2014 Subaru Forester: broken coil spring

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · MA

Warning lights keep going on while driving including the "ABS warning light", "hill assist" and "vehicle dynamics control" . This always disengages the cruise control and often happens after driving for awhile. This didn't start happening until I had the dealer replace the clock spring due to non working horn and cruise control and trouble with steering roll connector. They also replaced rear coil springs and rear left wheel bearing and backing plate.

Filed Sep 15, 2020 · Suspension · 57,000 miles · MN

Rear coil spring broke while car was parked in garage. Left rear of car sagging. Unsafe to drive.

Filed Apr 13, 2020 · Wheels · 79,364 miles · MD

September, 2019 - I detected a new and distinct sound, along with an odd vibration feeling in my vehicle. It was on the left side, with the vibration seeming to come from the area under my feet as I drive. It started at about 30- 40 MPH and did not subside, even when I was not accelerating, or if I used the brakes to slow down some. Both the sound and vibration maintained while I was cruising at that speed or higher. I took the car to my mechanic, who determined that the left rear wheel hub was bad. I had it replace immediately. My vehicle is 5 years old and the mileage was 79364. Additional on this vehicle, I just received subaru service program wut-05, a problem with the rear coil springs, which I also experienced in may, 2019. This vehicle has problems I should not be having at this age/mileage. Theses are safety issues as well and need to be addressed by subaru.

Filed Feb 12, 2020 · Suspension · CT

When getting rear wheel bearing replaced mechanic advised that both rear coil springs were broken. No known cause.

Filed Feb 5, 2020 · Suspension · 51,950 miles · IL

Both coil springs on my 2014 forester failed local subaru dealer replaced both springs at a cost tome of $561.00 for parts and labor. In addition, I was charged 99.95 for a four wheel alignment mandated by the replacement of the springs. Vehicle had only 51,972 on the odometer. The vehicle was in motion on a smooth street when the springs snapped. The result of the broken springs was a sagging rear end of the vehicle making it unsafe to drive. This is a safety failure and should have been repaired without charge to me. I contacted subaru customer service and was told that there was no known problem with the suspension...however, there seem to be very many similar incidents reported on subaru owner websites.

Filed Jan 30, 2020 · Suspension · 56,000 miles · NY

The driver's side rear spring broke causing the car to sag. I noticed the sagging while the car was parked, I am not sure when the spring actually broke. The spring was replaced by the dealership. Approximately seven months later, the passenger side spring broke while making a left hand turn in traffic. This spring was also replaced by the dealership. Immediately after the replacement of the passenger side spring, the passenger side rear was making a rattling and banging noise. I brought the car back to the dealer and was told it was just a heat shield. The noise got increasingly louder and the ride degraded and became very bouncy. I looked under the car and discovered the strut was leaking fluid. The dealership claimed that was unrelated to the broke spring. I also had the rear strut replaced at a third visit.

Filed Dec 22, 2019 · Suspension · OR

A piece of the rear suspension coil spring fell out onto the road when I was driving, and came to a halt behind me on the street. It is similar to a piece I found in my driveway a year ago (which I did not recognize or know where it came from. The car's handling has been 'different' but can't tell if it will become unsafe.

Filed Dec 18, 2019 · Suspension · 27,811 miles · PA

Rear coil springs broken right and left 01/07/2019 - 27811 miles on car, replaced by dealer during state inspection I did not know they were broken until told by service advisor

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Suspension · 87,000 miles · MN

Driving down the highway at approximately 70 MPH and the drivers side rear coil spring collapsed. We heard a loud metal bang and when we got home I noticed the coil spring was broken.

Filed Nov 4, 2019 · Suspension · 56,000 miles · RI

At 56,000 miles hit a moderate size pot hole resulting in broken rear passenger side coil spring requiring new spring, shock and alignment. At 67,000 miles heard loud bang coming from car while parked. Found what appears to be piece of broken coil spring under car. Required new rear drivers side coil spring and strut. Appears large number of similar vintage foresters have experienced broken coil springs with springs found with breaks in similar spots.

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Suspension · 126,000 miles · PA

While driving my 2014 subaru forester, I ran over a dip in the road while coming to a stop sign and heard a loud 'bang'. I stopped to check if I happened to hit something and the rear of my forester was completely bottomed out as if it was overloaded. While at the garage, the mechanic raised my car up on the lift and pulled out pieces of the coil springs that sheared off completely. The cost of two new coil springs was $160.00 and it took the garage 3 hours to complete the repair. My car does have 126k miles and the springs had slight corrosion but we're not completely rusted. However, while looking for replacement parts, I have found that many other people have had the same issue with their foresters and a lot with significantly less miles than mine. I do not have photos of the coil springs I will attach the two photos I took before the car was taken to the garage.

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · Suspension · 57,000 miles · VA

At approximately 57,000 miles, on my 2014 subaru forester, I have experienced my second rear coil spring failure. The first, on the right rear, occurred as I put the car into reverse to back out of my driveway. I have a piece of this coil spring in my possession and clearly shows metal fatigue/stress failure. The second, on the left rear, I believe occurred while driving. As I notice the car tilting again as I went to reenter it and looked under and could see something wrong with the spring. It was towed to stohlman subaru of tysons at 8435 leesburg pike, vienna, va and they have told me the left rear spring is broken and they are replacing it. I have called subaru and up receiving documentation of repairs, they will reimburse me. However, I notice from doing a search on the internet that this is a know problem and often leads to failed rear struts. Therefore, I believe that subaru should be made to recall the foresters to replace the coil springs, reimburse customers who have paid for repairs, and provide us with extended warranties for the full rear suspension.