Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-01 | 04V473000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 26 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | leaking fuel lines under turbo in engine compartment when in cold weather |
| 2023-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal wa… |
| 2022-03-23 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | My vehicle had a recall on the lower control arms that would rust and and break. That is exactly what happened while I … |
| 2022-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Bracket to the sway bar bushing fell off |
| 2021-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while having a routine safety check performed on the v… |
| 2021-01-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NEOPREEN HOSE TO THE RIGHT SIDE FUEL RAIL STARTED LEAKING. THIS HOSE IS NEAR THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE LEAK CAUSED … |
| 2020-11-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A FUEL LEAK ON THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL RUBBER HOSES, AND THEY CAUSE FUEL ODOR TO ENTER THE CB VIA CLIMA… |
| 2020-10-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2020-05-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONTROL ARMS ROTTEN OUT WITH FRONT CRASH BARS... SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM AS THE CONTROL ARMS ARE ABOUT 200 EACH PLUS… |
| 2020-03-28 | ENGINE | Yes | 1 | CAR WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL FOR OPERATOR TO USE A PARKING LOT GATE MACHINE. THE ENGINE SURGED A LITTLE WH… |
| 2019-11-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START UP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSID… |
| 2019-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL… |
| 2019-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HELLO, THIS IS THE SECOND 04 SUBARU FORESTER I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS A FAULTY SOLDER AIRBAG CONNECTION CAUSING THE AIRBAG… |
| 2018-11-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER (DRIVER) AND A PASSENGER PULLED SLOWLY OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE, HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE (100 MILES AW… |
| 2018-11-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, THE CONTACT NOTICED… |
| 2018-10-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED… |
| 2018-09-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE CONTROL ARM FELL OFF. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE OTHER ONE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH… |
| 2018-07-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY(RTE. 195), I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT IN THE LEF… |
| 2018-03-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY FORESTER HAS BEGUN TO SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN IT IS TURNED ON WHILE IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. A FUEL LINE IS LEAKING ON THE RI… |
| 2018-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | FAILED RECALL ON 2004 SUBARU FORESTER XT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF… |
| 2018-01-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOT UP TO AND STARTED MY CAR TO GET IT WARMED UP SINCE IT WAS 8 F OUTSIDE. 20 MINUTES LATER WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TH… |
| 2017-12-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CSPC: THE WELD THAT CONNECTS THE MAIN PART OF THE RACK TO THE PORTION THAT ENTERS THE HITCH CRACKED, RESULTING IN THE B… |
| 2017-12-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS SMELL COLD WEATHER CAR IDOLING |
| 2017-12-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE GAS SMELL WHICH I CANNOT FIND THAT IS ONGOING. I DID HAVE A GAS LINE REPAIR ON A GAS PRESSURE LINE THAT BURST THAT… |
| 2017-12-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST LIKE 60 OR SO OTHER 03-05 FORESTER XT OWNERS, I'M EXPERIENCING THE FUEL LEAK FROM THE RUBBER FUEL LINE WHERE IT CL… |
| 2017-12-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 12-2017; DRIVING , STRAIGHT AT 40MPH, STATE HIGHWAY, RIGHT CONTROL ARM SNAPPED , ALMOST LOST CONTROL, RIGHT TIRE WAS BO… |
| 2017-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE RUBBER INJECTOR LINES RUNNING BELOW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE TURBOCHARGED (XT) MODEL, INCLUDING MY VEHICLE, ARE W… |
| 2017-09-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING FUEL LINE UNDER MANIFOLD, FUEL SMELL VERY STRONG AND LEAKS INTO ENGINE BAY. |
| 2017-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING APPR. 35MPH ON STATE HIGHWAY 6 IN EASTHAM, MA WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS, CAR ABRUPTLY MOVE… |
| 2017-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM GYM, I NOTICED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGING THE CLUTCH MAKING SHIFTING DIFFICULT. EVENTUALLY RET… |
| 2017-03-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A RAW GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN PARKED, OR STOPPED WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING IN COLD WEATHER. |
| 2017-01-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER, WHILE AT A STOP AND IN MOTION, THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. THE SOURCE WAS DETER… |
| 2016-12-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A TERRIBLE GAS SMELL DURING COLD WEATHER FROM SOME LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. OTHER SUBARU MODELS HAVE BEEN RECAL… |
| 2016-12-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR LEAKS FUEL PROFUSELY FROM FUEL LINE NEAR ENGINE BLOCK WHEN RUNNING DURING COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREE… |
| 2016-12-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN VERY COLD WEATHER, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR THAT REMAINS AS THE CAR WARMS UP. THIS ONLY OCCUR… |
| 2016-12-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORESTERS HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM OF A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF THE FUEL LINE LEAKING. THE COLD CAUSES SHRINK TO THE FUEL … |
| 2016-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK IN LINES ABOVE ENGINE BUT BELOW INTAKE DURING COLDER WEATHER. FUEL FUMES PULLED INTO VEHICLE BY HEATING SYSTE… |
| 2016-12-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG FUEL ODOR HAS BEEN ENTERING THE CABIN DURING STARTUP ON COLD MORNINGS. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FUEL LINE LEAKING ONT… |
| 2016-12-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR EMERGED FROM THE ENG… |
| 2016-11-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN, A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED I… |
| 2016-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-07-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL TURNED I… |
| 2016-06-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM T… |
| 2016-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL AND A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2016-01-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LINES SEEP FUEL ONTO THE TOP OF ENGINE BLOCK AND NEAR TURBO INLET AREA WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW ~20 DEGREES FAH… |
| 2016-01-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING GAS UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN IT IS COLD OUT, 90K MILES ON THE CAR. |
| 2016-01-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPROX. 90000 MILES - STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE PASSENGER CABIN. LEAKING SEAL AS DESCRIBED BY 1000'S OF OTHER SU… |
| 2016-01-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER THERE IS A FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. I'M TOLD THIS IS A COMMON SUBARU PROBLEM THAT RESULTS FROM THE META… |
| 2015-12-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CAB WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 20 DEGREES AND BELOW. OCCURING ON COLD START AND CONTINU… |