While driving our 2014 Subaru Forester Inclined Assist, ABS, and maintenance lights and worded warnings came on. I scheduled a repair for asap which was completed on 10/13/2022. The independent shop told me the repair was a known problem and this shop has done 4 of these repairs. Subaru actually sells a kit with the parts and fluid (?) for the repair. My understanding is inclined assist (when car is on a certain slope0 can apply the breaks to prevent roll back. I do not know how common this failure is, but failure could cause an accident. One report I read on line claimed while driving the car started applying the brakes without the driver doing anything. Is this possible, I do not know.

- Annapolis, MD, USA

As I was going into a right turn, the brake line failed and leaked a significant amount of brake fluid making continued driving dangerous. Just before the failure, the light for low break fluid came on but there was very little warning before braking was a problem due to a significant leak. The part is no longer available as it has been repaired. I was advised by the non-dealer repair shop that it rusted out where the line comes out from under the floor.

- Grand Island, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while she had the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated unintendedly. The vehicle crashed into the garage in front of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact had not received any injuries. There was damage to the garage, itself. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a certified mechanic or dealer as of yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,765.

- Meridian, ID, USA

September 6,2018 the vehicle suddenly unintentionally accelerated. Came off the highway.Pulled in to a parking lot to turn around. Reaching for the shifter with my foot on the brake. The vehicle went 42mph in less than four feet, a woman was directly in the front center of vehicle when a loud roar happened. The woman jumped out of the way. As the 2014 Subaru Forester shot forward hitting a suburban and then bounced off a fence to stop in the road next to us. Had to fight to get towed to Gresham Subaru. Pulled dtcs and box information.Subaru denies SUA, has a recall on BLS. No airbag deployed, brakes did not work. Skid marks and chunks of tires.

- Portland , OR, USA

Several warning messages appeared on the dash at the same time: Check engine, Check emissions control system, Hill start assist system needs to be checked. In addition, the pictures of a car climbing a hill and a car with swerving skid marks behind it lit up. (I don't know the official names of these icons.) The engine then either lost power and would not accelerate when I pressed the gas pedal or would rev and accelerate on its own, even when I had the brake depressed. I have taken my car into the dealership 4 times over the past two years for this same issue. I do not have the exact dates of the first two instances, but the last two were on July 7, 2021, and September 17, 2021. Each time the dealer has been able to verify the warning lights and unintended acceleration. They say the problem is with the brake pedal assembly and have replaced it with a new assembly 3 times. They're working on the 4th one right now.

- Bellingham, WA, USA

Rear wheel backing plate design. NHTSA id #10185064. Occurred on my 2014 Forester with 34,000 miles (garaged). Made a howling noise at low speeds. Replaced by dealer $700 parts and labor. Never had this on any other car I have owned. Clearly a design issue. Please support a recall. Not safe for cars to be making that kind of noise, even though technically passed pa state inspection. Thanks..

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

I have my back light on by itself without hit breaks and back door poton does not work and I have light on my board always light

- Rocky River, OH, USA

Warning lights keep going on while driving including the "ABS warning light", "hill assist" and "vehicle dynamics control". this always disengages the cruise control and often happens after driving for awhile. This didn't start happening until I had the dealer replace the clock spring due to non working horn and cruise control and trouble with steering roll connector. They also replaced rear coil springs and rear left wheel bearing and backing plate.

- Upton, MA, USA

Vehicle unexpectedly accelerated upon stepping on the brake pedal after stopping for a red light.

- Bloomfield, NJ, USA

My car had an unexpected acceleration when applied the break to park on the parking lot. As a result vehicle went and collided into a restaurant, damaging the restaurant glass wall and front bumper, passenger front wheel/tire of the vehicle.

- Rancho Cordova, CA, USA

Started car all warning lights came on and started flashing oil, and, AWD, emission control need to be checked, check engine light on, cruise control indicator stays on. Had been driving on a hot day stopped to get gas when I started the car all the check engine light came I checked gas cap it was tight, I started driving and all the lights started flashing

- Richville, NY, USA

Acceleration while braking and it's sporadic

- Brambleton, VA, USA

2014 Subaru Forester. Consumer writes in regards to battery being drained ABS fault light being illuminated. The consumer stated multiple failures began after having safety recall wue-90 performed on the vehicle. The vehicle's battery repeatedly would drain due to the tail light being illuminated with no apparent cause. The hill control warning light, ABS warning light, and the anti skid warning lights all illuminated. Occasionally, the vehicle would not accelerate when depressing the brake pedal.

- Sumas, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19V149000 (exterior lighting) regarding a brake lamp switch replacement. After the recall was serviced, while driving 75 mph, the hill assist warning indicator flashed and the vehicle drastically slowed down. The contact attempted to drive the vehicle to Subaru of georgetown (7501 I-35 frontage rd, georgetown, tx 78626, 512 930-2111) with much difficulty and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the recall repair was faulty. The dealer adjusted the brake light switch to the correct specifications and repaired the vehicle. The recall repair was performed by cleo bay Subaru (2125 E stan schlueter loop, killeen, tx 76542, (254) 634-3175). The manufacturer was notified of the initial recall, but not of the defective recall repair. The failure mileage was 76,032.

- Temple, TX, USA

I reported this incident on August 19, 2018 -complaint number 1120961. I had SUV towed the following day to dealer where I purchased it brand-new. The dealer service dept is trying to tell me there is nothing wrong with the SUV, but that is impossible. The dealer has arranged for Subaru of America from NJ to contact me, but I need your help to get this resolved. The problem is intermittent and they say they have not been able to replicate it. When the incident occurred in my daughter's driveway when I placed it in reverse and it acclerated at such a high rate in reverse with brake depressed and I could not stop it when my foot was depressing the brake, I had my accident running into the back of my daughter's SUV in which was parked in her driveway - causing over $2,000 damage to her SUV - my SUV was damaged in the rear bumper but dealer has not told me the estimate of damage. Subaru is having accident rep contact me within next 48 hours. This SUV is so dangerous that I could be killed and so could others in my car or other vehicle passengers. Please please take this complaint seriously because it is a very serious safety issue. Please refer to my initial complaint.. thank you

- Everett, WA, USA

July 6, 2018 driving on city street when my foot had the brake depressed and the auto suddenly accelerated so much that I had to turn into a curb to avoid a collision with another vehicle - I hit a curb with one tire to avoid accident and had to get four new tires because it is AWD. Today my brake was depressed and it accelerated when I was in reverse then attempting to get SUV into drive - driving down my daughter's driveway today, it accelerated so rapidly unintended that pressing the brake would not stop vehicle - engaged emergency brake and it still did not stop it - placed it into park and pressing brake continuously and emergency brake engaged, finally stopped the car at roadside after turning off ignition - very hazardous safety issue - lucky no one was hurt or killed - this SUV is a dangerous vehicle - having it towed by aaa tomorrow morning to dealer. What can I do about this? it has only 41,870 miles on it - bought it brand new from the dealer in May 2014 and I am only driver. Help!

- Everett, WA, USA

The stop light switch failed which rendered the car inoperable due to not being able to move from park. The stability, hill decent and ABS warning lights came on.

- San Mateo, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. While the vehicle was being reversed, the accelerator pedal was slightly depressed and the vehicle accelerated very quickly. The contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to slow down or stop the vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13V159000 (equipment). Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

- Wilmington, DE, USA

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. The consumer stated the vehicle was considered a total loss. The manufacturer reimbursed the cost of the rental vehicle. The consumer stated the floor mats could not have caused the failure. Updated 9/13/18

- Moneta, VA, USA

I have a 2014 Subaru Forester 2.0xt touring with push start and eyesight. My car wouldn't start with the push start button and the brakes were locked. I couldn't push the brake pedal all the way down. When this first happened months ago, the dealer said it was the battery and that was replaced in November of 2016. At that time the vehicle was parked in a shopping center parking lot and I had the radio on for 30 minutes while sitting in the car. I couldn't start the car afterwards and the brakes were locked up at the time as well. I could not press the brakes all the way down. The second time it would start was last Saturday, October 21, 2017 in the morning. The vehicle was parked overnight and I had trouble starting it in the morning. And the dealer could not replicate the issue. They replaced the brake light switch with no guarantees this will fix the push start issue.

- Long Beach, CA, USA