2025 Subaru Forester Collision Avoidance Problems

Your forward collision avoidance system has activated the brakes unexpectedly twice in the same location near your home. When a vehicle in front of you turned left into an exit lane while you were using cruise control, your car's system falsely detected an obstacle and automatically braked hard, accompanied by loud beeping and flashing lights. While no collision occurred, this false activation could create a safety hazard if another vehicle were behind you. The issue may require the collision avoidance system to be recalibrated or have its software updated to better distinguish between vehicles turning away and actual obstacles.

Your 2025 Forester's EyeSight collision avoidance system has unexpectedly slammed on the brakes three times in 24,000 miles. Most recently, while driving through a right curve on a divided highway, the system mistakenly detected orange construction barrels in the adjacent left lane as a threat and hard-braked in the middle of the curve, creating a risk of being rear-ended. You're reporting this because multiple owners in online Forester forums are experiencing the same problem. The fix will likely involve recalibrating or updating the EyeSight camera system and its threat-detection software.

Your car suddenly accelerated forward while you were slowly pulling into a parking space, causing it to hit a building. This suggests the forward collision avoidance system may have malfunctioned instead of helping prevent the accident.

My sight turn off when out side temperature in cold, or raining hard, fog on wind shield. Sony when the weather seem perfect all safety systems turn off. I have told my dealer about this event with no real positive answer. The pit system on compute and said it was working as designed so best auto and most reliable on road does not seem to be true

My Subaru issues, false warnings to “KEEP HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL” while both hands are holding the steering wheel. The warnings are inconsistent and follow varying sequences. In most cases, the warning begins with a yellow outlined warning, on the instrument panel, to keep hands on the steering wheel with the accompanying beep tones. In most cases, with no change in hand position, the light will go out. In other cases, the outline on the warning will change to red and then go out. In still other cases, the warning will proceed to the CID and be displayed in red with audio. In all of these cases there has been no change in hand position. Usually the light will go out in a few seconds with no change in hand position. In the opposite case, if hands are completely removed from the steering wheel, no warning is given for approximately 12 seconds. In all cases, these false warnings are a distraction to my driving. I consider that a safety issue. In only one case so far has automatic breaking been applied with no reason. My previous car was a 2020 Subaru Forrester and I experienced none of these false warnings with that car. It is not clear to me if the false warnings I am experiencing in my car are unique to my particular car or if it is a generic defect in all Subaru. It is my understanding that my current car originated in Asheville, North Carolina which experienced hurricanes, Helene and Milton. I wonder if exposure to those hurricanes compromised the electrical system in my car.