Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the transmission cont… |
| 2024-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a clanking … |
| 2023-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine overheating and causing multiple problems |
| 2022-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag on driver’s side deployed (malfunctioned)without incident while parked in my garage. It is currently at loca… |
| 2022-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, there was an abnormal clankin… |
| 2022-02-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the lower contr… |
| 2021-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Right front lower control arm failed due to rust (safety recall WVX34 and NHTSA campaign 11v464000). Part of arm comple… |
| 2021-10-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal grinding … |
| 2021-10-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle was shaking… |
| 2021-06-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was getting on the highway in Minnesota doing 55-60 mph when the car started violently shaking and I lost steering wi… |
| 2021-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I was driving to work and my Subaru stalled at an intersection. I restarted the car and continued to work. It is rain… |
| 2020-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SEPTEMBER 19, 2020, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AT 10:30 PM, GOING 75MPH AND AL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I … |
| 2019-11-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY ENGINE STARTED FAILING. THE COMPRESSION STARTED RAPIDLY DECLINING THESE LAST FEW WEEKS. MY ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH AND … |
| 2019-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT GOLICK MOTOR COMPA… |
| 2019-01-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM… |
| 2018-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED ON THE… |
| 2018-02-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SECONDARY AIR PUMP MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IT COSTS $2,000 TO GET IT REPLACED. CH… |
| 2018-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 3 | I OWN A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5X, VIN. [XXX], WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW AT BROWN'S SUBARU, 960 HILTON HEIGHTS ROAD, CHAR… |
| 2018-01-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH-SPEED CRASH ON I-35 IN DENTON TX. THE CAR WAS REAR-ENDED. BOTH CARS WERE TRAVELLIN… |
| 2017-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR AS BEEN SEEN BY SUBARU DEALERSHIP SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT IN 2012. I PAID FOR 5 YEARS. AFTER I FINISHED PAYING… |
| 2017-11-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE IS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE CAM SHAFT, ONLY NOTICED AFTER I FINISHED PAYING THE CAR, 60 MONTHS PAYING 283 DOLLARS, NO… |
| 2017-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE E… |
| 2016-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING 2008 SUBARU FORESTER LL BEAN PULLING INTO PARKING PARK. VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, PARKED, ENGINE STOPPED R… |
| 2016-04-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS CLEANING INTERIOR OF CAR AND THE DRIVERS SEAT LIFTED UP. CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE INTERIOR WELD BROKE. I TOOK… |
| 2016-03-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CODE P2441 - SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SOLENOID MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM OCCURED AT 87K MILES. |
| 2016-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE KEYLESS LOCKING MECHA… |
| 2015-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, IT WOULD NOT PASS THE SMOG… |
| 2015-04-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB… |
| 2014-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN ONE MILES TIME CRUSE LIGHT WHEN ON THEN ENGINE LIGHT THEN DIED. GOT EXTREMELY HOT.. BLEW GASKETS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE… |
| 2014-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON - FLASHING. I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, I SME… |
| 2014-01-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, IN THE 20S, PAVEMENT WAS DRY BUT THERE WERE SHORT ICY PA… |
| 2013-07-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 4 NEW KUMHO SOLUS KR21 P215/60R16 TIRES ON JULY 18, 2013, FROM TIRESOUTH IN ATLANTA, GA. WHEN I TRIED TO RE… |
| 2013-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | JUST LIKE THE JUST RECENT RECALL OF SUBARU'S 2009-2013 FORESTER, MY 1998 FORESTER STEERING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM HAD R… |
| 2013-03-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE INTERIOR OF OUR CAR WHILE PARKED. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS DESTROYED AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR … |
| 2012-11-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A SUBARU FORESTER 2008 IN THE FALL OF 2007. AT ABOUT 4 YEARS, OR 40,000 MILES THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSE… |
| 2012-11-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. PULLED THE CODE AND RAN IT BY A FRIEND WHO IS A SUBARU MECHANIC. AFTER REALIZING TH… |
| 2012-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN JULY OF 2012 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CANCELING MY CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK THE CA… |
| 2012-02-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2008. ON FEB. 29, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS … |
| 2010-07-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG DEACTI… |
| 2010-04-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG GASOLIN… |
| 2010-03-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED … |
| 2009-12-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE BACKING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED A… |
| 2009-09-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY - ROAD NOISE FROM REAR OF AUTO 65K MILES, CHANGED TO NEW TIRES 70.5K ROAD NOISE CONTINUED F… |
| 2009-08-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHEN I QUICKLY TURN STEER WHEEL FOR CHANGING LANE, THE CAR SEEMS LOST CONT… |
| 2009-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2008 SUBARU FORESTER THE DRIVE BY WIRE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM SURGES BETWEEN ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WHEN ONE TRIES … |
| 2009-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT NOTICE… |
| 2008-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | Yes | 0 | I PARKED FACING DOWNWARDS ON A STEEP HILL . AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS. RETURNED TO MY NEW 2008 SUBARU FORESTER LL BEAN WIT… |
| 2008-01-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | "FLOATING AROUND" FLOOR MAT PROBLEM ON MY 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. I BOUGHT MY FORESTER IN DECEMBER OF 2007. WITHIN A … |
| 2007-11-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU FORESTER. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A KEY HOLE ON THE LIFTGATE OR PASSENGER SIDE DOO… |