My 1998 subara forester went into a "sudden acceleration". Luckily, no one was killed, but the car sustained significant damage.
1998 Subaru Forester: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 100 complaints about the 1998 Subaru Forester describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
When vehicle was turned on it suddenly accelerated backwards very fast, crashing into two vehicles. Consumer has contacted dealer. Cause of the problem has yet to be determined. *ak while vehicle was in park and consumer had foot on the brake and turned on ignition the vehicle accelerated very fast in reverse and caused accident, consumer is also having various electrical problems with the vehicle, such as the battery draining, security system goes off while parked, and the doors lock by themselves.
Consumer proceeded to pull into a parking space then the vehicle surged forward unexpectedly and started to accelerate.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when put in reverse, driver lose control resulting in driver hitting a man.
Security system goes off when hazard lights are engaged/ABS brakes squeak. In addition, while pulling out of parking spot, vehicle lunged forward unexpectedly, and engine check light comes on.
While coming to a complete stop with foot on brake the vehicle surged forward unexpectedly, causing an accident. Dealer said there is no problem.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Subaru Forester sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1998 Subaru Forester?
6 of 100 owner complaints about the 1998 Subaru Forester (6%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Subaru Forester?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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