9.6

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
800 miles

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2020 Subaru Forester lights problems

lights problem

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2020 Subaru Forester Owner Comments

problem #3

Oct 012023

Forester

  • miles

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

Vehicle has LED headlights. The low beams have a very sharply defined cutoff. This cutoff is very close to the vehicle. Much too close. Additionally, the bright LEDs in the lit zone contrast with the darkness beyond that it exacerbates the issue. Bottom line - you can NOT see a distance adequate for safe driving. To add insult to injury, there are two dark -??rectangle-?? within the lit zone. These shadows cause significant distraction to the driver. The distraction of the shadows increases significantly if you turn on the -??steering responsive headlight-?? feature. This causes the blobs to swing around left and right - which obviously increases the distraction.

- San Marcos, CA, USA

problem #2

Oct 232020

Forester

  • 2,000 miles
Led adaptive headlights blind oncoming drivers. I have many drivers flashing their high beams at me when driving on low beam setting with fog lights off. New cars with led headlights unless on flat roads cause temporary blindness in people with sensitive eyes during hours of darkness. Anytime these vehicles are on a grade, the beam and color of the light is very intense. When these lights are not adjusted correctly, say after someone alters a vehicle (lift, lower, etc) they are absolutely blinding. I know there are many studies that show the whiter/blue color on the spectrum, that human eyes are not meant to adapt. Example, blue lcd displays on appliances are more difficult to see than red or green. Yes the lights on my wife's Subaru makes it easier to see for us, however it is bad for everyone else. It is also difficult to see directional signals in the headlamp housing when the headlights are on. I know this will not likely change anything, I'm afraid these lights will cause impaired or fatigued drivers a better chance of being involved in head on crashes with the vehicle with brighter lights. This is a study that should be invested, such as was done with emergency vehicles lights.

- Mcminnville, OR, USA

problem #1

Dec 312019

Forester

  • 400 miles
With the headlight switch in the off position and the gear shifter is moved into either the reverse or drive position the shifter seems to activate the rear tail lights to light up and stay on. This action is occurring more and more frequent. This occurs backing out of the driveway, going down the highway, etc.

- New Hartford, NY, USA

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