Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-12 | 07V043000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 7,004 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | Front drivers side control arm broke at bracket point and lost control of vehicle steering. And car was damaged hitting… |
| 2022-11-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Front control arm failed on car. Which snapped the front axle and sway bar link on right side. Found out it was a known… |
| 2022-10-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that upon purchase of the vehicle, he discovered that the v… |
| 2022-10-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | It just the airbags light turn on |
| 2022-03-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was made a turn at roughly 15mph and the front passenger side control arm sheared in half causing me to lose control … |
| 2021-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | As I was going down the road my car sped up and my foot was off the gas pedal as the pedal was stuck-I managed to stop … |
| 2021-08-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I was traveling down a steep two lane road (California route 32) on my way to Chico, CA when my rear drivers side wheel… |
| 2020-11-23 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE PASSENGER CONTROL ARM FAILED, SNAPPING IN HALF AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. UPON LOOKIN U… |
| 2020-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | RCN 07V043000 |
| 2020-02-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2016 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRATTLEBORO SUBARU (1234 PU… |
| 2019-11-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED AGAIN. THE CONTAC… |
| 2019-10-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN COLD WHETHER, THE CABIN FILLS UP WITH THE SMELL OF GAS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND TAL… |
| 2019-09-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO FLAT TIRES ON BRAND NEW COOPER EVOLUTION TOUR 215-60R16 (@100 MILES), BOTH ON THE FRONT. ONE FLAT NOTICED AFTER THE… |
| 2019-06-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATED WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I NEEDED TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I PUT G… |
| 2019-06-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I REACH SPEED OF 80MPH IN THE FREEWAY MY STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING OUT OF CONTROL |
| 2019-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SITTING IN THE CAR, ENGINE RUNNING; HAD PULLED OVER FOR A COUPLE MINUTES TO LET PASSENGER OUT. NOTICED SMOKE STARTED T… |
| 2019-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, I DROVE OVER A POTHOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND MY LOWER CONTROL ARM BRO… |
| 2019-02-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES STATING THAT RUNNING HEADLIGHTS BEING A REQUIREMENT ON VEHICLES. *LD *TR |
| 2018-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONTROL ARM IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I NEED TO FULLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE ARM. IT'S URGENT, AS THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND … |
| 2018-11-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO PURCHASE A SET OF NEW TIRES… |
| 2018-10-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CRASH WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS HIT IN THE FR… |
| 2018-06-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WENT TO DEALERSHIP (HERITAGE, SUBARU IN CATONSVILLE, MD) TO GET LEVER CONTROL ARM ON 2006 SUBARU FORESTER REPLACED. WA… |
| 2017-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON JULY 30, 2017, WHILE DRIVING ON A SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN FREEWAY (M-14), OUR 2006 SUBARU FORESTER'S ENGINE SUDDENLY … |
| 2016-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPON START UP IN COLD WEATHER THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. IT MADE MYSELF AND MY … |
| 2016-05-20 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 44,000 MILES ON MAY 20TH WHILE IN TRAFFIC, CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD STRIKING VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAR THEN… |
| 2016-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP ON 5/10/2016.. IT HAD A NEW CAR SMELL WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT… |
| 2016-05-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PURCHASED IN AK IN 2007. APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES ON ENGINE. PAPERWORK LISTED ENTRY-POINT: HAWAII. CURRENT 2016 MILEA… |
| 2016-04-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED IN AK IN 2006. APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES ON ENGINE. PAPERWORK LISTED ENTRY-POINT: HAWAII. CURRENT 2016 MILEA… |
| 2015-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Five years ago my "check engine" light came on and the cruise control light came on and it would not work. I took it to… |
| 2015-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2006 SUBARU FORESTER FAILED ON MAY 15, 2015. THERE WAS NO WARNING (NO SOUND, NO SHIMMYING… |
| 2015-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BY THE TA… |
| 2015-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS LEAK I HAD TO REPLACE ONE ABOUT $450.00 BECAUSE IT HAD WATER IN IT . THE PASSENGER SIDE NOW HAS WATER IN… |
| 2014-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN BASED ON A RECALL SENT BY MY DEALERSHIP FOR MY 2006 SUBARU FORESTER LL BEAN MODEL ORIGINAL OWNER. THE… |
| 2014-11-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER CABIN SMELLS LIKE GAS DUE A FUEL LEAK. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN VERY COLD WEATHER. *TR |
| 2014-03-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON COLD MORNINGS, THE CAR SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF FUEL. THE ODOR GOES AWAY AFTER WARMING UP, AND IS ONLY ON COLD MORNI… |
| 2014-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED IN AK IN 2006. APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES ON ENGINE. PAPERWORK LISTED ENTRY-POINT: HAWAII. CURRENT 2016 MILEA… |
| 2013-11-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMP GETS INTO THE TEENS OR LOWER GAS LEAKS IN AND AROUND THE ENGINE. THIS IS DANGEROUS!! I HAVE FOUND FUEL NE… |
| 2013-10-09 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | THE BUS HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY SON. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL TO THE CORNER WHERE I WAS… |
| 2013-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE FIRE… |
| 2013-02-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN FEBRUARY 2013 MY FORESTER DEVELOPED A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL. AFTER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE RUBBER FUEL LINES… |
| 2012-11-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AS I WAS WAITING TO PULL INTO A SMALL PARKING LOT, AN AUTO WAS PULLING OUT. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR HI… |
| 2012-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I ARRIVED AT MY HOUSE ON 8/26/2012 AT 8:00 PM, PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE OF MY HOUSE AND WENT TO SLEEP. AT 2:00 AM … |
| 2012-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE W… |
| 2012-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR IT'S 90000 MILE SERVICE, I WAS SHOWN THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD GAS… |
| 2012-04-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENG… |
| 2012-01-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTS… |
| 2011-11-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT HAS STARTED FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. THE CRUISE… |
| 2011-11-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2006 SUBARU FORESTER BRAND NEW FROM THE SUBARU DEALER IN CATONSVILLE, MD; RUSSELL SUBARU. THERE WERE NO… |
| 2011-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL CONFIRMED BY DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2011. *TR |
| 2011-08-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKW… |