2014 Subaru Forester steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 16 complaints for the 2014 Subaru Forester, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 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 14 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. While exiting the car wash, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning and crashed into a pole. When the brake pedal was depressed, it failed to operate and the steering wheel seized. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not notified and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
Subaru corporate recently purchased my 2014 forester back under the lemon law. This was after I had 4 documented incidents of the vehicle veering sporadically out of control around 55 MPH. It was inconsistent but the mechanic was able to determine that something was pulling it out of alignment/after this happened it was always out of spec. It was quite dramatic. As in the entire back-end would start to pull out of control. This often happened within icier conditions.
Other problems reported for the 2014 Subaru Forester
- Suspension 95 complaints
- Engine 72 complaints
- Air bags 68 complaints
- Cruise control 42 complaints
- Electrical system 42 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 41 complaints
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints