The passenger side seat registers that no one is sitting in the seat and it disables the airbag system. Someone can be sitting in the seat buckled up and then it will randomly pop-up with a warning message that there is an airbag issue and that no one is sitting in the seat.
2015 Subaru Forester airbags complaints
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2015 subaru forester. Consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the parts were unavailable to complete the recall repair.
I have had an airbag light on in my car for about 1 year and I am past worried about this faulty airbag that may not deploy if my family is every in the car during an accident. There is a begun recall but I have recieved no notice and as it describes is exactly what dealership told me was wrong 600$ is the cost or the life of my family... Please recall my airbag sensor..
2015 subaru forester. The passenger seat front airbag sensor is malfunctioning. The dashboard displays 'passenger airbag off' when someone is sitting in the seat. This appears to be related to a malfunction of the seat pressure sensor. When no person is sitting in the passenger side front seat, the airbag light says it is on. On the dashboard a red warning light indicating an issue with the airbag is constantly lit. So, in summary: when I start the car, this indicator turns on: SRS airbag system needs to be checked passenger airbag remains "off" even person sits on the passenger seat. This happens when car is stopped or moving while the car is started.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v701000 (air bags), which indicated that the parts were unavailable. The contact spoke with gregoris subaru (575 w merrick rd, valley stream, ny 11580, (516) 825-8700) and was informed that a representative would call back. The contact had not heard back from anyone. The manufacturer was not notified of the recall. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Our 2015 subaru forester was in an accident. We were turning left at an intersection. The SUV was hit on the passenger side door and front fender by another SUV. No side or curtain airbag was deployed.
"SRS airbag needs to be checked" and "passenger airbag off" messages 95% of time when operating car, regardless of whether a passenger is present or not. Seat has never been damaged or dampened, as some folks online report. Disconcerting to say the least. Disappointing that someone might die while subaru is unable/unwilling to recall and repair this commonly reported concern.
Passenger airbag disabled due to sri code in seat. Passenger seat sensor defective.
2015 subaru forester. The passenger seat front airbag sensor is malfunctioning. The dashboard displays 'passenger airbag off' when someone is sitting in the seat. This appears to be related to a malfunction of the seat pressure sensor. When no person is sitting in the passenger side front seat, the airbag light says it is on. On the dashboard a red warning light indicating an issue with the airbag is constantly lit.
For the past year, the passenger airbag has been intermittently turning off and a warning message would appear: "SRS airbag system needs to be checked". My car has never been in any kind of accident and is barely 4 years old. Lately, it just doesn't really work at all. I took it to the dealership and they told me that the airbag sensor is not working correctly and needs replacement. It is part of the passenger seat. It's a $1200 repair but with my extended warranty, I have to pay $100 deductable. I am floored that the airbag sensor can't last more than 4 years. This was supposed to be a highly rated car for safety! I'm very dissatisfied with subaru right now.
The passenger airbag seat sensor intermittently fails to detect the passenger causing the passenger airbag not to arm. This is also accompanied by the SRS dash light to turn on as well.
Passenger airbag indicator is intermittently faulty. The warning light comes on upon starting. Then goes out next time the car is driven. Dealer says sometimes this can be due to a wet seat. Seems like a specious explanation to me.
When a passenger is sitting in the front passenger seat, the airbag will frequently fail to turn on. An airbag warning light will instead appear on the dash. When I brought the car to the dealership, they insisted (before even looking at the car) that something must have been spilled on the seat and that the seat would need to be replaced (for $895). Nothing has ever been spilled on the front passenger seat, nor has it gotten wet. Visual inspection of the seat shows that it's in pristine shape. Sometimes the airbag alert will appear when the car is still stationary. Other times, it has only appeared once the car was in motion.
In may 2019 the airbag sensor warning went on unexpectedly and for no apparent reason while driver and a front seat passenger were in it and the car was in motion going approximately 30-40 MPH on a town road. Adding extreme danger to this situation is the fact that the sensor turning on made the passenger 'airbag off' warning immediately light up even though a person was in the seat when it happened, the airbag had previously been on with them in the seat, and the car was moving. It was checked by the dealer who simply cleared a code and suggested a cell phone could, perhaps, have interfered and caused the sensor light to go on. Dealer also alternatively suggested that if someone spilled something this could have caused it. (nobody spilled anything and dealer verified in writing that no stain was found on the seat to suggest otherwise.) over the course of the next month the airbag sensor randomly went on (dangerously causing the airbag to turn off again, often despite someone being in the seat!) in this same manner several times. Sometimes the car is in motion when it happens, which is particularly dangerous and has caused us to stop allowing a human to be in the front seat because we cannot rely on the airbag at this point. Other times, the car had been parked and when I turn it on the airbag sensor turns on. Taking it back to the dealer 7/11/19 here is what they stated under 'cause' and 'correction' on our invoice: "...code b1760 stored in system inspected seat found no stains on seat inspected wiring found wiring to be good rec replacement of seat bottom" and "customer has been advised that due to no electronics being on the seat when the light and faults keep returning replacement of seat bottom (occupant detection sensor) is the next step..." they estimate $1032.45. The car is just under 90k miles and thus, according to subaru, out of warranty for this problem.
Passenger side airbag shuts off and a red indicator light appears on the dashboard while driving with someone in the seat. If you stop and turn the car off the system will reset. It has happened over 10xs. It's been checked out at the dealer several times. They said airbag related equipment is only covered for 3 years. I was 2 months out of warranty when I first complained. I thought the airbags and seatbelt systems were covered for 5 years.
Passenger air bag turned off while passenger is in the seat while vehicle is in motion. In case of an accident the air bags will not deploy.
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.
The passenger airbag warning light first came on as soon as I started my car one morning in mid-october 2018, in which I took my car to subaru of kennesaw, ga to have it looked at. They first asked if I had spilled anything on the front seat (in which I responded "no") and then advised me that the whole seat bottom would need to be replaced (about $989 parts and labor) and that the part was on back-order. I followed-up with them in december 2018 and never heard back. When I recently went there for an oil change february 18, 2019 they brought the issue up to me again, in which I responded that nobody ever returned my call. They checked again to see if they had the part but stated it is still on a nationwide back-order. We are now going on 5+ months of my passenger airbag warning light being on (it sometimes turns off intermittently, but in those instances the passenger seatbelt light will come on and ding repeatedly until the seatbelt is plugged in - even if there is no passenger). I have done quite a bit of research into this issue and it seems like a lot of other consumers are experiencing similar issues. Subaru seems to have different explanations and seems very unwilling to fix their faulty passenger seat sensors. It is upsetting and discouraging to know that they have allowed me to drive around this long with a defective airbag/passenger seat sensor.
Car started and backed out of parking space in a parking garage. When gear shift was placed in drive the car lurched forward 50 feet and drove thru an aluminum rail and mesh over head electric activated door. At 81 more feet the car hit a 4 x 4 steel column holding up two 27 foot steel beams of a carport roof structure and collapsed the column. The southerly beam fell on top of the car and pulled the northerly beam with it. The car continued forward 9 feet striking the first parked car in the rear quarter. The car continued about 4 feet more and struck a second parked car in its hind quarter and pushed it until it was against the next carport support column. The two occupants in the car were able to exit from the car at each of the front doors which opened without problem. Experiencing limited bruising on their legs below the knee. A miracle. The car traveled about 145 feet not under the control of the driver. The car dealer had been questioned on why the car did not move frequently during a stop at a stop light or stop sign every time it was taken in for service at the dealer who sold us the car. The service review was five times and nothing could be found. I was told 'it was the way the car worked'. I was not provided with test results for this condition. The car had the eyesight device and did not stop the car at either at the door or the column. The air bags did not implode on either impact location. One recall wta-62 for subaru forester 2015 and 2016. Engine, march 21, 2016. Turbocharger air intake duct crack stalls engine (16v162000). I was not informed about this recall. I think the car was defective from the beginning and a fix was not initiated to correct a faulty condition. Fortunately it did not happen on a busy street or highway. This accident should not have happened. I have pictures that I can forward for your use on jpg format. *bf
Passenger seat airbag sensors malfunctioned. This caused the airbag to be turned off. This happened while the vehicle was stationary. Dealer indicated the seat has to be replaced. The part is on back order. This indicates to me there is a wide spread problem.
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.
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.
A vehicle running a red light impacted the subaru's front end and the airbags did not deploy.
Takata recall notice in newspaper.
Within the last year, I have experienced on three separate occasions, instances where the warning lights for various safety systems on my 2015 subaru forester will come on, indicating that the system has been disabled due to a malfunction. These lights always come on while driving, within 15 minutes of the car being started. The first two instances related to my air bags being turned off. When brought to a dealership, they had no explanation, and desired $70 to do an electrical assessment. When I brought it in for that, I was told that the car would have to be displaying the light at the time I brought it in, which the indicator light had turned off in between visits. Today, my ABS, traction control, and incline assustance lights came on , indicating that those systems were disabled due to a malfunction. I brought it to my dealer, who told me that the air pressure in the tires was responsible, which ranged from 28lbs to 35 lbs. I had my car serviced at said dealership 2 months ago and the pressure was 35 lbs each. It was suggested to me that the cause of this discrepancy was "parking my car in the sun." both computer-related problems apparently didn't leave a code to be read, according to the dealership. Any information was wiped when the car was turned off.
7 months old, 20,000 miles. Driving 65.6 MPH, in light rain with cruise control on. 1st time driving in bad weather, noticed wind or flat tires causing sometimes side shaking. Stopped to check tires. Noticed no wind nor low tires pressure. Continued on. Had used cruise control on and off, and turning on and off the traction switch to find a pattern for the iradic driving. Could not id a cause. Continued driving. Car took a sudden jerk to the left, knew we were going to crash and could not turn steering wheel. 'crash' . We slid 40 feet down the center divide. The front wheels were still pointed straight ahead. The air bags did not deploy. We were lucky. The rear wheels had 'excessive wear' , front wheels were in good condition. When the car was torn apart, the main pully had a 1" ding and the fan belt was knocked off the main pully and partically of the 2nd pully. The belt was on all the other pullies.. I believe the traction device malfunctioned when I was in cruise control, the left front wheel hydroplaned. And the brake was applied sending me into a out of control crash, that I could not steer out of. Subaru of america said wet payment, high speed and excessive wear on rear tires caused the accident. They documented the speed and wear of rear tires. Rain was very light, a drizzle. Highway was straight and light traffic. No debre on the highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,277. ...updated 10-13-15 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 10/15/15
2015 subaru forester. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle air bag system problems. *smd the consumer stated if a passenger is not a certain weight, the air bag system does not register the person sitting in the seat and there air bag is not activated.
I would like to make all prospective subaru forrester owners aware that the front passenger airbag does work if you sit on an additional cushion. These sensors do not work on weight but on some sort of electrostatic sensor that is blocked by any cushion or pillow. This if a dangerous problem for back patients and also for short people who sit on cushions to elevate themselves. Needless to say that, although this is a documented problem the dealer who sold me the car did not notify of this situation although I mentioned that I always sit on a pad because of a fused back. With all the safety notices posted in cars today, this is one problem that needs to be made obvious. Needless to say I have a $35,000 useless vehicle being used as a spare car. I cannot take this car on the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. While driving 20 MPH through a green light, a vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the head and neck that required medical attention. The vehicle was repaired, but the specifics were unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 625. Updated 07/06/15.
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