Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Subaru Forester has 40 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
40
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | After traveling for unknown number of miles on repeated occasions, arriving at the destinations to t... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while operating the vehicle and depressi... |
| Jul 24, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the contact stated... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | automatic transmission shifting sluggish |
| Aug 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | After driving the vehicle I will arrive at my destination. I will stop, continue pressing the vehicl... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Making a sharp turn going slightly uphill from a full stop, the car moves forward enough to enter th... |
| Aug 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My 2017 Subaru Forester has 52,000 miles driven. Recently the ignition key will NOT turn to start th... |
| Aug 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while attempting to shift gear into... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I have a 2017 Subaru Forrester that has 60,000 miles. At least twice a week the past month my key g... |
| Jul 12, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | On July 12, 2021, I had an appointment for service at Subaru because 2017 Forester AC was blowing ho... |
| Jul 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the key remained stuck in the ignit... |
| May 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Once vehicle is stopped, transmission shifted to Park, and ignition key turned to off, ignition key ... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2017 SUBARU FORESTER ON JUNE 19 2020. I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT SAFE... |
| Oct 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | REFERENCE SUBARU TSB # 16-103-16R, REVISION 08/29/19. I PULLED SCREENSHOTS, BUT I HAVE A FULL VIDEO ... |
| Aug 27, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER 20K MILES, TRANSMISSION HESITATES MORE AND MORE. BE CAREFUL AND TRY TO AVOID SITUATIONS WHERE ... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO PARK, THEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY CANNOT BE FULLY TAKEN ... |
| Jul 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HAVE A 2017 FORESTER. AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK, THE KEY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. YOU CAN TUR... |
| Jul 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY FIANC AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, AFTER WE PURCHASED IT WE FOU... |
| Apr 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 24000 MILES. |