Model year record
2001 Subaru Forester
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 169 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle speed control | 23 | 78,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 10 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 9 | 24,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 9 | 45,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 7 | 75,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 7 | 67,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 6 | 95,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 6 | 40,000 mi |
| Tires | 5 | 43,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 5 | 200 mi |
| Wheels | 5 | 56,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 4 | 26,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 4 | 25,000 mi |
| Power train | 4 | 86,300 mi |
| Suspension | 4 | 10,972 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 43,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 3 | 60,000 mi |
| Service brakes | 3 | 20,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 3 | 40,720 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 3 | — |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 3 | 30,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield | 3 | 46,999 mi |
| Electrical system | 2 | 189,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | 65,715 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 2 | 100,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 2 | — |
| Unknown or other | 2 | 31,000 mi |
| Air bags | 1 | 56,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | 37,200 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | 95,000 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | 78,151 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 56,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: high/low beam dimmer switch | 1 | 81,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal: switch | 1 | 81,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 1 | 36,139 mi |
| Power train: driveline: center support bearing | 1 | 41,000 mi |
| Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 1 | 109,980 mi |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | 57,000 mi |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | 11,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | 189,000 mi |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 100,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility | 1 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 1 | 40,720 mi |
| Wheels: rim | 1 | 55,800 mi |
The 2000 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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