2015 Subaru Forester Suspension

REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING CRACKED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29800 MILES. NEVER OVER LOADED AND ONLY DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS. MAY HAVE BEEN FACTORY DEFECT. TOLD BY DEALER WAS SAFETY RELATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM FOUND WHEN REAR BRAKES WERE BEING DONE.

VEHICLE IS GARAGED, NO TOWING, NO HEAVY LOADS AND NO ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND HEARD A BANG. NEXT DAY AFTER MOVING VEHICLE, NOTICED DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER WAS MUCH LOWER THAN RIGHT AND FOUND ONE OF THE COIL SPRINGS BROKEN AND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING IT AT THE TIME AS IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

THE CV AXLE JOINT WENT BAD AT 90K. CLICKING NOISE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN ISSUE FOR DOWN THE ROAD. SUBARU CORP GAVE ME A $500 COUPON FOR THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE GOING BAD. APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER, THAT AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO BOTH BACK WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE CV JOINT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING BAD AGAIN. ABOUT 60K LATER. WEAK PARTS. THIS IS A PROGRESSIVE ISSUE AND NOT A SUDDEN ONE.

ON MAY 15, 2019 I APPROACHED MY FORESTER IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION WAS LOW (I AM NOT SURE IF THE LEFT SUSPENSION BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY OF IF THE VEHICLE WAS STATIC). AS I DROVE DOWN THE RAMPS IN THE PARKING GARAGE, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I STOPPED, INSPECTED THE REAR SUSPENSION AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WAS NOW AS LOW AS THE LEFT. IT APPEARED THAT BOTH REAR SUSPENSIONS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM (RIGHT SUSPENSION FAILED AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING A LOW SPEED). I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT A MULLER SUBARU IN HIGHLAND PARK, IL ON MAY 17. I REQUESTED THAT THE PARTS REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR MY INSPECTION. ON MAY 30 I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP THE FORESTER AND WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS. BOTH OF THEM WERE CORRODED TO THE CORE AT THE BOTTOM END. THE COATING ON THE SPRING WAS RIPPED (SEE PICTURES). THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T MENTION OF THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE INSPECTED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS COULD BE A MODEL/YEAR PROBLEM, BAD QUALITY CONTROL AND/OR MATERIAL USED ON THE SUSPENSION SPRINGS, AND IT COULD BREAK AT ANYTIME, LOW OR HIGH SPEED DRIVING.

DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAVE WORN OUT TWICE WITH IN 24 MONTHS. ON ANY STREET OR HIGHHWAY WAS GETTING A KNOCKING NOISE. FIRST TIME MY PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS BAD. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEIR MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. FEW WEEKS LATER WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME REASON. THEN THEY ADMITTED IT WAS BAD AND REPAIRED. NOW ON 2/18/19 I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WENT TO THE DEALER THEIR MECHANIC SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE . EVERYTHING NICE AND TIGHT. TOOK THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE FOR STATE INSPECTION HE STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BAD . NOW I MUST GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO GET WARRANTY APPROVAL TO REPAIR. THIS IS CONSTANTLY MAKING ME DO EVERYTHING TWICE BECAUSE THE DEALER MECHANIC FAILS TI BE HONEST.

'SPRINGS' I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING A BROKEN SPRING THAT JUST SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A REGULAR STRAIGHT ROAD. THE FIRST DEALER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TRIED TO BLAME ME AND CHARGE ME A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT TO FIX. I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND AFTER A FEW BACK AND FORTH EMAILS AND CALLS ANOTHER DEALER FIXED THE ONE THAT WAS BROKEN. THE MOST DISTURBING THING IS THE WERE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE AND COATING WAS FULLY INTACT. I HAD POSTED ON CARGURUS TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS EXPERIENCE . AND I HAVE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE HUNDREDS OF RESPONSES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SUBARU NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THESE CAN BRAKE AT HIGHER SPEED DRIVING AND PUNCTURE A TIRE WHICH CAN MAKE A DRIVER LOSE CONTROL.

MY CAR STARTED TO LOOK LOW IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR. IT HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, IS NOT RUSTED AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, POTHOLE OR OFF ROAD DRIVING. THE SUSPENSION COIL OR SPRING BROKE RIGHT OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. SINCE I DIDN'T HEAR IT I CAN'T GUESS. CHECKING ONLINE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF 2014 AND 2015 FORESTER OWNERS. SUBARU SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE TO THE SHOP, BUT WHEN I GOT THERE AND INSISTED ON AN ESTIMATE FIRST, THEY TOLD ME IF I DROVE IT, THE REMAINING COIL COULD PUNCTURE MY TIRE.

OWN A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 XT TOURING. HAVE DRIVEN 48,200 MILES. HAVE DRIVEN ON REGULAR HIGHWAYS/ROADS WITH ZERO OFF-ROADING. BEGAN HEARING A CREAKING NOISE WHEN I USED TO BRAKE AND COME TO A STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THE BUSHING ON THE FRONT WERE CRACKED. WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE $800 TO FIX THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHECKED WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE ISSUE - FOUND PLENTY OF OTHER POSTING ON THIS ISSUE. THIS SEEMS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 XT MODELS ON A POORLY DESIGNED SUSPENSION AND THE CRASH RISK INCREASES ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIIVNG AT HIGH SPEEDS. WE USE THIS CAR NOW FOR MAINLY OUR OUTDOOR TRIPS AND NOW IAM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN IT AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. REQUEST TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS ON THE BUSHINGS GOING BAD ON THE 2015 SUBARU FORESTER.

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AFTER CAR HAD ONLY 20,800 MILES

RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ONLY ONE SPRING.

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. CAR HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING, OFF-ROADING, AND NO ACCIDENTS.

DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING WEARING OUT PREMATURELY POOR DESIGN.