2017 Subaru Forester Air Bags

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS OFF WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, OR TURNS OFF AFTER SEAT HAS BEEN OCCUPIED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS RESULTS IN SRS AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATING. DEALER CLAIMS "SEAT WAS WET" AND IT WILL RESOLVE ITSELF WHEN SEAT IS DRY. SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN WET - NO SPILLS, NO WET SWIMSUITS, NOTHING. PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY 1-2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED. DEALER "FIXED" BEFORE 500 MILE INTERSTATE TRIP ONLY TO HAVE PROBLEM RETURN MID-TRIP.

SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE MAY 2018. OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WITH OR WITHOUT FRONT PASSENGER. LIGHT WILL TURN ON SEVERAL HOURS INTO THE DRIVE OR AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. USUALLY WHEN I START THE CAR THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. BY THE TIME I COULD GET TO THE DEALER THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. DEALER ADVISED THIS CAN HAPPEN IF THE SEAT GETS WET. OCCURRED WHEN THERE WAS NO RAIN, MY CLOTHING WASN'T WET, NO SPILLED DRINKS. STILL NOT RESOLVED AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR KNOWING THAT AIRBAGS ARE OFF. I CHOSE SUBARU DUE TO THEIR SAFETY RECORD.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PERIODICALLY TURNS OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND SUBARU HAS CONTACTED US ABOUT THE ISSUE. WHEN WE TALKED TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN INTERFERENCE ISSUE RELATED TO CELL PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES AND THAT IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WE SHOULD BRING IT IN TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEAT REPLACED. IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. ONCE THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF, IT REMAINS THAT WAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT IS ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR; SOMETIMES IT COMES ON QUICKLY, AND OTHER TIMES WE DRIVE FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN GO WEEKS WITHOUT NOTICING IT. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND THAT IT IS A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT IS AFFECTED, IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL.

WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS DISENGAGED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE RECEIVE THREE WARNING LIGHTS. A RED SRS LIGHT IN THE LOWER DASH. A WHITE "I" ON A RED BACKGROUND NEXT TO THE TRIP ODOMETER LETTER, AND THE SRS INDICATOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH NEXT TO THE TIME INDICATOR COMES ON SAYINF THE SRS IS OFF. TOOK TO DEALER ON 8/24/2018 AND THEY SAD THEY GOT CODES B1650 AND B1760 WHICH THEY RESET. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID WATER MUST HAVE GOTTEN ON THE SEAT, WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED. THIS WEEKEND, 9/2/2018, WE STARTED HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AFTER A SHORT DRIVE AND THEN CAME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS ONLY COME ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN WE ARE DRIVING WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT PASSENGER. OUR STARLINK SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY ALERTING THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM.WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES.THEY TELL US THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM.ALTHOUGH THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THANK YOU BILL

SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED LIGHT IS ON AND PASSAGE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED REPLACEMENT PART WHICH HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE SEPT. 9, 2017. PROBLEM STARTED IN SEPT. 2017, OCCASIONALLY WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND VEHICLE HIT A BUMP, THE SRS SHOWED WARNING INDICATOR AND PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF. SYSTEM WOULD RESET WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT WOULD OCCASIONALLY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPT. 9, THEY SAID THEY ORDERED PART AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN PART ARRIVED. I DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM DEALERSHIP, SO CALLED THEM ON OCT. 26. THEY SAID PART WOULD BE IN AND I DROPPED VEHICLE OFF FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR OCT. 31. ON NOV. 3 AFTER NOT HEARING FROM DEALER, I CALLED TO SEE WHY SERVICE NOT COMPLETED YET, AND WAS TOLD PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER, SHOULD BE IN SOMETIME IN DEC. THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM WORKED FINE AND NO PROBLEM UNTIL THE END OF FEB, 2018. THE RANDOM SRS WARNING INDICATOR WHEN PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HITTING A BUMP STARTED REOCCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN NUMEROUS TIMES, AND PART IS STILL ON BACKORDER. NOW THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHECK INDICATOR IS ON ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 24 AND THEY WERE GOING TO ESCALATE THE PART ORDER AND GET BACK TO ME. AS OF MAY 2 I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK, AND SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING.

MY AIR BAG (SRS) WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON REPEATEDLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT WAS MENTIONED AT THE 5000 MILE SERVICE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. I AUGUST 2017 IT BEGAN STAYING ON MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO TIMMONS SUBARU IN LONG BEACH, CA, WHERE I WAS TOLD A PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION HAD TO BE ORDERED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE THREE WEEKS WITH NO PROGRESS, AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY HAVE MULTIPLE VEHICLES IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL.

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY 2017 WITH 8800 MILES. ONE WEEK AFTER DELIVERY, MY SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE NEXT MORNING. THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE SEAT CUSHION & A NEW ONE IS ON ORDER, BUT WITH NO DELIVERY TIME PROVIDED. IT'S ALREADY BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE THE ORDER WAS PLACED - NOT SURE WHAT THE REAL ISSUE IS. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS RANDOM AT FIRST BUT, NOW IT'S ON CONTINUOUSLY. I JUST HOPE EVERYONE IS PROTECTED IN MY CAR, IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RECENTLY CONTACTED SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANY ADDITIONAL ANSWERS.