While pulling into a parking lot spot at idle speed, I lightly depressed the accelerator when all of a sudden the vehicle surged forward colliding with the veh parked to my left. My veh jumped the curb with the front end coming to rest on the sidewalk. I have had continuing problems with this sudden surging especially when pulling up a slight incline to enter my garage or starting from a stop. I have brought this to the attenton of subaru & took it to them for diagnosis only to be told that they cannot replicate the problem & found nothing abnormal in it's operation. Apparently I am not alone in my complaint as I have read in the december 2016 issue of motor trend magazine that they too mention the "jumpy throttle response". I have also read of similar rapid acceleration complaints in your customer complaints section which parallel mine. I have told subaru that this could result in a serious collision & that I fear that could happen. Even though this collision & resultig damage was minor, I am thankful there was no one walking on the sidewalk that could have been stuck. I am afraid to drive the veh now & don't know what my next step will be. W.a lovold manhattan beach, ca
2016 Subaru Forester transmission complaints
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Broken transmission due to broken transmission belt at 43,000 miles. I was stopped at a red light, when the light turned green I took my foot off the brake and put my foot on the accelerator. Immediately, there was a huge bang, and my car rocked back and forth. I thought I had been rear ended but there was nobody behind me. My car begin to roll backwards. I tried to get the car to drive by turning the car off and on and utilized other techniques, but I was not able to drive my car. I called for a tow truck and had my car towed to the local naples devoe subaru dealer. Eight days later, they confirmed my suspicions. My car had a broken transmission at 43,000 miles. This could've ended much differently had I been driving on the highway. I no longer believe my subaru is a safe vehicle. Subaru has agreed to replace the transmission since the car is still under warranty. Unfortunately, they want to replace it with a remanufactured transmission rather than a new transmission which carries a better warranty. Both subaru of america and devoe subaru in naples have been unresponsive, dismissive, disrespectful, and uninterested in fixing my car in a timely, professional manner. I will no longer own a subaru. 30+ years of owning cars with many of them exceeding 200,000 miles and never have I been in a car that carried the risk of killing me. If my transmission belt had broken while I was driving 75 miles an hour on the highway I might not be here writing this report. Get it together subaru, not feeling the love!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. While driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. Klamath falls subaru in klamath falls, oregon 97603 was made aware of the failure but the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,200. *tt
When making a right or left turn the vehicle will bog down and it will not move. The situation last about 5 seconds and during this time I am unable to get out of the way of oncoming traffic. The happens multiple times per day to none per day. I have brought this to the attention of my service rep and his answer was that this is normal for the transmission in this vehicle. This has been an ongoing issue for about the last 12 months. The last instance was the date selected on the calendar.
I've had the same issue happen on 2 separate occasions (october and november 2016) - while driving the car I bought brand new, and going appx. 75 MPH down the interstate, driving approximately 2 hours straight on flat interstate, the RPM's all of a sudden shoot up and it feels like my car falls out of gear. The car essentially shuts down and fails to accelerate and slows down quickly, while totally unresponsive. We have to quickly pull off the road to avoid being hit. Several lights show on the dash (have photo) and the vehicle does not respond to acceleration. We had to shut the car off completely and turn it back on - no response to acceleration or anything. It did not respond until the 2nd time turning it off and back on. Upon bringing to dealership, they have not been able to pull any codes or duplicate the error (either time). They also had a subaru field engineer look at it and found nothing. I am continuously sent away without a solution other than to "call roadside assistance" if it happens again, which puts myself and others in serious danger. The most recent time they put 300 miles on it and found that it "fell out of cruise control", but aren't offering to fix it and didn't actually duplicate the same error as I had. I'm afraid I'm going to get into a serious car accident and hurt myself or someone else the next time this happens. It feels like subaru (or dealer) isn't owning up to this problem or possibly trying to cover it up to keep their good safety ratings. The dealership has told me that I'm "the only person in the whole united states reporting this issue", which I find very difficult to believe.
While traveling at speeds above 25 MPH in mild to moderate winter conditions, the rear end is fishtailing and pushing the front of the vehicle in an unsafe manner. My family and I were nearly thrown into a ditch several times in a 2 mile excursion on the interstate on christmas day. Even at very low speeds, the steering is unresponsive to the force that feels like it is coming from the rear end. The maximum speed at which we could keep the vehicle somewhat under control was around 25-30 MPH which caused us to be another type hazard on the interstate. During city driving, this vehicle is unable to maintain single lane presence in mild to moderate winter conditions. Tire pressure was equal on all 4 wheels. Vehicle was within alignment specs. The dealer has acknowledged there is a problem (4 other cars in the same dealership with the same issue) and states that they are unable to make a diagnosis. They have had my car in their possession for 3 weeks as it is unsafe to operate. The subaru corporate representative has suggested that we "try" several proposed solutions (to a problem which they cannot identify) and continue to drive the vehicle to determine if the problem is fixed. I do not feel safe in this vehicle. It is extremely irresponsible for subaru to insist that my family and I be used as an experiment in an attempt to figure out why their product put me and my family in grave danger.
When shifting from reverse to drive, there is a 3 to 4 second lag time in the transmission between shifting and getting power to the wheels. This is very dangerous when you back out of your driveway, especially if you live on a busy street (as we do). I took it to the dealer today and they said this is normal for the type of transmission (CVT) and they wouldn't even look at it. This is irresponsible and needs to be corrected.
Vehicle was parked on a level surface. I started the car, put my foot on the brake. Release the parking brake, put the car into drive, release the brake. The car started rolling backwards rather quickly. I stepped on the brake, released it again and the car started rolling forwards. The car was definitely in drive, it should not have gone backwards.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. While the vehicle was in reverse, it accelerated and crashed into a parked vehicle without warning. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The air bags did not deploy. The failure recurred, but only when the contact attempted to shift into reverse. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that this type of failure had never before occurred. The failure mileage was approximately 1,800.
When you go from reverse to drive there is a lag time in the transmission. Or if you go from park to drive its the same. This is very dangerous as you rely on your car moving when you shift from reverse to drive (e.g., when you back out of your driveway). We went to the dealer. The service manager told me that they have had a lot of complaints about this problem but he also said it was one of the characteristics of the vehicle. This to me is very dangerous.
When you go from reverse to drive there is a lag time in the transmission. Or if you go from park to drive its the same. If your on an incline it makes you hit the gas to accelerate. And if you were to pull a trailer and you are on a small hill it feels like the car is in neutral which is very dangerous. We only have 3700 miles on the car. I have contacted subaru corp and they told me to go to the dealer, which I did. The service manager told me that they have had a lot of complaints about this problem but he also said it was one of the characteristics of the vehicle. This to me is very dangerous. I was told there is no fix. The dealer asked how come I hadn't noticed this when we first tried the vehicle. As I told him its my wifes car and I drive my own vehicle and I didn't notice it till she told me to try it out. I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy a 2016 subaru forester until they have tried it for a while.
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