2003 Subaru Forester acceleration problems

Filed Aug 28, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · 72,000 miles · NH · crash

My mother was pulling her car out of the garage when it suddenly accelerated & shot down the driveway, across the street, thru the neighbor's house and landed in their backyard. The car just missed my father in the driveway and the neighbors in their house. The insurance adjuster said the car was airborne when it went thru the front door based on the damage to the front door & the skid marks on the tile in the hallway. The air bags didn't deploy. The car is a total loss. A few months prior to this my mother was parking the car when it suddenly accelerated. It crossed the sidewalk at the store & hit another car. At the time she thought that her foot must have slipped off the brake. My father drove it a few weeks after that & said it wanted to accelerate while he was stopped at a red light with his foot on the brake. The failure mileage was approx. 72,000.

Filed May 5, 2016 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · MD

I was driving on the highway, going straight, when suddenly my car started accelerating at full speed. I checked and made sure my foot was on the break instead of the gas, which it was. The car proceeded to move forward even with both of my feet and all of my weight on the break, and it started accelerating again because the break could not stop it or hold on. I pulled to the side of the road and threw the car in park even though it was still going 15 MPH and climbing. Even in park, the engine was going as hard as it could go. I have not driven the car since.

Filed Sep 3, 2013 · Acceleration, Airbags · NE · crash · 1 injury

2013 subaru. Consumer writes in regards to brake problems. *smd the consumer stated almost from the moment, he purchased the vehicle, he and his wife experienced problems with the brakes. The consumer stated on two occasions, his wife experienced a slow brake response. The consumer stated the first time the incident happened, his wife was driving downhill and when she attempted to apply the brake, the vehicle would not stop, which resulted in an accident. His wife suffered a back injury. The second time the incident happened, his wife was driving again, and the brakes did not respond. Consequently, his wife had another accident. The consumer also stated the air bags did not deploy in either accident. Updated 04/04/14

Filed Jul 12, 2013 · Acceleration · 89,500 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester. The contact stated that the vehicle was placed into park and suddenly accelerated. The contact depressed the brakes until he was able to shift into neutral and stop the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer however, the dealer was unable to determine what caused the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 89,500.

Filed Aug 15, 2012 · Acceleration · 55,000 miles · MI

While parking at the office, the car suddenly accelerated. I was able to stop it by braking hard. There was no rug obstructing the accelerator or brakes. I ware a size 7 shoe, therefore there is no possibility of pressing both pedals at the same time. It was scary.

Filed Apr 21, 2010 · Acceleration · 71,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester. While pulling out of the driveway, the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate up to 35 MPH after the contact released the accelerator pedal. The vehicle crashed into a tree and was totaled. The contact was injured as a result of the crash. The vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Filed Mar 8, 2010 · Acceleration · 49,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 subaru forester. While driving at speeds of less than 20 MPH and entering her driveway, the vehicle abnormally accelerated at a rapid speed. The vehicle crashed into her home causing considerable damages to the vehicle and her home. The airbags did not deploy at the time of impact, however she did not sustain any injuries. The manufacturer was not contacted and repairs were paid by her insurance company. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of less than 15 MPH and entering her driveway from the main street, the vehicle again abnormally accelerated at a rapid rate of speed, crashing into the rear wall of her home. The vehicle did not stop and proceeded to crash into her garage and into the rear wall of a neighboring home. She did not recall if she attempted to depress the brake pedal at the time because the incident happened within a matter of seconds. The police were called to the scene and a report was filed accordingly. The vehicle was destroyed. The night before the incident the vehicle was taken in for regular scheduled maintenance. She was not advised that there were any issues with the vehicle. The initial failure mileage was unknown, however the mileage was 49,000 when the vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available.

Filed Feb 26, 2010 · Acceleration · 82,000 miles · MD · crash

On monday, february 22, 2010, I had an incident of "unintended acceleration" on pooks hill road and wisconsin avenue. I was stopping for a red light when I put on the brakes and the car accelerated instead of slowing and stopping. To avoid hitting the car in front of me, I swerved instead to my right into a snow bank. It was approximately 2:45 p.m. I was driving a subaru forester "all wheel drive" 2003 vehicle. Despite the all wheel drive, I could not get out of the icy snow bank and had to be towed out by aaa. It was a frightening experience.

Filed Jul 28, 2008 · Acceleration · 77,920 miles · MD

While driving 60 MPH with cruise control engaged, I entered town limits and pressed switch to de-activate cruise control; nothing happened; depressed brake pedal; nothing happened- car did not slow down; frantically tried everything several times more using clutch, brake and emergency brake. Had to take a turn at high speed to avoid a tractor trailer stopped at light; car eventually stopped after making the turn and yanking up emergency brake.

Filed Jul 26, 2007 · Acceleration · PA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester. The consumer stated when she placed the vehicle in reverse the vehicle accelerated rapidly . The consumer hit a pole the consumer stated the brakes did not work. The vehicle continued to rev and accelerated and crashed into a gated display of propane tanks and an ice-cream machine. The consumer stated she was going to the dealer because her cruise control was not working. Updated