6.7

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
58,600 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
  2. key in auxiliary, brake on hard, shift to drive then park (1 reports)
2017 Subaru Forester miscellaneous problems

miscellaneous problem

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2017 Subaru Forester Owner Comments

problem #3

Feb 282023

Forester Premium 2.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 45,100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Still occurring, every day and multiple times a day. Dealer won't have a service appt available for 2-3 wks.

- T L., Austin, US

problem #2

Feb 112023

Forester Premium 2.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 45,000 miles

Problem has persisted for 3 wks now (02/28/23). Very annoying!!!

Update from Mar 19, 2023: Got it fixed through dealer. Fairly common problem, The CVT Parking Brake Switch was awarded extended warranty.

- T L., Austin, US

problem #1

Sep 052020

Forester EX

  • Automatic transmission
  • 85,565 miles

Searching, I have found many other complaints of the same problem, but never an offer to fix this problem by the manufacturers.

- Bill W., Las Vegas, NV, US

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