Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Subaru Forester has 14 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
14
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN IT IS BELOW 30 DEGREES OUT AND HEATER OR DEFROSTER IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS MOVING BETWEEN 25-6... |
| Apr 26, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I WAS BACKING UP MY 2005 SUBARU FORESTER IN A DOWNTOWN, STREET-LEVEL CORNER PARKING LOT. WHEN I PUT... |
| Oct 23, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR EXPERIENCED: -LOSS IN POWER (STUTTERED A COUPLE TIMES), THEN COMPLETELY STAL... |
| Jun 15, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE AN ... |
| May 8, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND REVERS... |
| May 25, 2013 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARK... |
| Jan 1, 2013 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 ... |
| Apr 8, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH AN ONCOMING CAR AT A SAFE DISTANCE FOR ME TO SAFELY PULL OUT... |
| Apr 29, 2007 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | AFTER BUYING IT NEW AND OWNING IT FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS, IN 2007 WE HAD SPONTANEOUS ACCELER... |
| Jun 7, 2006 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE DECELERATION LEVER, WHICH SUBARU LAB... |
| Jul 5, 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 3 MILES PER HOUR IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEW... |
| May 4, 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I RECENTLY (END OF NOVEMBER, 2004) PURCHASED A NEW SUBARU FORESTER. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, MAYBE... |
| Mar 22, 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2005 SUBARU FORESTER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO PU... |
| Mar 11, 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2005 SUBARU FORESTER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT. THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, TH... |