The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while reversing out of a garage parking space, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into several other parked vehicles before coming to a stop. During the incident, the driver sustained a mild concussion which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to the local collision center. The contact was unsure if the failure occurred while in the reverse or drive position. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
2010 Subaru Forester: sudden unintended acceleration
11 of the 262 complaints about the 2010 Subaru Forester describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 80,000
- 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
My 2010 subaru forester suddenly accelerated in reverse for the 3rd time. This last time it hit another vehicle damaging it and knocked down a person that required evaluation at the er. I was in a church parking lot this last time. I do not have any pictures as I was concerned about the person hit.
Trying to park the car in driveway reversing noticed sudden acceleration,immediately triedto break and park couldnot stop the car.it stopped after hitting the garagewall. Big damage to garage wall . Impact shattered the the back window damaged the exhaust and dent the rear driver side ,bumper and side light. Prior to this incident two instances noted some unexpected acceleration.didnt think much about it. Looking back some issue may be there.
Problem of sudden acceleration while stopped in traffic with vehicle in gear. This happened twice. Both on city roads. Once at a traffic light. And again while waiting for traffic ahead of me. Feared I would collide with cars ahead of me, but extremely firm pressure on brake pedal avoided this. Also have cel on. Code indicates misfire on cylinder 4. That was determined at the service center of burdick's drivers village in cicero, where I purchased the car used almost 2 years ago. The service advisor at drivers village told me there was nothing further they could do. He recommended I take it to romano subaru, which I did. The service center at romano subaru replaced an ignition coil, but the problem remains. Romano wanted to drop the exhaust system and inspect the engine, but I declined. Spark plugs and wires were also replaced by my mechanic. I have also switched to top tier fuel, which hasn't had an effect. I like my forester, but the issues with the cel and sudden acceleration make me ponder a trade. The car is a 2010, with 96,300 miles.
While parking my 2010 subaru forester suddenly accelerated causing it to jump over a curb sideswiping a hedge jumping another curb then hitting a large ram 150 truck. The whole time I was standing on the brakes trying to avoid parked cars. Upon impact the engine was still running at high RPM's. After shutting it off I looked to see if the mats were the cause and they were not. Could not determine what the cause of acceleration. There was over $12.000 damage to the forester.
My mother and I were out and about on a friday 5/1/15 as we got ready to leave our location. I place my foot on the brakes and put it into reverse, then ever so slightly put my foot on the gas paddle, then the truck suddenly accelerated back at a high rate of speed and hit another truck in back of me, before it came to a complete stop. No one was injured -no police were called as it was on private property. Both vehicle were damaged. I then took the vehicle to a local mechanic the next day and was told that the rear and front break pads needed to be replace and if I had not brought it in when I did I would have needed rotors as well. There was no sound that the breaks were going bad, and there was no warning signals of any kind. This is a very high safety issues as people lives are at risk. Thank god my mother and I are okay.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving slowly in reverse, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a residential home. A police report was filed but there were no injuries. The failure was not diagnosed and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Sudden acceleration incident. Parked at the county recycling center, when placed into drive (full brake pressure required to shift out of park), the engine accelerated to maximum power causing the car to drive away uncontrollably and overriding the previously applied brake. Immediately shifting to neutral, the car was brought under control and then functioned normally. Driver and passenger were witnesses and unharmed. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. No cause was found.
Sudden acceleration from full stop. The vehicle had exhibited sudden acceleration 3 weeks prior but the dealer did not find any problem. From a full stop, the vehicle was placed into reverse at which time the engine revved to full throttle, overriding the brakes, resulting in the vehicle backing uncontrollably and stopping on top of a boulder with the back wheels off the ground approximately 4 feet. The incident was witnessed by a bystander. The vehicle undercarriage severely damaged and not drive-able. Photos and a police report were submitted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru forester. While the contact was driving at an unknown speed the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle causing the vehicle to travel through an intersection and two residential backyards before traveling over a thick patch of snow which stopped the vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 4500.
I purchased a 2010 subrau forester in august 2009,,I bought the car in to the dealer city side subrau for the 3500 mile checkup, and to have e.c.m. Adjusted under a recall. This was done on 1/14/2010 the next day I was experiencing problems with sudden acceleration car back to dealer on1/16/2010 the fact that I had no problems before adjusting the e.c.m.tells me that the sudden acceleration is computer based problem not floor mats or sticking gas pedals.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2010 Subaru Forester sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2010 Subaru Forester?
11 of 262 owner complaints about the 2010 Subaru Forester (4%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Subaru Forester?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Subaru Forester
Check engine light 19Adaptive cruise 9Brake failure 8ABS 6Jerking 6Oil consumption 6Overheating 5Warning lights 5
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