This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Subaru FORESTER 2016 electrical system. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Subaru FORESTER 2016 electrical system and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2016 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1603537
Internal NHTSA #	11257417
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2016
File date	01/08/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Unable to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in park. Per tsp 16 112 18r the cause is contamination of the park-range switch internal components. We own 2 identical cars purchased the same day. Both have started to experience this every day since we hit 30,000 miles. We purchased in april 2016, so warranty no longer covers. There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of postings on many forums indicating the same issue. This has resulted in us having to leave the key in the car when we park somewhere. It takes round 3-4 minutes to start and restart the car and move it back and forth in order to release the key. This is not the situation that occurs when you just need to turn the steering wheel.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DOVER, MA
VIN pattern	JF2SJAFC8GHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

4T3BE11A29U009105 5NPDH4AE1DH188287 KMHGN4JE6FU019098 KMFWBX7JBBU276615 DEBH051V4M0A24834 KL1SF69WJAB145250 1D7HA18N34J227209 WF0JXXGAJJCK03322 VF33CNFUF83652987 ZKH4H00AAEU050057 2G4WY52M7V1471974 JTHBA30G745022508

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2016 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?