Vehicle report
1999 SUBARU FORESTER
Reported problems
131 complaints · median 73000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 8 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 6 |
| SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | 6 |
| TIRES | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 4 |
| WHEELS | 4 |
| ENGINE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| TIRES:BEAD | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.