2015 Subaru Forester

EXCESSIVE OIL USE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES REQUIRING ADDING OIL. OIL LIGHT COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE TO CARRY OIL ON BOARD AND TO PULL OVER TO ADD. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN 2 YEAR OLD CAR. SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO PULLING OVER IN BAD WEATHER, UNFAMILIAR AREA. I WAS ALONE AND APPROACHED BY SUSPICIOUS W/M WHILE ADDING OIL.

I HAVE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION SINCE THE FIRST 3K MILES DRIVEN ON THE CAR. I HAVE GONE THROUGH A SLEW OF CONSUMPTION TESTS, HAD THE SHORT BLOCK REPLACED AND I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. SUBARU'S ONLY OFFER IS TO GO THROUGH MORE CONSUMPTION TESTS AND A POSSIBLE 2 MOTOR REPLACEMENT. OR, THEY WILL UPGRADE ME TO A NEW MODEL. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE NUMEROUS SUBARU OWNERS THAT ARE POSTING ONLINE - AND IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT THEY WERE SUED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, YET CONTINUE TO MANUFACTURER CARS WITH DEFECTIVE MOTORS, AND OFFER LITTLE RESOLUTION TO THE CONSUMER. WHY WOULD I WANT TO UPGRADE TO A NEW SUBARU TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE HAD SINCE THE FIRST 3K MILES ON THE ONE I HAVE NOW? I FEEL THEY NEED TO REFUND THEIR CUSTOMERS AND DISCONTINUE THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS MOTOR! IT IS NOT NORMAL TO BURN THROUGH OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE (1 QUART EVERY 2000-3000 MILES) - IT ISN'T JUST CONSUMING THE OIL, BUT THE OIL IN MY CAR IS BLACK AFTER JUST 1200 MILES ON THE NEW MOTOR THAT HAS LESS THAN 12K MILES ON IT. I CAMP AND TRAIL IN THIS VEHICLE, AND TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH AN OIL LIGHT ON AND NO WHERE CLOSE BY TO PICK UP SYNTHETIC OIL, OR ANY OIL IS VERY BOTHERSOME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CARRY OIL IN MY 2015 CAR THAT I GOT BRAND NEW! HOW DO THEY GET AWAY WITH RIPPING OFF SO MANY CONSUMERS AND NOT ISSUING A RECALL?

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 70 MPH ON EXPRESS WAY. SUDDENLY POWER DECREASED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATOR. CAR LURCHED FORWARD FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WITH NO STEERING CONTROL. I COASTED INTO EMERGENCY LANE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEFORE INCIDENT. CAR INDICATED 60 MILES LEFT IN GAS TANK. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 15,888. CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP AFTER STALLING. TOOK TO SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR CHECKUP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE INCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM DEALERSHIP.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER LET US KNOW THAT OUR TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ON EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. ALSO, THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. BRAKE LIGHTS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS, AND TURN SIGNALS ARE STILL WORKING. WHEN WE HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT UNTIL PROBLEM IS FIXED, WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH FLASHERS ON. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND ALL ARE OK.

I FILED TWO EARLIER COMPLAINTS BUT FAILED TO RECORD THE COMPLAINT # ON THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND ONE IS #11003831. THE PROBLEM CONCERNS ENGINE STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT OCCURRED TO ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (JULY 2016 SALINA, KS AND 6/17/17 ON I-44 OKLA TURNPIKE NEAR CLAREMORE. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH, CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND THE A/C. COULDN'T RESTART THE CAR. HAD IT TOWED TO TULSA DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BAD/DIRTY GASOLINE. THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS APPARENTLY MAY ALSO BE A CAUSE. FORBES MAG RECENTLY DID A ARTICLE ON THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR YEAR/MODEL WAS INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE, WHICH ALSO MENTIONED THAT FEDERAL REGULATORS HAVE RECEIVED 100 COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS. I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL RECEIVE A LETTER FROM SUBARU OR WHAT MY NEXT STEP IS. I PLAN ON SHOWING THE FORBES ARTICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL FORCE ANY ACTION.

ENGINE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP, LEAVING ME STUCK IN THE ONCOMING LANE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS! SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IT'S DUE TO APPLYING BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE WAITING FOR ONCOMING CARS TO CLEAR, BUT IT HAPPENS EVEN WHEN I'M CAREFUL NOT TO DO THAT. NEARLY BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES. IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT FEELING HESITATION AND SURGING, EVEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

IN AUGUST OF 2015 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AS A RESULT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER ABOUT 150 FT ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN SAYING THAT IS WAS DISABLING SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES (ABS, EYESIGHT, HILL ASSIST, ETC.). SHE AGAIN PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START (FLAT-OUT WOULD NOT COME ON, THE POWER WOULD COME ON BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START [HAS A KEY LESS IGNITION SYSTEM]). SHE CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSIST AND THEY CAME TO TRY AND HELP HER WITH THE CAR. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND SHE DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND LOOKED AT IT. THEIR SERVICING NOTES INDICATE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, WHILE MY WIFE WAS THERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AS WELL. IN REVIEW OF THESE NOTES THEY INDICATE THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT P1531 AND B2809 AND THEY ALSO REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PART [83311FJ000]. ON JUNE 25, 2017, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. ALL SAFETY FEATURES DISABLED, ALL SYSTEMS SHUT-OFF. ONCE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF I WAS UNABLE TO START IT AGAIN. IT SEEMED AS IF I WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FAR ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE KEYLESS START FEATURE. SO, THE VEHICLE WAS UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. I CONTACTED SUBARU AND THEY HAVE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AS ALL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED (ALL POWER WORKS, BUT NO START AND ALL SAFETY FEATURES INDICATE THEY ARE DISABLED). I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPRESSED ALL OF THESE CONCERNS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. IN ALL INSTANCES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ISSUES WE WERE EITHER DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, A LOCAL HIGHWAY, OR UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS.

LOST COMPLETE POWER AT 70MPH IN CENTER LANE OF EXPRESSWAY. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/8 TANK, 70 MILES, NO FUEL LIGHT.. SUBARU SAID FUEL PUMP OVERHEATED AND THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH NO WARNING ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO SUBARU DEALER. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO AAA AFTER SITTING FOR 90 MINUTES WAITING. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP IS COOLED BY FUEL AND RUNNING IT WHEN FUEL IS LOW CAUSES PUMP FAILURE. VERY CASUAL, WE ALMOST DIED!. REPAIR RECORD ATTACHED.