Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Subaru Forester has 28 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I bought a used vehicle and looked at it and they erased the codes I saw then erased it then I confr... |
| Feb 8, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED IN A MANNER WHICH CAUSED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. A... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | EQUIPMENT | I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PROPOSED RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA ID: 21E002000 . THE NOTICE SAYS, "N... |
| Jan 5, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL LINES AROUND THE ENGINE WHEN IT'S COLD. |
| Dec 23, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL LINE LEAKING UNDER 20 DEGREE TEMPS, SMELLS STRONGLY OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WH... |
| Jan 2, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THREE YEARS AGO, WE STARTED TO NOTICE A FUEL SMELL WHEN DRIVING OUR 2003 SUBARU FORESTER ON VERY COL... |
| Jan 11, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | LAST WINTER ON COLD DAYS I NOTICED STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING INTO INTERIOR CABIN OF CAR, ATTRIBUTED I... |
| Jan 10, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | EVERYONE THE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW FREEZING THERE IS A TERRIBLE GASOLINE SMELL THAT FILLS THE CABIN... |
| Feb 8, 2015 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | BAD RAW FUEL ODOR IN CABIN IN COLD WEATHER, HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR WEEKS. WENT ONLINE, FOUND TONS O... |
| Jan 6, 2015 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS TO LOW DOUBLE DIGITS (TEENS OR BELOW) THE CAB OF THE CAR BEGINS TO SMELL OF G... |
| Jan 5, 2015 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD THERE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN I... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FIRST EVENT WAS IN DECEMBER 2014, LONG ISLAND, NY: AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, STOPPED WITH CAR... |
| Nov 19, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IN FREEZING WEATHER A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLS THE CAR. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT RIDE I... |
| Nov 12, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | COLD WEATHER FUEL LINE LEAK. *TR |
| Nov 11, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 32, THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS. IT GETS WORSE WHEN THE HEA... |
| Nov 10, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN COLD WEATHER. *JS |
| May 24, 2014 | EQUIPMENT | SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE DEFECTIVE CROSSBAR. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE, THE... |
| Feb 10, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2003 FORESTER 2.5XS IN ALBERTA, CANADA (OWNED SINCE DEC 2004). SAME ISSUE AT 221,000 KILOMETERS: WE ... |
| Jan 13, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | RECENTLY NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF PURE GASOLINE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THE SMELL ISN'T SO BAD UN... |
| Jan 1, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VERY STRONG GAS SMELL IN VEHICLE CABIN DURING COLD WEATHER. *TR |