Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Subaru Forester has 43 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
43
Complaints
0
Recalls
8
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | On 3 different occasions the car randomly accelerated at a high speed without stepping on the gas pe... |
| Oct 2, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 1 MPH into a parki... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 65–70 MPH, t... |
| Dec 18, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while at a carwash moving forward, ... |
| Oct 29, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated upon pulling into a parking space, the b... |
| Sep 24, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Suddenly lost acceleration and engine stopped - without any dashboard signal of low gas or engine is... |
| May 17, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH,... |
| Apr 11, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I have had several instances while driving on the highway when my forester revs to a very high RPM, ... |
| Nov 17, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Sudden accelerations. |
| May 21, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The 2015 Subaru Forester accelerated unexpectedly while slowly turning into a a Walgreens parking l... |
| May 8, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | AUTO ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER LEAVING CAR WASH BAY. AUTO SPED THROUGH PARKING LOT INTO STREET ... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | CAR IN MOTION. HAPPENS ON A STOP, PARKING THE VEHICLE IN PROGRESS, DRIVING SLOW. WHEN PUSHING GAS PE... |
| May 1, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT TO 5000 RPM AND ... |
| Dec 31, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owned a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed sp... |
| Jul 20, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I DROVE INTO GARAGE AT ABOUT 1 M.P.H. AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AFTER IDLING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE ... |
| Jun 30, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WE WERE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH, WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR, ON THE FREEWAY WITH SOME... |
| May 24, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A 3-4 HOUR TRIP GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH USING CRUISE CON... |
| Apr 19, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WAS DRIVING MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER (TOURING EDITION) AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 70 M... |
| Apr 11, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY SPEED CONTROL FAILED. THE ENGINE RPMS WENT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I WAS DRIVIN... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON DASH, TRACTION CONTROL, EYESIGHT, C... |