Thermo control valve stays open. Needs replacement. Automatic brakes have gone on with no car in front of vehicle. Unsafe.

- San Jose, CA, USA

The other day, the check engine light came on & Eyesight was disabled. I take it to the nearest mechanic who tells me that the cooling fans are running too long at idle & this could drain the battery. He also tells me to watch for the engine overheating. The recently checked coolant level had dropped lower than the minimum. I take it to dealer who keeps it for day. Similar to the 2 other complaints, the fault is related to TSB-09-80-21R calling for replacement parts to be installed. Subaru did not do any recall but instead waited for the parts to fail. I have minimal heat & the engine runs cool a lot of the time which affects emissions. My gas mileage is getting worse. The part is on backorder with no estimated time of arrival. I was told to just keep driving it & to let them know if it starts to run rough. The dealer said there are a lot of other cars & drivers in this situation at the dealer-??s service department.

- Oakland, CA, USA

Subaru has a known issue with a Thermo Control Valve in Foresters. Apparently the part is failing all over the place and they redesigned the part and are replacing it. The problem is the part is backordered and the dealerships are telling people it is safe to drive the car. Our car completely shut off at highway speed. I have since learned this is happening to a number of other owners who were also told it was safe to drive it while the part is back ordered. This vehicle has a lot of advanced driver features and some or all of them are shut off when this happens. Very dangerous for them to tell people to keep driving it and the vehicle should be recalled to replace the defective part that is failing.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

At the time, time, car was not fully 2 years old.. its brand new.This is an addition to a post created a week ago. After the dealership offered to detail the interior of the car to solve the sulferic acid feeling I noticed that the flap above the driving wheel started to feel warm. This happened right in the morning in February. I'm not sure if I am feeling an electrical voltage, smelling the exhaust or there's still sulferic acid in the car. Every once in awhile I my hair smells like oil.. Whatever it is it makes your head feel heavy. My toddler feels something because during a drive he will say " hot". This puts our safety at risk if we are smelling the exhaust or feeling voltage while driving in the car. Sometimes it smells like fuel I the trunk of the car or acidic

- Rocklin, CA, USA

Ever since we purchased our Subaru, the RPM's seemed a little off and then at random times when I put it in reverse, it will just idle and I will slowly press on the accelerator and it will not engage in reverse and then random pop into gear and lunge backwards. It doesn't happen every time, but is scary when it does. This has been happening pretty much since we purchased

- Friday Harbor, WA, USA

When climbing shallow hills, car will buck and surge. Engine RPM seemed to stay constant. The transmission seemed to be unable to decide on which gear it should be in. No accident occurred, but surging made the car's performance unpredictable in traffic. Reported to dealer, who noted that this has happened to other cars in the past.

- Annapolis, MD, USA

Vehicle was stationary. Foot on brake in parking spot. Then vehicle accelerated on its own.

- Bronx, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving and approaching a stop, the vehicle independently accelerated and vibrated for approximately 3 seconds before returning to normal operation. There was no warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The contact called fox marquette Subaru located at 3825 us 41 West, marquette, mi 49855, where it was stated that the vehicle performed as designed. The contact was informed to bring the vehicle back in ten days if the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 500.

- Toivola, MI, USA

Vehicle vibrate starting at 50 mph and gets excessive at 65mph and up, while cruising in the highway. The vibration can be felt on the steering wheel and the driver seat seat.

- Fort Washington, MD, USA