2015 Subaru Forester: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Oct 3, 2023 · Acceleration · 50,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 1 MPH into a parking space, the contact attempted to shift the transmission into park (P) while depressing the brake pedal when the vehicle inadvertently lunged forward and crashed into a building. No warning light was illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The impact caused soreness in her chest and stomach. The contact received medical attention on the scene from Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard. The vehicle was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed Jul 21, 2023 · Brakes, Electrical · AZ · crash

Vehicle accelerated from a stop sign at high speed and brakes were pushed down all the way with no respond the steering wheels was stiff and the Vehicle continued at high speed on its own crashing curbs side walk vegetation along the way until final crash at a tree. not warning lamps messages and air bag did not deploy. Car engine remained on at time of crash until manually turned off. safety of driver & passenger and others near by were at very high risk. Head on collision with other vehicles and homes could have happened. Insurance adjuster inspected and determined it is a "Total Lose" but did not gave reason for incident. police report was done and suggested to follow up with dealership. Emailed about this incident to Subaru dealership. Unknown if any additional inspection was done.

Filed Feb 13, 2023 · Acceleration, Transmission · IL · crash

I was backing out of a parking spot, and there was a telephone poll behind me in my path. I needed to pull forward to navigate around this poll. After backing up some, I put the car into drive to pull slightly forward, and the car lurched aggressively, so much so that I got out to see if it'd caught on something. It did not -- there was absolutely nothing there. So I got back in and tried to continue forward, and the accelerator went full force. I floored the brake pedal, but the car behaved as though I was flooring the accelerator. The car drove itself over a cement block, through a staircase and into the brick wall of an abandoned building, continuing to accelerate for a few seconds while against the wall. Air bags did not deploy. I walked away without physical injury, thank goodness. There were no warning lights, symptoms of or dashboard indicators of a problem before or during the issue. Upon investigation online, we see that there is a pending class action for this exact issue. The vehicle has been inspected by our insurance carrier and been deemed a total loss. Insurance has asked that we turn the title over to them in order to receive our payout, and I believe they plan to destroy the car.

Filed Nov 2, 2022 · Acceleration · 82,000 miles · NY · crash

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated upon pulling into a parking space, the brake pedal was depressed, however, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly and crashed into the side of the apartment building of her friend. The contact stated that the crash damaged the apartment of her friend located on the first floor. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

Filed Jun 6, 2022 · Airbags · 80,000 miles · NV · crash · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. While the contact's wife was driving at 30 MPH, she crashed into another vehicle causing damage to the front driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's wife was injured. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that "there are many types of collision that are not necessary for the deployment of the air bag". The manufacturer used "if the vehicle hits a parked vehicle it would not deploy" as an example. The failure mileage[ was 80,000.

Filed Apr 21, 2021 · Airbags, Engine · 52,000 miles · MA · crash

Pulling into parking spot, vehicle started to stall, gave a little more gas and vehicle launched forward and hit cement pole. No damage to pole car damage around 8k.air bags did not deploy. This has happened when pulling out into traffic also

Filed Dec 4, 2020 · Airbags, Seats · 65,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Driver was rear ended on the highway when at a dead stop by a vehicle going around 60-70 MPH. The bottom of the driver's seat jerked forward and impacted driver leg causing contusions and the back support and head rest portion flew backwards, causing driver glasses and hat to come off and land toward the back hatch of the vehicle. Spare tire was dislodged from trunk area and impacted driver's head due to the seat back being in the reclining position. Air bags did not deploy at any level as well.

Filed Mar 10, 2020 · Airbags · 35,000 miles · IL · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 subaru forester. The contact stated that a truck ran a red light and the contact t-boned the truck at 30 MPH. The contact stated that the truck flipped as the front passenger side collided with the truck. The contact and her passenger were injured and had to be transported to the hospital. The contact's wrist and arm were sore and she required physical therapy. The passenger was in a back brace with two compression fractures in the back, a few broken ribs, she had a concussion, and a swollen foot and ankle. A police report was filed. None of the air bags deployed with the frontal collision. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to a junk yard to be investigated by the manufacturer. The dealer harvey subaru (3351 benton rd, bossier city, la 71111 (888) 232-4109) said to contact the manufacturer. The contact was informed by the dealer that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency recall number: 19v-701000 (air bags). The contact was upset that the recall notices was not received until november of 2019. The contact did not believe the manufacturer in why it took so long to investigate, why the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer just recently sent an email saying everything was fine. The contact did not yet receive a full report of the investigation. The vehicle was currently at a salvage junk yard. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Mar 13, 2019 · Airbags · 107,460 miles · TN · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 subaru forester. While the contact's husband was driving 40 MPH, the traffic stopped abruptly and he crashed into the rear of a ford explorer. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. In addition, the driver's body lunged forward and struck the steering wheel. The driver sustained injuries to the chest and ribs that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to grayson subaru (8729 kingston pike, knoxville, tn 37923, 865‑693‑4550), but was not diagnosed. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 107,460.

Filed Aug 27, 2018 · Acceleration, Airbags · 41,000 miles · MD · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was forcefully depressed in order to stop the vehicle. In addition, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle and jumped the curb. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

Filed Jun 19, 2018 · Acceleration · 7,945 miles · MO · crash · 1 injury

2015 subaru forester made a right turn into parking space between 2 cars in a parking garage. Going uphill into the space when vehicle surged at great speed in a 10 ft distance hitting the wall at great speed, causing extensive front end damage, deploying airbags, and dislodging the front dashboard. The 2 cars on either side were not hit. The driver sustained lacerations to legs. The vehicle was repaired at lou fusz subaru. The second event happed on 7/6/16 (25463 miles) in the same parking garage, near the same parking space. While turning into the parking space, the vehicle surged forward striking the wall at great speed. Though the front end was again damaged, the airbags did not deploy. The driver checked the federal safety agency website. There were a dozen similar reports for 2015 the subaru forester while parking. Aneighbor with a 2015 subaru legacy had three instances of unexpected accelerations. No cause was identified but repairs were made to the car at webster groves subaru. It appears to have resolved the problem. The subaru forester was repaired at an independent body shop and then checked at webster groves subaru. After speaking with the service manager of the dealership that sold the car to the driver (lou fusz), the subaru corporation sent an independent mechanic (from bosch eea) to evaluate the car. The driver was told in an email that the report was proprietary information and no details of the evaluation were made available. The email only reported the lack of any problems found that could explain the unexpected surging while parking. The driver spoke with the service manager at webster groves subaru. She was unable to help since no one had reproduced the problem. As far as subaru was concerned, the car was normal and offered no further help. The car has not been driven since the second repairs were completed.

Filed Jun 14, 2018 · Acceleration, Airbags · 39,000 miles · NC · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. While pulling into a parking space at a very low rate of speed, the engine began to rev. The vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. After the collision, the engine continued to rev very high while the brake pedal was being depressed. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle sustained severe damage; however, the air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported and no police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an undisclosed location. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 39,000.