Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Subaru Forester has 28 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Subaru of America is aware of the problem which impacts several models and model years, see Subaru S... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CHECK ENGINE, FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, FLASHING "S"DRIVE, NO EYESIGHT, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKIN... |
| May 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 2020 SUBARU FORESTER JUST HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION CODE IS P26A3, WHI... |
| Mar 29, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I purchased a 2020 Subaru Forester in 2020. Last week, the Check Engine light came on and it was due... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Thermo control sensor failed which will damage the motor if overheating dealer says it's going to co... |
| Mar 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The thermo control valve failed causing the coolant to run at full and not allowing the engine to re... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The thermo control valve on vehicle failed on 2020 Subaru Forester which is causing vehicle to loose... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving temperature light, check engine light, all ADAS lights came on as inoperable (cameras,... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Got warning P2A63 that the Thermo Control Valve is shot around 63k miles. Apparently this is happeni... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The thermo control valve (TCV) went bad at 54,000 miles. The result is that none of the safety feat... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Thermo Control Valve failed at 33,945 miles. Because of this, the heater, Eye Sight, Cruise Con... |
| Nov 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 41k miles P26A3 P26A5 ****Eyesight disabled*** ***Forward collision disabled *** Failed TCV and dea... |
| Sep 30, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Engine check light came on and after running a test it seemed as though the thermo control valve the... |
| Aug 19, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The thermo control valve malfunctioned causing the check engine light to come on which shut down all... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving, the 2020 Forester, the check engine light, collision light, eyesight function lights ... |
| Jul 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving on a paved two lane rural route and hit a small bump in the road. Immediately, my che... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Our thermo control valve (TCV) assembly failed and caused dangerous loss of speed and control while ... |
| Jun 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While accelerating to merge in the freeway the Thermo Control Valve malfunctioned, causing check eng... |
| Jun 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Thermo control valve is bad. Ask subaru to issue recall on 2019-2020 models. |
| May 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The thermo-valve controller gives out on this vehicle. Through searches and discussions with two sep... |