2016 Subaru Forester: won't start

Filed Aug 18, 2024 · Electrical · VA

Battery constantly fails after a few days of driving. Even after battery has been replaced with new, the problem continues to occur. Car does not start and it needs to be constantly jump started. The problem first started happening in 2019. Just discovered there was a lawsuit related to this issue, but I did not receive any type of notification about it.

Filed Jul 12, 2021 · Electrical · OH

The battery died on several occasions. I had to purchase a portable jump starter to keep in the vehicle for times that the vehicle would not start. I had the battery replaced by the dealer, but the same issue happened again. In the winter of 2020 I ended up purchasing an after market AGM (Advanced Glass Mat) battery for the vehicle.

Filed Aug 7, 2020 · Fuel system, Transmission · 66,000 miles · NC

Vehicle was traveling on highway around 70 MPH. Lost power to wheels/vehicle stalled with no warning. Engine revved to high RPM's when I hit gas, as I coasted into the grassy median. I turned off engine, waited for a few minutes. Tried to start again, starter would crank, but engine would not start. Towed vehicle to dealer they were able to start car next day. No error codes in computer. Have noticed this issue on the subaru message boards, dealership unable to diagnose issue now. Very serious problem, could have been a fatal accident on highway.

Filed Nov 30, 2019 · Electrical · 43,000 miles · OH

My car was parked in my garage and had not been started for one day. The battery would not start the car, I had to call for a jump. I waited approximately one hour for someone to come through subaru road side assist. The battery was relatively new, as the original was replaced 1/2019. We took it to the dealer and they tested the battery and alternator, which were fine. They recharged the battery. I paid for the battery inspection.

Filed Apr 16, 2019 · Electrical · 50,400 miles · OH

We've had the car from new lease the battery has died at least 4 times. After the 2nd time, we took it to the dealer to be checked. They said battery and charger were fine. It is not fine if the battery can't hold enough power to start car after leaving key on acc for 15 minutes with no lights, no radio, nothing knowingly drawing power. Even when the battery starts the car normally, cranking is slow, almost unable to crank. I have had to rescue my wife, her son-in-law has had to, but what if we aren't available. A car should be generally able to start unless you've left the lights on for hours. The last situation, driven to mcdonald's, parked and engine off, key was turned to acc to roll down window; nothing else. After 15-20 minutes, car would not start, dead battery. I had to come and jump it.

Filed Jan 5, 2016 · Acceleration · 11,000 miles · NC

Car has 11,000 miles, automatic transmission. While driving straight on a highway using the cruise control set at 65 MPH with the adaptive cruise control on (feet not touching the gas pedal or brake) the car engine RPM's began increasing till it reached the rev limiter. At the same time the engine RPM began revving high, the car began to coast as if it was in neutral. But the gear shift remained in drive. After a few seconds of the engine revving as high as it could, the engine shut off and I was able to get the car stopped. I had to put my hazards on and steer off to the shoulder to avoid getting hit from behind. This has happened to me twice. First time 10/8/15 the car would not start after I coasted to a stop and had to have it towed to the subaru dealer. They hooked the car up to their computer for a diagnostic test and found no error codes. Second time this happened to me on 1/2/16 after stopping on the shoulder I was able to restart the car and drive home without using cruise control. The car is going back to the dealer for another test this friday 1/8/16. This whole process probably takes about 30 second or so. But its very dangerous. Its almost as if the transmission is some how not engaged. Since the cruise is set at 65 MPH it tries to increases engine RPM to maintain 65 MPH speed but the transmission is not engaged so car does not accelerate. Cruise sees car slowing down so speeds up the engine to compensate. Cars still doesn't speed up. Eventually engine RPM maxes out for a few seconds and turns itself off. I feel like the problem lies with the transmission most likely or possibly the cruise control. I also notice when pulling out of a parking space going from reverse to drive it takes about 5 seconds for the transmission to engage. To the point that I roll back a few feet.