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2017 Subaru Forester repairs by problem area
Engine (20%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (11%)
Brakes and Traction Control (9%)
Suspension and Steering (5%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (42%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (9%)
Other (1%)
Chart based on 74 repairs.
2017 Subaru Forester repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (2%)
$500 - $999 (8%)
$100 - $499 (16%)
< $100 (73%)
Chart based on 49 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2017 Subaru Forester
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| Subaru Forester in Pennsylvania, United States Jan 2019 - Jan 2023 | |||
| Jun 201925000 mi | Air conditioning condenser Bushing | ||
2017 Subaru Forester 4dr SUV
turbocharged 250hp 2.0L H4 8-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Forester in California, United States Aug 2016 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Feb 201812020 mi | Keyfob quit working, Battery was found to be okay, had to replace keyfob and reprogram to vehicle. Car makes popping noise in middle during driving (usually in deceleration, but not hard braking). Noise seems to come from left rear door. Dealer has been unable to reproduce. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Colorado, United States Jul 2016 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jun 20177000 mi | Transmission pan leaking. Dealer made adjustment under warranty. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Texas, United States Aug 2016 - Feb 2022 | |||
| Jan 202272000 mi | Unknown battery drain. Replaced battery. Successful. | ||
| Feb 202272000 mi | Condenser recall | ||
| Subaru Forester in Colorado, United States Mar 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Apr 201826000 mi | Leak was noticed from transmission pan during normal oil change maintenance. Persisted between changes so they scheduled a time and replaced the gasket under warranty | ||
| Jun 201831000 miUS $7 | Leak coming from oil pan identified shortly after oil change. Discovered washer had been bent during reinstallation. Changed part and replaced oil (again). No leaks since | ||
| Subaru Forester in Massachusetts, United States Oct 2020 - Mar 2022 | |||
| May 202139000 miUS $150 | CVT failed. Replaced under Subaru 100k CVT extended coverage. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Illinois, United States Sep 2016 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Sep 20188000 mi | Window would not go down on driverside | ||
| Subaru Forester in Missouri, United States Jun 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 201814000 mi | Trim under the passenger window replaced | ||
| Subaru Forester in Oregon, United States Jul 2016 - Nov 2020 | |||
| Dec 20163000 mi | Heavy soot deposits on exhaust pipe tips. | ||
| Mar 20174000 mi | S# transmission mode kept engine revs well below torque peak, which made no sense given S# mode is "performance mode". | ||
| Jun 20175500 mi | engine runs roughly on mild inclines. excessive soot on tailpipes. Technician did basic ECU check, claimed there was no problem but that there was pending ECU reprogramming, not currently available. | ||
| Sep 20177000 mi | engine runs roughly under light acceleration up hills. Technician added program update for proper high temperature operation, also corrected overfilled oil level (too much oil can raise havoc with valve timing adjusters). Repair did not correct rough engine performance up hills. | ||
| Dec 20178000 miUS $73 | Engine continues to stumble when vehicle is traveling up long hills. Service tech has seen problem before but had no new programming or other assistance from Subaru to attempt adjustments or actual repair. | ||
| Jun 201812000 mi | rear hatch control no longer working as expected (hatch no longer opens automatically when hatch button pressed). Technician claimed hatch was working properly. No parts replaced. | ||
| Sep 201814000 miUS $60 | Engine stumbles/runs rough when vehicle is climbing moderate hills. technician applied carbon cleaner to valve system (direct injection engine) but found no problem. Problem has been occurring repeatedly and was present in '14 XT forester with same engine. Technician is now contacting factory field support for more info. | ||
| Subaru Forester in South Carolina, United States Sep 2016 - Aug 2022 | |||
| Aug 202245000 miUS $160 | During windshield replacement the eyesight went bad and cost $2500. The majority was covered by insurance, but unbelievable expense and difficulties getting it done. | ||
| Subaru Forester in New York, United States Jul 2016 - Oct 2020 | |||
| Dec 201722000 mi | Power lift gate making squeaking noise. Dealer claimed to lubricate it. Lift gate still makes noise and needs to be corrected yet again on the next service visit. Driver seat belt buckle squeaking noise. Dealer could not reproduce. Buckle still makes noise and needs to be corrected on the next service visit. Holding buckle stops the noise. Found reports online of others with same problem. | ||
| Aug 202059900 mi | Injectors were fouled. $2000+ repair not covered under warranty but Subaru covered the cost as it is a common problem on the Forester XT due to direct injection system design flaws plus I also had a large amount of problems with this vehicle. I had problem fixed and sold vehicle just short of 60,000 miles. | ||
| Subaru Forester in British Columbia, Canada Oct 2016 - Dec 2021 | |||
| Aug 20186200 mi | Misfire on #1 cylinder when started. Computer was fed an update and problem fixed | ||
2017 Subaru Forester 4dr SUV
turbocharged 237hp 2.0L H4 8-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Forester in Trinidad and Tobago Mar 2017 - Feb 2022 | |||
| Jul 2017868 mi$1 | Rattle in passenger sun visor extension. Fixed by removing extension from visor and adding felt strip to tighten up space when retracted. | ||
| Mar 20184960 mi | Engine felt a bit lethargic under 2500 rpm, and the power would suddenly kick in and surge forward around 2700 rpm. This made the acceleration and downshifting very jerky when the engine was between 2000-3000 rpm. After reading some info the 'net, I decided to tighten the hose clamps on the intercooler inlet, outlet, and turbo bypass valve. After doing this, the engine is smooth in acceleration again, like new. Update: problem returned a month later. | ||
| Jun 20186820 mi$25 | Replaced factory Tridon brand hose clamps for Turbo intercooler, throttle body and turbo bypass valve with aftermarket Breeze brand liner hose clamps. Car drives like new again and no more uneven acceleration. | ||
| Feb 202019315 mi | Brake power booster vacuum bleeds off when car sits for several hours or overnight. Brake pedal very firm to depress prior to starting engine. Dealer claims that it is normal, but this was not normal for the first 30,000 kms of ownership or normal for my other cars. No repair done. | ||
| Jul 202021824 mi | Tighten and retorque intercooler and turbo bypass valve clamps to 4nm. Right intercooler clamp found loose. Dealer has returned car after service with loose clamps more than once. Annoying ticking tapping sound in both left and right B-pillars especially when chassis twists when driving over uneven bumps or road. Suspected spot weld splatter friction noise. Sprayed WD40 lubricant at top of B-pillars between sheet metal seams. Rattle gone. | ||
2017 Subaru Forester 4dr SUV
170-horsepower 2.5L H4 CVT AWD
| Subaru Forester in New Hampshire, United States Jun 2017 - May 2022 | |||
| May 202249000 miUS $300 | I did new front brake rotors & pads (DIY) before giving to my daughter in May ($300). | ||
| Subaru Forester in Rhode Island, United States Jul 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Sep 20186000 mi | The AC stopped cooling and the dealership checked it and said that the AC condenser needed to be replaced, repair took 2 hours and this included washing the vehicle before it was returned. This is a problem with faulty AC Condensers on 2017 model Subaru Foresters. | ||
| Subaru Forester in New York, United States Jul 2023 - Jul 2024 | |||
| Oct 202360000 miUS $2000 | Wouldn't come out of park, replaced cable/connection below shifter. Also got a brake job, all four wheels and four new tires | ||
| Subaru Forester in New York, United States Jun 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jul 201822100 mi | sideview mirrors did not heat to remove frost as part of winter package | ||
| Subaru Forester in Florida, United States Mar 2017 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Jul 202283000 miUS $97 | replace right rear wheel bearing | ||
| Subaru Forester in New York, United States Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Jul 202236000 miUS $621 | Replaced rear rotors. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Ohio, United States Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Apr 202225000 miUS $100 | All sorts of electrical problems related to battery going dead. All were re-settable after replacing the battery. | ||
| Subaru Forester in California, United States Oct 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 202137000 mi | WUM98 - "Forester Passenger-side Front Airbag ODS" Type: Recall Service Campaign: WUM98 | NHTSA Campaign: 19V-701000 | ||
| Subaru Forester in New Hampshire, United States May 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 202164000 miUS $800 | replaced brakes | ||
| Jun 202272000 miUS $25 | Headlight replaced | ||
| Subaru Forester in Pennsylvania, United States Jun 2021 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 202250000 miUS $800 | Replace both rear wheel bearings | ||
| Subaru Forester in Ohio, United States Mar 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Aug 20198500 mi | Replaced O Rings on compressor. Replaced O Rings on compressor. Lll | ||
| Jun 20209600 mi | Occupancy sensor for front passenger seat replaced | ||
| Subaru Forester in Alberta, Canada Apr 2017 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Apr 201819 miC $290 | Rock got caught in heat shield. 1 hr labor to repair. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Vermont, United States Jan 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 2017400 mi | dealer installed remote start was not functional at time of delivery, took it back the following week and they discovered someone had cut a wire when reassembling the dash at the time of install, repaired the wire, and system is now functional | ||
| May 20173000 mi | navigation head unit was locking up randomly, dealer replaced head unit under warranty | ||
| Subaru Forester in Colorado, United States Sep 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 20176000 mi | Integrated electronics unit was not activating windshield wiper de-icers. Replaced BIU. Had to take car back because fog lights quit working. Technician was not aware he needed to explicitly enable the feature in the new BIU's configuration. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Maine, United States Mar 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Aug 20177000 mi | Passenger side front door guard trim peeling away. Replaced under warranty. | ||
| Nov 201711000 miUS $120 | After sitting four days, the car had no power whatsoever. AAA tested it and zero voltage was seen. No lights were left on. The OEM battery was replaced by AAA with a higher CCA battery. | ||
| Dec 201711000 mi | This car costing 35K, has the worst heat in cold weather out of 7 Subarus I have owned, very disappointed. Also the CVT when it is cold out causes the engine to stay at high revolutions for a long time, resulting in a huge MPG loss. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada Oct 2016 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Nov 2016 | Shudder in car a certain speeds. Dealer checked fluid level in trans.Level was good. | ||
| Nov 201712400 miC $150 | CVT transmission was re-programmed. Happy to report the shudder I experienced has completely gone from the car. Issue resolved after EXACTLY ONE year. | ||
| May 201816120 miC $150 | brakes, lights etc | ||
| Subaru Forester in California, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jan 20177800 mi | Factory initiated TSB effort to confirm CVT filled with fluid to proper level. 0.5L added according to repair report. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Ontario, Canada Jun 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Dec 20166820 mi | "Enter" key for middle console is dimmer on one side of the key. Internal LED so nothing I could fix. | ||
| Sep 201716740 mi | AC compressor leaked, no cold air blowing. Took 3 weeks to get a new compressor in. Under warranty. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Michigan, United States Aug 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Sep 2016 | Rear O2 sensor tripped, turning on check engine light. A software update seems to have eradicated the problem. | ||
| May 20189000 mi | Passenger air bag sensor replaced. | ||
| Subaru Forester in California, United States Jul 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201742000 mi | A/C condenser leak | ||
| Subaru Forester in Illinois, United States Feb 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jan 201815000 mi | pax seat airbag sensor needed replacement | ||
| Subaru Forester in New Jersey, United States Jul 2016 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Oct 20179000 mi | Reprogram ECM for engine hesitation and jerking. | ||
| Apr 201813000 mi | Leak in AC condenser | ||
| Apr 202254000 miUS $79 | Replaced rear brake pads | ||
| Subaru Forester in British Columbia, Canada Feb 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Apr 201813640 mi | Hydraulics on rear gate lift still squeaking | ||
| May 202248980 miC $800 | brakes below reasonable safety margin | ||
| Subaru Forester in Pennsylvania, United States Jul 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 201814000 mi | AC was blowing hot air. Condenser replaced under warranty. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Wisconsin, United States Dec 2016 - Sep 2020 | |||
| Jun 201817500 mi | Passenger Window wouldn't go all the way down - was told it was a computer programming error that was fixed | ||
| Subaru Forester in Illinois, United States Feb 2018 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Mar 201825200 mi | Blue tooth was virtually disfunctional. Could hardly hear other party and other party couldn't hear driver. Dealer said they "downloaded an upgrade" for the system. It helped very slightly, but it is still not acceptable. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Peru Dec 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 20175580 mi | Air conditioner stop working. It was checked and repair under guarantee. | ||
| Subaru Forester in Oklahoma, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201736000 mi | battery was leaking acid!!! | ||
2017 Subaru Forester 4dr SUV
170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD
| Subaru Forester in New Jersey, United States Mar 2017 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Jun 20175303 mi | Vehicle is consuming oil. Oil level low by 34 oz. Started oil consumption test with new oil/filter change. | ||
2016.5 Subaru Forester 4dr SUV
170-horsepower 2.5L H4 CVT AWD
| Subaru Forester in New South Wales, Australia Aug 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Dec 20162480 mi | Incorrect panel fit due to overtightening during assembly. | ||
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