2018 Subaru Forester Other Problems

I was making a 90 degree left turn, at a very slow rate of speed, onto a tarred parking bay located in front of a hedge approximately 4 feet high.

We purchased 2018 Subaru Forester. Paid top dollar. When we got home we noticed rust and paint bubbles across the windshield.

Windshield cracked over night, and is getting bigger. There was no accident, nothing hit the windshield. It is in the drivers view point

I purchase a 2018 subaru forester and 5 month later the side/back radar warning systems went dead. I returned it to the dealer and was told because of a scratch on the bumper the car was in an accident and the part was not warranted and would cost over $2k to repair.

The subaru (nav) navigation system is dangerous and should not be used. It gives you no advance warning of upcoming highway exits or upcoming turns. The nav system will easily be the cause of sever life threatening accidents due to its poor operational ability to safely give clear instructions in advance of the actual direction.

Your air conditioning system experienced multiple failures in sequence: first the expansion valve failed, then the evaporator core stopped working entirely, and finally the compressor began to fail. Each failure required costly repairs, and you've found that other 2018 Subaru Forester owners have reported the same pattern of problems. A dealer will likely need to diagnose which AC components need replacement or repair.

Subaru forester battery dies repeatedly after sitting for very short periods of time. Three times within the first year of owning the vehicle (bought it new).

All my cars from 2001 thru 20176 fords toyotas mazdas etc. All had automatic door locking weather when put in gear or when the car proceded to 10 MPH I just leased a 2018 subaru forester it does not do it! Went to the dealer they stated the car does not do that only the legacy and the outback .

My 2018 subaru forester xt shut off while driving 2 times on 7/26/18. Nothing happened, no warning lights,it just shut off while driving. And came to a sudden stop in a matter of seconds -I was going 40 MPH.

The AC compressor/condesor needs replaced and I see a lot of complaints on-line about this specific model- 2018 Forester. My kids and I were on a road trip in August 2025 when it stopped working. It was extremley hot even with the windows down and heat stroke became very real while we were sitting in bumper to bumper traffic.

The AC compressor needs replaced and I see a lot of complaints on-line about this specific model- 2018 Forester so I am reporting in case it may help with a recall. Cost to repair is $2,000+. Right now it may only be covered under warranty or through a TSB goodwill.

Air bag warning light comes on intermittently so passenger air bag system is off.

While driving the vehicle I began to hear a loud grinding noise from the engine compartment when the A/C was engaged. I pulled over to look under the hood and it sounded like the noise was coming from the serpentine belt. Upon inspection by a Subaru dealership it was determined that the A/C compressor is failing.

The ignition key gets stuck from time to time and will not turn all the way to off, which means it cannot be pulled out. When this happens, I have to turn the car back on and off, move the gear away from park and then back to park, and then try again to remove the ignition key. Sometimes, it takes multiple tries before the key can be removed!

In June 2022 I purchased a 2018 Subaru Forester Turbo Touring at Carmax. Soon after purchase the car hesitated a few times when I was turning. I was turning in front of oncoming traffic and it scared the ___ out of me.

Fuel gauge system became inaccurate in February 2022, showing 100 extra miles available upon filling tank, 450 instead of 350, also gallons left on fuel gauge was inaccurate, off by 4 gallons. Went to Subaru dealership/Service Dept. & was told that I would have to replace gauges & fuel tank, due to warranty past 3 years.

On June 8 after waiting for my garage door to rise, my 2018 Subaru Forester suddenly shot through the door, across the garage, through a 7 ft high wooden cupboard, through the back wall, across the basement steps, into the wall that backs up to the kitchen, shoving my stove one and a half feet into the kitchen.

The AC System has failed, most likely the compressor at 76,000 miles. This problem is widespread across Subaru models 2017 & 2018 and repairs cost at around $1,500.00. For a less than 3 year old, very maintained car components should not be failing this soon.

The key would not pull from the ignition. We took the car to a Subaru Dealership and they had to replace the shifter assembly. This would have cost $650 had it not been covered by our 30 day limited warantee.

There is a crack in the glass of my moon roof and the moon roof is not properly sealed so water leaks in to the car. I purchased the vehicle on 6/18/21 and noticed the crack today (6/25/21) as I was examining the car when I was showing it to a friend of mine. I noticed the water leaking in to the car on 6/19/21 and 6/24/21 when I took the vehicle to get washed.

The windshield is pitted and cracked I first noticed the pitting in 03/2018 and it is continually getting worse. The windshield now needs to be replaced as it has a huge crack in it!

While in motion on a highway, our windshield has cracked twice in under 24,000 miles. These were two separate windshields - the original and the replacement from a subaru dealership. We can assume a tiny rock hit the windshield since we were on a highway - however, it appears that it does not take much for the windshield to crack.

The windshield was so pitted when I bought it that I had it replaced within a few months of purchasing the vehicle. Visibility was limited especially when the sun hit it.

I owned this new car only 2 weeks and it developed a crack in the windshield. I had the crack repaired at a private shop. I was driving the car on a residential street when this happened.

On random and unpredictable occasions the key will not turn in the ignition to start the vehicle apparently as an issue with the anti-theft mechanism. When this occurs, nothing works to try to resolve except to exit the vehicle and wait for 10-15 minutes and the mechanism will reset itself and then work normally. This has occurred several times and the dealer has been unable to resolve the issue.

Bought the car new in 2018, in 2019 a small piece of gravel hit the windshield and a huge crack appeared a few weeks later. Had it replaced. Now 10//27/2020 there is a crack that just appeared in the windshield again.

The windshield cracked with no reason, drove to work windshield fine. Found broke after leaving work while parked. Since then it has been replaced.

Windshield------ 2018 subaru forester. On 2/29/2018 when entering the car in the morning which was parked in my driveway I noticed a cracked windshield on the drivers side. Crack ran from the bottom of the windshield up about 10 inches.

Ignition steering lock is difficult to clear. We have had 5 instances where it is very difficult to start the car because the steering is locked and the key will not turn. It takes a large amount of force on the steering wheel while turning the key to the extent that it takes two people.

Windshield breakage 2018 subaru forester. Our windshield was hit twice by small rocks in exactly the same place twice within 30 days. One break on the original windshield and again on the replacement windshield.

2018 Subaru Forester has another cracked windshield. I do not drive this car a lot and all of a sudden there is a crack. It happened in 2021 too, it is exactly in the same spot this time.

The air conditioning stops working in warm weather posing a health hazard.

The battery completely drains after not being started for 2-3 days. I’ve had the battery checked by autozone and it was found to be in good standing. This issue has happened twice in the last two months.

Engine started to race when applying the brake and vehicle was being placed into gear (either forward or reverse the first time it happened and reverse the second time it happened). I could not verify my foot was not on the accelerator the first time, but I was able to verify I was on the brake and only the brake to second time.

AC compressor went out at 110k miles. This is a common issue with Subaru compressors.

The Condenser for the A/C went at 70,700 miles. This is a known problem with 2017-2018 Foresters.

My windshield has cracked twice in the last year while driving

Windshield spontaneously cracked.

Windshield crack.

Windowshield glass (front) has a crack (about a foot long) just by itself.

When putting the car in park and attempting to turn the car off and take the key out of the ignition, the key is stuck. I typically have to shift back into R or N and then back in park a few times before the key is able to be released. This has been happening off and on for about 6 months and seems to get worse in the heat.

Went into the doctors office yesterday and when I came out the rear hach was open. The car was locked and secure when we went in.

The windshield has several small cracks in it and it was not hit by rocks or any other debris.

The windshield, after being in a garage for A whole weekend cracked. There was no impact, it just split up the middle. This issue has had a class action lawsuit brought up against Subaru, and is something that sadly happened to me to.

While leaving for work this morning, I noticed a crack on my windshield on the lower passenger side, right above the front speaker. It appears the crack is only on the inside and is not caused by any outside damage or force.

A number of tiny chips developed on the front windshield. Counted at least 6 spots. The car was mostly parked on a city street when the chips seem to have occurred.

2018 subaru forester has a crack in the windshield, passenger side for no apparent reason. First noticed in august 2018.

Cracked/dents in windshield

The windshield cracked as I was driving down a street. Nothing hit it. There were no other cars near me.

Vehicle was stationary when "srs airbag system needs to be checked" warning appeared on console. Passenger was present in passenger seat. Vehicle was driven and turned off.

Windshield has easily cracked multiple times and is very expensive to fix.

Exhaust getting into the car coming from the outside while car is stationary or around other cars. Only stops sucking exhaust in if we change the air ventilation mode to inside the car only.

Windshield cracked about 1130 pm on 29 march 2020 when it was sitting in the driveway. Nothing was around, nothing hit it. No one or animal was in the vehicle nor anywhere near the vehicle.

I'm currently on my second windshield on my 2018 subaru forester. The first windshield cracked for no good reason and the second cracked with a minor rock hit the windshield.

I woke up one morning to find a crack in my windshield in the bottom right (passenger side). I park my car in our driveway, not in the street. I rarely even drive on the highway as I work a half mile from my house.

Windshield cracked and is now half across from passenger side. No known rock hit same. Googled and noticed dozens of windshields cracked from structural defects.

The speedometer information is very difficult to see in sunny daylight. Numbers are "red". If "polarized" or regular sun lenses are used, (info.

Directional lights only turn off when mating 90 turn. Taking exits or crossing lanes light won't turn off automatically elderly people cannot hear the blinkin. Never had this problem with other cars I have owned

Sun glare that blinds the driver when sun reflects off the sound system screen while driving.

Page 9-6 figure 8 of the owners manual shows how to place the jack on the frame to raise the car to change a tire. The problem is that when you reef down on either loosening or tightening the tire, the car will rock either forward of backwards and slide off of the jack. The car will then fall forwards or backwards dropping the car to the ground, potentially injuring the person changing the tire.