2014 Subaru Forester: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Mar 22, 2026 · GA · crash

Unintended acceleration while parking /braking in front of a Verizon store leading to crash into store

Filed Dec 25, 2023 · Brakes · PA · crash · 1 injury

I had 2 accidents with this car. The first was on October 10, 2023. I pulled into a parking space and braked. I move forward a little more and braked again. The car suddenly accelerated and hit 2 vehicles parking across from me. My car was damaged, and one of the cars I hit was badly damaged, and the other had less damage. My 93 year old father was not injured. I had an injury on my hand, where the skin split between my right hand and forefinger. Fortunately there was no one in either of the other cars. I do not know if the vehicle was inspected by anyone. There was no warning light. It all happened in seconds. I had no idea what happened, so I thought my foot must have slipped and hit the gas pedal. I had my car repaired at the Apple Subaru's body shop in York, PA. It was in the shop for about a month. I drove it aroung for a few weeks then started noticing some lurching forward after braking. I still assumed my foot my foot must be slipping. On December 1, 1923, I decided to go to our local farmer's market for apples. The car lurched a few times causing me to run a stop sign. I decided it was unfit to go on to the market and decided to take it to my service station. The service station is located on a ridge. There office and some of the garage bays are on the upper level on the ridge. The property goes downhill around that. There is an entry next to the office that is marked as a handicapped space. I was not thinking clearly when I decided to park there. I pulled partway into the space, braked, and then moved forward a bit. When I braked the car took off at a high speed, through a railing, over the edge, and landed sideways on the ground below. I was trapped in the car and had to be removed by firefighters. When they pulled me out I was taken to the ER. My car was totalled. My son did some research and sent me some links. I am now sure that the cause was the sudden acceleration problem with Subaru. I have reported this to Subaru.

Filed Jul 28, 2022 · Acceleration, Brakes · 61,765 miles · ID · crash

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while she had the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated unintendedly. The vehicle crashed into the garage in front of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact had not received any injuries. There was damage to the garage, itself. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a certified mechanic or dealer as of yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,765.

Filed Oct 14, 2021 · Acceleration, Airbags · OR · crash · 2 injuries

September 6,2018 the vehicle suddenly unintentionally accelerated. Came off the highway.Pulled in to a parking lot to turn around. Reaching for the shifter with my foot on the brake. The vehicle went 42mph in less than four feet, a woman was directly in the front center of vehicle when a loud roar happened. The woman jumped out of the way. As the 2014 Subaru Forester shot forward hitting a suburban and then bounced off a fence to stop in the road next to us. Had to fight to get towed to Gresham Subaru. Pulled dtcs and box information.Subaru denies SUA, has a recall on BLS. No airbag deployed, brakes did not work. Skid marks and chunks of tires.

Filed Oct 6, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · WA

Several warning messages appeared on the dash at the same time: Check engine, Check emissions control system, Hill start assist system needs to be checked. In addition, the pictures of a car climbing a hill and a car with swerving skid marks behind it lit up. (I don't know the official names of these icons.) The engine then either lost power and would not accelerate when I pressed the gas pedal or would rev and accelerate on its own, even when I had the brake depressed. I have taken my car into the dealership 4 times over the past two years for this same issue. I do not have the exact dates of the first two instances, but the last two were on July 7, 2021, and September 17, 2021. Each time the dealer has been able to verify the warning lights and unintended acceleration. They say the problem is with the brake pedal assembly and have replaced it with a new assembly 3 times. They're working on the 4th one right now.

Filed Sep 24, 2020 · Engine · 107,000 miles · CA

I was at a stop light and my engine turned off. Later in the day when I was driving on the freeway going uphill, my car lunged forward as I was driving. The next day when I started my car, all my warning sensor lights went on. I took my car to the dealership and they said I need a new transmission. After doing some research, it seems that this is a common issue with my transmission that people have experienced. Subaru extended the warranty from 60,000 miles to 100,000 knowing that this is a common issue. Unfortunately, my car is at 107,000 miles and subaru won't cover it. Instead of extending the warranty, there should have been a recall on this transmission because the transmission issue is a safety hazard. I was fortunate enough not to get into an accident, but other people might not have the same luck. Please look into this issue and have subaru recall these transmissions. Thank you.

Filed Jan 27, 2019 · Acceleration · 49,900 miles · GA

On january 26, 2019, at 8:00 pm, in a parking deck at a shopping center, I was in a line of cars making a right turn into an aisle. I tapped the accelerator very lightly to move a few feet forward. The car unexpectedly and suddenly accelerated greatly, and I immediately put my foot on the brake as hard as possible to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I had to swerve to the left to avoid hitting the car in front of me because hitting the brake didn't immediately slow the car down. I was able to avoid hitting anything, but it was a frightening experience because the car was out of control. This was clearly a case of sudden unintended acceleration.

Filed Aug 19, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · 41,870 miles · WA · crash

July 6, 2018 driving on city street when my foot had the brake depressed and the auto suddenly accelerated so much that I had to turn into a curb to avoid a collision with another vehicle - I hit a curb with one tire to avoid accident and had to get four new tires because it is awd. Today my brake was depressed and it accelerated when I was in reverse then attempting to get SUV into drive - driving down my daughter's driveway today, it accelerated so rapidly unintended that pressing the brake would not stop vehicle - engaged emergency brake and it still did not stop it - placed it into park and pressing brake continuously and emergency brake engaged, finally stopped the car at roadside after turning off ignition - very hazardous safety issue - lucky no one was hurt or killed - this SUV is a dangerous vehicle - having it towed by aaa tomorrow morning to dealer. What can I do about this? It has only 41,870 miles on it - bought it brand new from the dealer in may 2014 and I am only driver. Help!

Filed Jul 11, 2017 · Acceleration · 46,000 miles · NH

Car was parked in street. Started it and put it into reverse to back into a driveway. Car suddenly accelerated at high speed in reverse. I would have had to have stomped heavily on gas pedal to get it to that speed but I'm not sure I even touched it. Traveled 2-3 car lengths before I could stop it. Grateful no injuries or damage. Not related to car mats which were anchored in place.

Filed May 10, 2017 · Acceleration · 36,000 miles · OR · crash

When slowly entering home garage vehicle suddenly accelerated & despite standing on the break pedal & pulling the emergency break it crashed into table & work benches at front of area causing damage to furniture & damaging front of vehicle. Previously in november 2016 when pulling into highway rest area parking place the car suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb a & traveled 15' onto a grassy embankment before stopping with maximum breaking applied.

Filed May 6, 2017 · Acceleration · 35,000 miles · IL · crash

Vehicle was slowly entering a parking space, suddenly accelerated, jumping curb, crossing sidewalk and impacted a building. Car was then put into reverse, it accelerated in reverse and impacted an adjoining parked car. After the accident the area around the accelerator and brake were inspected and nothing was found that might have caused the brake or accelerator to stick or malfunction. The driver of the vehicle claims that her foot was not caught on the accelerator nor did her foot slip off the brake and accidentally hit the accelerator.

Filed Feb 20, 2017 · Acceleration · 63,113 miles · AZ · crash · 2 injuries

Unintended acceleration while coming to a stop in a parking space. The force of the acceleration threw the car over a curb and several feet into a heavy duty iron fence, which snapped. The car was coming to a stop.