2017 Subaru Forester seats problems
Owners reported seats problems in 34 complaints for the 2017 Subaru Forester, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 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 15 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 93% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Driver's subaru was struck from behind by a box truck while stationary on a highway (driver had stopped just short of a multi-car collision but the box truck behind her was unable to stop); box truck pushed the subaru into the car in front. Driver's seatbelt was on, but driver's chest struck the steering wheel and her head possibly hit the side window. Airbags did not deploy and seatbelt did not stop driver from striking steering wheel.
While operating my subaru forester an icon appeared on the dash indicating there was an issue with the airbags, at the same time the warning light indicating that the passenger airbag was off even though my wife was seated in the passenger seat. I contacted the dealership and had the car examined and was told that the passenger occupancy sensor was failing and needed to be replaced.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Subaru Forester
- Air bags 199 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 116 complaints
- Electrical system 106 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 43 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Body & structure 16 complaints