Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Subaru Ascent has 10 NHTSA suspension complaints and 0 suspension-related recalls.
10
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 12, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | SUSPENSION | My Ascent is primarily driven in the city of San Francisco, a fairly hilly city. We have had issues... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | SUSPENSION | There is a knocking or clunking noise at low speeds during and after turning in the front driver's s... |
| Apr 14, 2024 | SUSPENSION | The front suspension is making a clanking noise. Inspection of the front strut towers tops shows a... |
| Jul 2, 2023 | SUSPENSION | While driving, the rear right suspension trailing arm got sheared/broken apart into 2 pieces at abou... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Jan 1, 2021 | SUSPENSION | We observed Subaru Ascent 2019 (Limited) car handling poorly over bumpy areas, especially over bumps... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | WE TOOK OUR 2019 ASCENT IN BECAUSE WE WERE HEARING SOME WEIRD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END ROUGH... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | SUSPENSION | CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AREA, GOING SLOW OVER SHARP BUMPS OR MODERATE SPEED OVER RIPPLED... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE CAR WILL EMIT WHITE HEAVY SMOKE ON START. THE WHITE SMOKE SMELLS LIKE BURNED PLASTIC/OIL. THE ... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WITHIN MY FIRST TWO WEEKS (200-300 MILES) OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD BY STEVENS CREEK SUBARU T... |