2010 Subaru Forester seats problems
Owners reported seats problems in 76 complaints for the 2010 Subaru Forester, 25% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 76 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 68 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Front driver seat, which is a heated seat, has been extremely hot the past couple days when turned on. So hot that you cannot have the switch on high and sit on the seat. On january 15, 2014, while my wife was driving to work she noticed the heat from the seat, which she had on, was extremely hot. She turned off the heat, the seat cooled off. She reported the problem to me, I checked the seat and found a small burn hole through the seats upholstery.
The drivers seat causes pain in my back, hip, ankle and foot on numerous occasions my right leg has gone numb or cramped up and I have to pull over so that I can walk off the cramps and numbness. My husband avoids driving the subaru because of the pain he experiences. Even folks in their 20's that have driven my subaru experience pain in some part of their lower body.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Subaru Forester
- Air bags 42 complaints
- Engine 40 complaints
- Brakes 39 complaints
- Cruise control 24 complaints