODOR FILLED THE VEHICLE UPON IDLING WITH THE HEAT… |
| 2012-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. FOR THE PAST FEW WINTERS I HAVE NOTICED A VERY STRONG RAW GAS SMALL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE CAR … |
| 2011-01-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U-TURN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ST… |
| 2010-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUBARU FORESTER 2002 REAR WHEEL BEARINGS KEEP FAILING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED! *TR |
| 2010-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND FRONT SEAT AIR BAG HARNESS CONN… |
| 2010-05-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE… |
| 2010-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR. I HAD… |
| 2010-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT ENGINE SURGING AND/LOSS OF POWER. *TR |
| 2009-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMES INTO THE CAB OF MY 2002 SUBARU FORESTER WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 35. I RECENTLY MOV… |
| 2009-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY… |
| 2009-08-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REMOVABLE FLOOR MAT TR… |
| 2009-06-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | 6/15/2009 I WAS HEADED HOME AT A RATE OF ~20-25 MPH ON PISGAH CHURCH RD AS I WAS APPROACHING WHERE I TURN RIGHT ONTO LA… |
| 2009-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *TR |
| 2009-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER A PERIOD OF COLD WEATHER (BELOW FREEZING), I DROVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AFTER EXITING THE CAR, I SMELLED … |
| 2008-01-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DURING A VERY COLD DAY I FELT VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL RIGHT AFTER START IN MY 2002 SUBARU FORESTER S. I LOOKED IN TH… |
| 2007-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN THE LAST WEEK, MY HEATER STARTED WORKING SPORADICALLY, PUTTING OUT COOL AIR AND HOT AIR INTERMITTENTLY. THEN MY TEM… |
| 2007-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | EXTERNAL COOLANT LEAK DUE TO FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS IN ENGINE ON A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER WITH 50,000 MILES. RESULTS I… |
| 2007-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SOA IS NOT BEING FORTHCOMING ABOUT A MAJOR DEFECT AFFECTING MANY OF ITS VEHICLES. ON WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 2007 I SPOK… |
| 2007-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE, ENGINE REVVED AND CAR DROVE FORWARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAR AND GARAGE EVEN THOUGH CAR HA… |
| 2006-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING 60 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES ACCELERATION, LIKE IT IS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. AT FIRST, I COULD REMOVE… |
| 2006-10-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | METALLIC, GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL. WHEN PARKED FOR A WEEK, REFUSED TO MOVE - FROZEN IN PLACE. AFTER MUCH… |
| 2006-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 SUBARU FORESTER HESITATES AND LURCHES DANGEROUSLY AS IF FUEL IS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE. WHEN PULLING ON TO A S… |
| 2006-03-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WE PURCHASED THIS LOW-MILEAGE VEHICLE (~11K MILES) 2ND HAND FROM LOCAL SUBARU DEALER MID-FEB 2006, & NOTICED ONLY ROUGH… |
| 2006-02-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | DRIVER OF FORESTER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY FROM CAR IN FRONT. DRIVER TOOK FOOT AWAY FROM BRAKE P… |
| 2006-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE UP INCLIN… |
| 2005-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN PLACING MY 2002 SUBARU FORESTER IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE HAS BEGUN TO RACE UNCONTROLLABLY. IN EA… |
| 2005-07-28 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION PRIOR TO THE VEHICLES FAILURE AND ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS WERE… |
| 2005-05-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I WAS BACKING MY 2002 SUBARU FORESTER OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO CRO… |
| 2005-05-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | SUBARU FORESTER HAS "SURGED" SEVERAL TIMES, DURING PARKING MANEOUVRES. |
| 2004-12-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING BEFORE THE CONSUMER GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTS IT INTO REVERSE WHILE THE FOOT WERE… |
| 2004-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATE PEDAL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, CAUS… |
| 2004-11-27 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 2 | MY VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE LEFT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN TRAVELING APPROXIMATEL… |
| 2004-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, HE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MEDIAN W… |
| 2004-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | 2002 SUBARU FORESTER S - DEALER CLAIMS THAT NORTHEAST CLIMATE (SALT & WET ROADS) WILL CORRODE DISC BRAKES, CAUSING PADS… |