What 613 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Subaru Forester Wilderness

THE CAM CARRIERS ON THE ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING OIL, DRIPPING ONTO OTHER COMPONENTS. INCLUDED A SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DUE TO THE SENSOR BEING DRENCHED IN OIL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WHILE IN MOTION ON ROADS WITH BUCKING AND POWER BECAUSE THE SYSTEM THOUGHT IT WAS RUNNING LEAN. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE BOXER ENGINE STYLE CHOSEN FOR FORESTERS AND CAN OCCUR ANY TIME WITHIN 100,000 MILES. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE, A MECHANIC COULD HAVE REPAIRED IT PRIOR TO FURTHER DAMAGE BUT NO RECALL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. REMOVING THE ENGINE TO FIX THE CAM CARRIERS IS AN EXTENSIVE, LABOR-INTENSIVE REPAIR FOR SOMETHING SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT. NOT AN EXPERT BUT IF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR SENSOR FAILS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, PROBABLY NOT A GOOD SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER OR OTHER VEHICLES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CONSUME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM WOOD SUBARU (3300 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS , IN 46240) FOUR TIMES AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO MONITOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION. AFTER THE LATEST FAILURE, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR THE STREET THE RPMS AND POWER WILL SUDDENLY DROP AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR THE RPM REVS UP TO A 5 OR 6 BUT WITH LITTLE POWER AND THE ENGINE SHAKES FOR THE VEHICLE TO EVEN START MOVING FORWARD. THERE APPEARS TO BE SLIPPAGE AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER, BUT PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL COMPLETELY STOP ON THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I'M OVER MY WARRANTY BY 24K MILES THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. SO SUBARU WILL ONLY WARRANTY THEIR CARS FOR A MAX OF 100K? THIS IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND POOR SERVICE, NOT TO MENTION PUTTING DRIVERS LIVES IN HAZARD.

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO RESPONSE, LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE DID NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHILE COASTING ON THE SHOULDER, THE CAR SPUTTERED AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS, BUT I HAD 1/4 TANK. IT THEN BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY. I PULLED OFF TO A GAS STATION, FILLED IT UP, AND CONTINUED MY TRIP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE OCCURRENCE WAS VERY DANGEROUS ON A CONGESTED HIGHWAY.

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VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL AT IRREGULAR PACE. 1 QUART NEEDS TO BE ADDED EVERY 1,500-2,000 MILES. THIS MEANS USING 3 ADDITIONAL QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND FOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

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MY CAR LOSSES POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING. I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AND WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS ACROSS THE NORTH & SOUTH LANES, I LOST POWER. LUCKILY ALL TRAFFIC SLOWED OR STOPPED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW, I HAVE HAD IT TO MY DEALER TWICE AND WAS GIVEN ANSWERS LIKE BRAKE PROBLEMS. RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP 12/19/2019 FOR THE THIRD TIME, BEFORE I AM KILLED, OR CAUSE A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT AND OTHER PEOPLE TO BE INJURED. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS TO CONSUMER REPORTS AND SUBARU'S MAIN LOCATION. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANYTHING ELSE I CAN SEEK OUT AS TO NOT BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS CAR. THANKS.

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CAR WILL STALL AT LIGHT AND STALL ON FREEWAY CAUSING ME TOO LOOSE CONTROL IT WILL ALSO JUST TURN OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND SOMETIMES WHEN STOPED

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CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. LASTS 2-3 SECONDS, THEN SLOWLY RESUMES SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING, TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. INTERMITTENT. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SUBARU DEALER AND TWO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC SAID OXYGEN WAS LOW AND TO TRY PREMIUM GAS. DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

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CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WITH NO LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE AT 5 MPH AND AGAIN AT 25 MPH. THE TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WERE ABOUT THREE MINUTES APART THIS MORNING. THEN I DROVE THREE HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A REPEAT OF THE ISSUE. WHEN IT STALLED, IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS AND ENGINE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NO ENGINE REVVING WAS AUDIBLE. IT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP, BUT SLOWED TO A CRAWL COASTING TOTALLY ON MOMENTUM, THEN STARTED MOVING AGAIN ON ITS OWN. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED BOTH TIMES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HILL ASSIST EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVENS CREEK SUBARU (3155 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95117, (877) 869-0971) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR WAS TILTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

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WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS, THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SCANNED THE CODE, THE CAR IS GETTING A P0016 CODE, AND THE CAR HAS A ROUGH IDLE. THE WILSONVILLE SUBARU DEALER HAS SAID THAT A NEW ECM AND CAM SPROCKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE CAM SPROCKET, "COMING APART" AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE TIMING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ONLINE WITH THIS ENGINE AS WELL. ANAD, APPARENTLY THE ISSUE WILL COME BACK IF THE ECM ISN'T REPLACED AS THE ECM "HARD CODES" THE ERROR IN THE COMPUTER AND IT WONT GO AWAY UNLESS REPLACED. MAKING THE ISSUE UNRESOLVABLE OUTSIDE OF DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY WITHOUT SUBARU'S ASSISTANCE. SUBARU IS REFUSING TO DO THE REPAIRS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO APPLY A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,500-2,000 MILES BEFORE HER NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: TSB0215714R; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MARK MILLER SUBARU SOUTH TOWNE (10920 STATE ST, SANDY, UT 84070, 801-553-5200) WHO WAS WORKING ON HER BEHALF WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND A RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

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ON JULY 28, WE WERE DRIVING AT ~70 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST MOMENTUM. THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO STILL BE OPERATING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR HAD NOT EFFECT AND WE HAD TO COAST AND BRAKE TO A STOP NEXT TO THE MERIDIAN. DUE TO DENSE, HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, WE COULD NOT SAFELY CROSS TWO-LANES OF TRAFFIC TO REACH THE SHOULDER. BRAKES AND STEERING CONTINUED TO FUNCTION AND THE CAR HAD FUEL, ALTHOUGH WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY. WE COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR, NOR COULD THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WHO REACHED US ~35-MIN LATER. THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER HAD NO THEORY OF WHY THIS OCCURRED, AND A MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE CAR COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND SAID THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WE'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE JUNE 2018 WITH NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS SITUATION OCCURRED. ON JULY 7, WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR A RECALL RELATED TO A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, I.E., SAFETY RECALL: WUE90|NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V149000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REDDING SUBARU (481 E CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96002, (888) 859-0264), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A 3-4 HOUR TRIP GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/12 - 1/6 TANK OF GAS, MY ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND AT THE SAME TIME LOST POWER AND SPEED. THE FIRST TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND FINISH MY TRIP. IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME WITH MOSTLY IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. I HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS WITH NOTHING TURNING UP. THEY WERE HOWEVER ABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN THEY TRIED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BEING IN 70 MPH TRAFFIC AND HAVING NO SPEED CONTROL. I HAVE THE DEALERSHIP PAPERWORK FROM THE SERVICE. NOW THE ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE NORMAL POWER IT USUALLY DOES WHEN ACCELERATING. *TT*JB

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I HAVE HAD MY FORESTER SINCE NOV 2014, AND DURING THE TIME OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO ADD A QUART OF OIL ROUGHLY EVERY 2500-3000 MILES IN BETWEEN SERVICES (5000 MILE SERVICE INTERVAL) AS THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. AT TWO POINTS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE (ROUGHLY 50000 AND 80000), I HAVE HAD OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS RUN ON THE VEHICLE, BOTH WERE RETURNED AS NORMAL, AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMED BY THE ENGINE WAS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE DESIGN. ON 24 MAY 2019, I TURNED THE VEHICLE IN TO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN HAWAII FOR SERVICING (HAVE USED THIS LOCATION IN THE PAST), AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM INSIDE THE ENGINE, AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE PULLED AND THE UPPER OIL PAN SEALS AND HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ISSUE COULD GO UNDIAGNOSED FOR THE ENTIRETY THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT SUBARU DEALERSHIPS, THROUGH TWO OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS, AND JUST NOW THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL MISSING FROM THE PAN MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN "CONSUMED" AS THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN MADE A POINT TO STATE, BUT I WOULD SAY A PRETTY GOOD INDICATOR OF AN ISSUE WITH THE OIL SYSTEM, IS THE SYSTEM LOSING OIL. ALSO, AFTER A CURSORY SEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON TREND AMONG SUBARU FORESTERS, AND THE SYMPTOMS WERE COVERED IN A SIMILAR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB NO. 02-157-14R), WHICH INCLUDES MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, BUT DIFFERS IN THAT IT ONLY COVERS THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS, NOT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE CVT.

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WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AT THE TIME. I HAD TO COAST TO STOP ON THE INSIDE MEDIAN DURING VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 19, 2019. THE CAR WOULD NOT START SO IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE: SEPT. 17, 2016 AND OCT. 9, 2016. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED: COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10919048

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WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY (VEHICLE IN MOTION) AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. HAPPENED TWICE IN 24 HOURS. BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND ACCELERATE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER (VEHICLE STATIONARY). VEHICLE THEN RESPONDS NORMALLY WHEN RESUMING DRIVING AFTER PULLING OVER FOR 3-5 SECONDS.

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CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH FOR 2 HOURS WHEN GOING UP AND SMALL GRADE INCLINE. ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN VERY QUICKLY. WAS IN TRAFFIC, SO HAD TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THOUGH IT WAS BRAKING. THE HILL DESCENT CONTROL LIGHT LIT UP, BUT NO OTHER LIGHTS. CAR DID NOT STALL. I THEN TURNED IT OFF, OPENED THE HOOD AND EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. CAR WAS AT NORMAL OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE AND HAD 1/4 TANK IF FUEL LEFT. CAR WAS INFO FOR SERVICE WITHIN 500 MILES AT SUBARU. AFTER CHECKING THE ENGINE, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND TOOK OFF. 30 MINUTES LATER, THE EXACT SAME ISSUE OCCURED.

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MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER ENGINE FAILED 3 TIMES DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. AUG 26, 2018. I WAS IN THE EXPRESS LANES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED. I MERGED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. I TRIED TO START IT AND IMMEDIATELY IT TURNED ON. I WAS NOT LOW ON GAS. THEN OCT 9, 2018, I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON THE FREEWAY, WITH 20 MILES TO EMPTY WHEN THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING. I QUICKLY MERGED THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. POLICE SUGGESTED I RAN OUT OF GAS. THE THIRD TIME, FEB 11, 2019, I WAS IN MIDDLE OF 5 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, DRIVING 75 MPH WITH 70 MILES TO EMPTY WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IT WAS NIGHT, THE LIGHTS TO THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. I QUICKLY MERGED RIGHT, BUT THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AS THEY WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION. I CALLED 911. EVERYONE AROUND ME WAS GOING 70-80MPH. I WAS TERRIFIED WE WOULD BE KILLED BY A CAR WHO DIDN'T SEE US AT NIGHT. THE POLICE ARRIVED IN 15 MINUTES AND BUMPED US OFF THE FREEWAY. AAA ARRIVED IN 45 MIN.. RIGHT BEFORE AAA ARRIVED I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN, AS I HAD BEEN DOING ALL ALONG, AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T A FUEL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT STARTED AGAIN WITHOUT NEEDING TO ADD GAS. TWO SUBARU DEALERSHIPS HAVE TRIED TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER COULD. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR ANYTHING SINCE THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG - DEEMING MY WARRANTY USELESS FOR THIS ISSUE. I TRIED TO GET BUY BACK FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA. THEY WILL NOT DO A BUYBACK BECAUSE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN REPAIR ORDERS. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE FEB 11, 2019. IT IS A DANGEROUS CAR. IT WILL FAIL AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AND WHOEVER IS AROUND IS IN DANGER OF INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PICK UP THE CAR. THE FORESTER HAS 58000 MILES WHEN IT LAST FAILED.

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ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WAS DRIVING MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER (TOURING EDITION) AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 70 MPH, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED DECELERATING. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR RE-STARTED AFTER AWHILE. THE FIRST TIME THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON BUT I HAD OVER 50 MILES LEFT ACCORDING TO FUEL SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME, A MONTH OR SO LATER, NO LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WERE 2 BARS LEFT ON THE FUEL GAUGE. AGAIN CAR TOTALLY DECELERATED AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. SUBARU DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SOMEONE DID CALL THEM ABOUT IT THE DAY BEFORE I CALLED. I AM SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WHERE THEY SAY THEY WILL DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. I AM SEEING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT CAR ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SUBARU SHOULD NOT BE WAITING FOR FATALITIES TO HAPPEN BEFORE RECALLING THESE CARS.

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OIL IS LEAKING FROM TIMING COVER. ALSO CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS BAD. MECHANIC TELLS ME $2000.00 REPAIR NEEDED TO CORRECT LEAK.

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TWICE IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING ON A LEVEL HIGHWAY DESPITE GAS GAUGE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS 70 MILES STILL TO TRAVEL AND THE GAS GAUGE READING ONE BAR. LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT DISPLAY.

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MY CAR DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND TO A TECHNICIAN FROM A SUBARU DEALERSHIP ONCE. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SUBARU TO NO AVAIL. HERE IS A SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 31, 2018 I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. THE TRIP COMPUTER SAID I HAD 70 MILES TILL EMPTY BUT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON. THE CAR BEHAVED AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. THE ENGINE REV'D LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, THEN COMPLETELY QUIT. ZERO WARNING. FOR THE NEXT 90 MINUTES I WOULD TRY TO START THE CAR EVERY 20 MINUTES OR SO. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN, BUT NO INDICATION IT WAS GETTING ANY FUEL. I LOOKED AT SEVERAL FORESTER BLOGS AND FOUND MANY IDENTICAL INCIDENTS (HIGHWAY SPEED, LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK, ENGINE REVS THEN DIES). ONE POST SAID THAT AFTER FILLING THE TANK IT WOULD START. A TOW TRUCK TOOK ME TO A GAS STATION WHERE I FILLED IT WITH ~13.5 GALLONS OF GAS. THAT MEANS THE TANK HAD ABOUT 2.4 GALLONS LEFT AND @30MPG=72 MILES JUST LIKE THE TRIP COMPUTER SAID. THAT'S ALL I DID, AND THE CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY. MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS AND WORKED WITH SUBARU TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY DETECTED AN ERROR WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SENDING UNITS AND REPLACED THEM. STILL DURING MULTIPLE TEST DRIVES AFTER THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED THEIR TECHNICIAN HAD THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS I DID. ON JANUARY 2, 2019 IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. GOING 60 MPH ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WITH 40 MILES TILL EMPTY. THE DEALER THEN HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND CONSULTED WITH SUBARU AGAIN. THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR NEARLY 300 MILES WITH SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS ATTACHED BUT COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY FINALLY RETURNED IT TO ME BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, YOU CAN FIND MANY REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR VINTAGE SUBARU FORESTERS.

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WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THROUGH A PARKING LOT OR SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL STALL. IT'S A 2015 FORESTER TURBO WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION. IF PUT IN PARK, IT WILL RESTART AND GO AGAIN. STALLING ON THE ROADS AND IN PARKING LOTS IS UNSAFE. IT DOESN'T THROW ANY CODES SO THERE'S NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO.

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