2016 Subaru Forester: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Mar 24, 2021 · Fuel system · 35,000 miles · PA

On two separate occasions, our car stalled while I was driving on a major highway at 60 - 70 MPH. (2016 subaru forester) the first incident was on friday, june 21, 2019 on pa route 283. The second incident occurred on wednesday, march 17th, 2021. In both cases the car engine died without warning at speeds of between 60 - 70 MPH. Needless to say, this was a life threatening situation. My fuel gauge indicated that I needed gas in the first incident but I estimated that the car had a little more than a gallon remaining. In the second incident, the car had about a quarter of a tank of gas. I contacted sabaru after the first incident but I'm not aware of any action that was taken. I also contacted them after the second incident but have not yet heard back yet. Bsed on my research, other owners of subaru foresters have had a similar experience. I'm surprised quite frankly that no deaths have been reported.

Filed Jul 19, 2019 · Fuel system · 38,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the engine shut off. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle did not restart and roadside assistance was called; however, they could not determine the cause of the failure. Fuel was added to the vehicle and it was able to restart. The fuel gauge displayed 70 miles before empty. The vehicle was taken to blaise alexander subaru (1703 w college ave, state college, pa 16801) to be diagnosed, but no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 53,000 miles · KY

I have had very similar issues to the gentleman whose the federal safety agency # is 11161972. On three occasions when I was driving on the highway at approximately 70 miles an hour and usually going up and incline, my engine would sputter and the car would die. All three times my car screen showed that I had between 60 and 80 miles left in my tank and my fuel gauge which show two clicks to the right of empty. The first time I thought it could be due to the fact that I needed gas in my car . At that point I contacted aaa and they brought me 2 gallons of gas to get me to the next exit to so that I can fill my tank. The second time I had moved over to the emergency lane as my car was dying. I had waited about 10 minutes while I was waiting on aaa again to show up when I decided to start my car and the engine started. I was literally 2/10 of a mile from the gas station so I headed in that direction to fill my tank. The third time as I was inclining on a hill in the fast lane, the engine suddenly died as I was driving about 70 miles an hour. Fortunately I thought fast and hit the emergency flashers as I had a semi right behind my car. This time I moved over into the left side emergency lane and waited about 10 minutes and my car started again. This seems to always happen when the car is showing between 60 and 90 miles of gas left in my tank and always with two clicks on the full gage. I am not sure as to why this is happening and have taken it to my subaru dealership and they are unaware of any problems yet we're unable to re-create the problem when they tried to drive it. As someone who puts a lot of road miles on their car for work, this is a little bit scary as my travels are on the highway and not always in large cities. One thing that I have noticed is that the VIN number on the federal safety agency ticket # 11161972 matches mine exactly based on what is shown on your site. All hwy driving.

Filed Dec 17, 2018 · Engine · 50,000 miles · NJ

2 separate incidents of complete engine power loss while on highway at cruising speeds. Both in incidents occurred with low fuel about 1/8th tank (2-3 gallons) verified based on amount refilled to full. Fuel gauge was reading 2 bars (1/8) and low fuel light on but showing 70 miles of fuel remaining. Both incidents occurred at highway speeds going up very slight incline. Sudden non-response of accelerator pedal and subsequent deceleration as car was driven to shoulder. Engine shift down completely on its own while on side of road. In first incident on interstate 78w in pa, the car could not be immediately restarted until after approximately 40 minutes after tow truck arrived. The car was towed to local subaru dealer and inspected but no root cause found or reported. The car was operated for another ~20,000 miles until second event on nj garden state parkway south where engine lost all power and the car was coasted to the shoulder. After about 5-10 minutes the car was restarted and driven to nearest gas station and filled up, requiring 14.1 gallons. This event occurred on nov 28th, 2018. As of this writing, this second event has not yet been communicated to subaru yet was posted by me on an online forum in response to other users reporting similar engine issues at highway speed with similar low fuel conditions in order to effectively troubleshoot the issue. I am reporting the issue here because it seems my incidents are not unique and present serious safety hazards due to sudden loss of power at highway speeds.

Filed May 29, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · 32,000 miles · VA

During periods of heavy rain, the vehicle appears to suffer major electrical issues. Since february of 2018, my vehicle has reported problems after a major storm with the eyesight camera system, ABS, hill assist, and fuel gauge. Fyi-eyesight includes the dynamic cruise control, crash avoidance, and lane monitoring system. The issue has been reported to our subaru dealer/maintenance team but they have not been able to discover the source of the issue.