| Issue ID | 1309691 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10896525 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | FORESTER |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 09/08/16 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Our 2015 subaru forest will randomly while driving have all of it warning lights come one. Eyesight, hill assist, abs, lane departure, ect. If you stop and put it in park then it will not come out of park unless over ridden. I called in to subaru and they said "2015 subaru forester right? It probably has a bad brake light switch or brake light sensor, which means your brakes will not light up while driving. This seems to be a known issue to subaru as i have seen many examples of this happening to other people on subaru boards. I was out of warranty and they want me to pay 170 dollars just to diagnose the issue when they clearly know what the issue is. This is a critical safety hazard, if my brake lights fail to light up while driving due to a known defect, i or someone else could be injured or killed due to them not being able to recognize my braking. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 44000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GLENWOOD, IA |
| VIN pattern | JF2SJARC3FHXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
| 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 |