2019 Subaru Forester consumer reviews

Within a year of having the car, both my visors broke I’ve never had a car with my visors broke. The back left sometimes open sometimes doesn’t. I don’t like the car.

2019 Forester —The windshield gave a loud pop and spontaneously cracked from the edge through the driver’s side... This is serious manufacturing defect. There was no one in front of me and no rocks or objects hit the windshield. This is a well known defect for which there has a large class action lawsuit. Subaru refuses to take responsibility and sent me to the dealer for a “pen” test. Great way to avoid paying for replacement since the dealer’s pen felt some roughness and said a rock hit it. Absolutely not- It cracked on it’s own. We currently own two Subarus. The 2019 has had multiple recalls, a defective battery that would not hold a charge (Also known defect) and the dealer hassled me to replace it under warranty. It’s one thing for a car not to start but having windshield’s crack on their own is dangerous and can be life threatening. Also, in our case the car has eyesight system which requires calibration when the windshield is replaced. That is expensive and may not work properly after replacement. For car manufacturer that touts “LOVE” customer support has been evasive, and the dealer service uncooperative for this well known defect. This a serious safety issue and is not uncommon. It apparently affects some other years as well. Saving face and denying responsibility in order to save money is not the way to go Subaru. People can any may have died due to your manufacturing defect. Is Subaru’s profits worth putting human life at risk? Yeah, use the word love to sell your vehicles but when issues like this occur, show your dark, profit driven dark side. Don’t be hypocritical Subaru, do the right thing. Think about this before you buy a Subaru

I have had a few problems. Some recalls that were fixed but some issues they are refusing to fix since over the 3 yr warranty. I am having paint top coat peeling on some plastic parts which is due to them not doing it correctly at the factory. Also my leather seat ripping at the seams which they won't fix. I will not buy another Subaru . My next car will be a Mazda. The best feature of the Subaru is the touch screen for many features like ph calls and radio and a great large screen for road maps/directions . If it didn't have that I would get rid of it though I do plan on buying a Mazda within the next 2 years.

I’ve driven the Forester before and have been wanting one for two years. So now that it was time for me to give up my 2010 Legacy with 222,000 miles on it, I chose the Forester. The dealer is very customer friendly and very competitive in their pricing, even though I paid 25K plus for a four year old car…vestiges of the used car pandemic pricing. The car drives beautifully, smooth and quiet. I am very happy with my purchase.

I leased a 2019 Subaru Forester Limited. I bought the car at the end of the lease since car prices are ridiculous at that moment. The auto on and off caused the car to stall 3 times (2 on highway, 2 on local street). The AVH caused the car to stall 2 (on local street). 6 months after I bought out of my lease all lights went on. Heat does not work. Oil temp goes up to 139 while water temp is at cold. Many are telling me it's a TCV problem. This is a nightmare and I feel like something is going to go wrong any second.

Love my Forester only drawback is the tires are made of a soft compound and you only get 25k miles then they need to be replaced.

We own three Foresters in my family. They all are super cars in any weathers and we have never had any problems with them. We do all service work at the dealership and have been really happy with them.

I love my new Forester. This vehicle has a CD player which is great. Two negatives. I own the mid model and an automatic trunk latch is not offered. Trunk opens so high that I had to buy a stool to use to close the trunk if the vehicle is on higher ground. You cannot adjust trunk height on the mid line model. Center console does not move. I am petite and my elbow was dragging without a comfortable armrest. I had to buy a separate component on Amazon to remedy the issue. The vehicle drives like a dream. I feel very safe. I love the colors that Subaru offers. I also like the mission of the company.

This car is good, my wife loves it ,I see a lot of things that could be better the defrosters could work better the console could be more roomy

love this car. A really smooth good AWD vehicle. Really good cars for road trip with friends and great AWD for trails. Really happy with this car