2014 Subaru Forester cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 42 complaints for the 2014 Subaru Forester, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 83% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 25 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving my 2014 Subaru Forester (about 148,000 miles) behind a minivan at a safe distance and speed. Without warning, my vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. Despite applying the brakes, shifting into low gear, and using the emergency brake, I was unable to slow it down. After impact, the car then hit a telephone pole, spun me around and rolled the car over. There is major damage to the car and we looked at it at the tow yard but the salvage adjuster is moving it shortly.
When slowly entering home garage vehicle suddenly accelerated & despite standing on the break pedal & pulling the emergency break it crashed into table & work benches at front of area causing damage to furniture & damaging front of vehicle. Previously in november 2016 when pulling into highway rest area parking place the car suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb a & traveled 15' onto a grassy embankment before stopping with maximum breaking applied.
Other problems reported for the 2014 Subaru Forester
- Suspension 95 complaints
- Engine 72 complaints
- Air bags 68 complaints
- Electrical system 42 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 41 complaints
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints