2006 Subaru Forester: jerking or lurching

5 of the 88 complaints about the 2006 Subaru Forester describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
typical mileage: 54,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2025
2
2023
2
2021
3
2020
4
2019
10
2018
15
2017
6
2016
12
2015
23
2014
9
2013
1
2011
1
2010
6
2009
1
2008
2
2007
2
2006
5
2005
2
2004
2
2003
1
2002
7
2001
2
2000
4
1999
2
1998
1

What owners say

Filed May 8, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 54,000 miles · CA

Purchased in ak in 2006. Approximately 13,000 miles on engine. Paperwork listed entry-point: hawaii. Current 2016 mileage: less than 60,000. Well-maintained vehicle.----- upon acceleration, the engine sometimes lurches and revs too high too fast, and then settles into how it is supposed to feel and sound. Other times, it suddenly loses power instead, lurching down like we've taken our foot off the gas (but we haven't because we are on a highway or freeway!), very briefly and then recovers.one time, just a few weeks ago, it felt like I'd lost all power and the car was going to stop in the middle of the busy highway, but it immediately recovered and then felt normal.

Filed Oct 10, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 141,000 miles · CT · crash

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 going to make a right turn. (about 4 car lengths from my original parked spot) all of a sudden the car was not responding to my foot or stealing commands. I rolled onto the front lawn of the corner property. As soon as we cam to a stop I shut the engine and put the car in park. I opened the door, took a look at the car and then tried to start the car again. I started the car and it was making like a reving noise. I when to put the car in reverse to back off the lawn (all the while my foot is on the brake.) and all of a sudden the car lurch backwards with such force and speed. I was almost standing in place with the force I was trying to brake. The car would not respond and I came to a full stop after crossing the road and into another front lawn and crashing in to the porch of that property. Totaled vehicle !!!

Filed Dec 27, 2012 · Acceleration · 75,000 miles · NJ · crash

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 him to exit. As soon as I released the brake the car lurched forward full speed towards the exiting car and I turned sharply to the right to avoid a collision but went full speed into a wall (side of a house) the exiting car was grazed, the house was damaged and my car was totaled. The sound of acceleration as I released the brake was as if I depressed fully the gas pedal which I did not do.

Filed Jun 16, 2009 · Acceleration, Brakes · 25,400 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. On february 20, 2009, while attempting to pull into the driveway at less than 6 MPH, the hydraulic brakes failed. The brake pedal extended to the floor board and the vehicle began to jerk and accelerate on its own. The vehicle crashed into a tree and the frontal air bags deployed. The contact sustained major injuries and was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. A police report was filed. Her sternum was broken and she suffered major lacerations and bruises to her knees and legs. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were less than 25,400. Updated 8/3/09 *cn the consumer stated no police report was filed. Updated 08/05/09.

Filed Jun 24, 2007 · Acceleration · 14,000 miles · MA · crash

Experienced sudden unintended acceleration twice. , once when accelerating on the highway to pass and the gas pedal appeared to stick., and once when pulling up to a curbside as the brake was appiled and the vechicle suddenly lurched forward colliding into a parked car and pushing it forward. I had to jam hard on the brake to stop the acceleration.