2018 Subaru Forester suspension problems
15 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2018 Subaru Forester, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
When on an incline, and or entering a highway while accelerating the car will go into the hill decent mode. Every light on the dash will light up! I am forced to pull over because the engine is now screaming!!! I then need to turn the car off and on two times in order to be able to drive it. Now half the lights are still on. But the car is running normally. It will take to more times turning off the engine before all the lights go off. The dealer claimed I was driving two footed.
The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while having routine maintenance performed at an independent mechanic, he was informed that the control arm and ball joints were rusted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed that the control bushings were worn, and the lower control arm was inspected. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Subaru Forester
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 157 complaints
- Air bags 124 complaints
- Electrical system 71 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Seats 30 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints