2018 Subaru Forester cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 30 complaints for the 2018 Subaru Forester, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 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 | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 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 20 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru forester. The contact stated that while attempting to switch from drive to reverse, when they pressed the brakes the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward. The vehicle crashed into the contact's garage door through the garage door and partially through the cement wall inside the garage. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed however it was still being determined whether the vehicle would be deemed totaled.
As I was easing into a parking space in my townhome community in front of my neighbor's house, the car suddenly accelerated on its own and jumped the curb, landing on the sidewalk and pushing in the wall of the house. Airbags did not go off and luckily nobody was home or standing on the sidewalk. I was not injured. The car sustained minimal damage (bumper was askew) but the house wall needed to be replaced and the tenants were unable to live there for two weeks.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Subaru Forester
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 157 complaints
- Air bags 124 complaints
- Electrical system 71 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Seats 30 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints