2009 Subaru Forester electrical system problems
22 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2009 Subaru Forester, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Fire erupted without warning from the driver side panel below the trunk cover on 2009 subaru forester with less than 3,500 miles. The wire harness burnt. This happened almost 2 months ago and subaru is in discussions with the insurance as it seems to be a total loss.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. While driving 25 MPH, the air bag light illuminated occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger side seat bottom had a short in the ods. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.....updated 07/05/16 the consumer also stated the lights on the instrument panel lit up and the vehicle would stall when coming to a stop.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Subaru Forester
- Air bags 40 complaints
- Engine 38 complaints
- Cruise control 19 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints
- Seats 16 complaints