Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Subaru Forester has 19 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2025 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The Vehicle Dynamics Control safety system malfunctioned and forced me to drive straight on a curve... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | STEERING | The horn stopped working. Upon inspection at the Subaru dealership they confirmed that the steering ... |
| Jul 6, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle accelerated from a stop sign at high speed and brakes were pushed down all the way with no ... |
| May 31, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the pow... |
| Jan 5, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The vehicle is a 2015 Subaru Forester. At that time, the car had 47800 miles on it. I started to ... |
| Dec 4, 2022 | STEERING | Started the car and began to back out of driveway when power steering warning light came on and powe... |
| Sep 10, 2022 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Driving in merging four lane traffic 70mph when forward motion stopped due to power loss. Almost wre... |
| May 30, 2022 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My Vehicle's horn stop working about six months ago, not long after I had to replace the battery. I... |
| Feb 22, 2021 | STEERING | RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT SAYING TO CHECK POWER STEERING. NOTHING TO CHECK ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS |
| Sep 8, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNI... |
| Jul 30, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE HORN FAILED TO O... |
| May 9, 2019 | STEERING | STARTED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NO POWER STEERING, DROPPED OFF AT THE LOCAL DEALER. SEVERAL DAYS... |
| Jun 8, 2018 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | AT 38K EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WAS NOTICED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH OF THE FRO... |
| Jun 25, 2017 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | IN AUGUST OF 2015 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME IN... |
| Feb 1, 2017 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. T... |
| Mar 21, 2016 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST I AM GOING) AND... |
| Dec 3, 2015 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 7 MONTHS OLD, 20,000 MILES. DRIVING 65.6 MPH, IN LIGHT RAIN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. 1ST TIME DRIVI... |
| Apr 17, 2015 | STEERING,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVER WAS PARKING WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICL... |