2017 Subaru Forester Steering Problems

The power failed in traffic on city streets without warning while driving and almost caused an accident. It first happened when my wife was driving in traffic and it happened to me also in traffic who was about to make a turn.the car is very dangerous to drive. Took it to a dealership and they are trying to find the problem.

I was on the new york state thruway, route 90, in new york state heading east on august 8, 2017, going approximately 65-70 MPH. I was going straight in the right hand lane. I reached over with right hand to adjust volume knob on radio and noticed vehicle drifting slightly to right.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. While attempting to turn the vehicle into an intersection, the steering wheel locked and the vehicle crashed into a pole. The vehicle was towed and received front end damage.

The bushings on both sides of the lower control arm were confirmed broken at Subaru dealership and replaced. This made the steering wobble over 55 MPH. It was very dangerous because I could have lost steering control.

On 19 January 22 while driving approx 60mph on I-95N s/o exit 92 (at that point hwy is divided 2 lanes n/b), the steering wheel suddenly froze and decelerated to 20mph, sending my vehicle leftward into passing lane in the path of tractor trailers traveling at high speeds. I don't know how but I was able to wrestle car back into r/h lane and off hwy.

Backed car out of the garage and was unable to turn the wheel properly. There was no power steering and a light on the dash indicated same. Called my son, who asked me to pull front, back, and then park and turn off engine and restart.

I am writing in regard to fbi alert number 1-031716-psa. My husband and I believe that our 2017 subaru forester is being remotely exploited. 29, 2018 we purchased our forester from tucson subaru (4901 n.

Intermittently, for the past few months, either when I wish to back up or go forward, a buzzer will sound, the anti-lock brakes and eye-sight indicators on the dash will say that neither system is working. The brakes malfunction and the steering wheel is very difficult to turn. Turning off the engine and restarting once or twice usually solves the problem, as if restarting reboots the system.

My [XXX] mother in law was told by Subaru White Plains NY her both her front control arms and both front sway bar links had to be replaced due to rust as they were not safe and would not pass the NY vehicle inspection. So I did a Google search and saw 2017 Subaru Foresters had rust issues in this area and had a recall. However it doesn't show up for this VIN.

After a recent regular tire rotation and balance, my vehicle steering felt shakier than normal. Had rotation and balance checked again, but problem continued. Thought an alignment might rectify the problem but was informed this was not needed.

Power steering failed. On January 6th 2025, night time with cold weather conditions, leaving a parking lot the power steering stopped working. Vehicle was very difficult to steer.

The steering began to shake and vibrate at interstate speeds upon changing lanes or making a "lazy" turn. It has VERY disconcerting. I slowed down, avoided changing lanes and very wary of the turns while I continued on my journey back home.

When operating the vehicle at low and high speeds, the EyeSight system intermittently turns off with a "check owner's manual" message and the system remains off until at least the next vehicle restart.

I am writing to inform you of the following problems with the steering system of my 2017 Subaru Forester: 1) When turning or changing car lanes, the steering wheel does not engage the wheels until the steering wheel is turned to about a 90 degree angle in the direction of the turn, left or right, 2) After making a turn, it takes more rotations of the steering wheel to come out of the turn than it took to make the turn.

With engine running and shift lever in Park (CVT transmission) driver is unable to turn the engine off or remove the ignition key from the steering wheel. This occurs sporadically/unpredictably such that driver has no forewarning and cannot take proactive steps to avoid the problem, resulting in instances where driver is forced to leave the car running in situations that present safety concerns.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH and turning right onto the highway ramp, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact pulled off the highway onto the shoulder, shut-off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering functionality returned.

Steering sticks while in a turn and resists the drivers input to straighten the wheel, causing either failure to straighten on demand or over-steering to opposite side while attempting to straighten. This is an intermittent issue and varies in both frequency and severity, and typically occurs during each use of the vehicle.

The steering gets locked and the key will not turn. The wheels are not turned in and are straight. Dealer claims"this is normal" can not start the car without fighting with the steering and the key.

For the last few weeks on several occasions the ignition key remained stuck after parking and shutting off the engine. I was eventually able to release the key but was in a bit of a panic. I believe this should be a recall as I have read about this happening to many Subaru owners.

During the last few months, the steering wheel has been locking, and I am not able to remove the ignition key. This happen when I stop and park the car, and want to turn the ignition off. I have to move the steering wheel from right to left or vice versa, or drive the car back and forward, until unlocks the steering wheel and I can remove the key.

After attempting to turn off the car and remove the key from the ignition, the key will not remove. After some manhandling of the shifter and turning the car on and off, eventually, I am able to get the key out of the ignition. This is occurring 80% of the time now.

While stationary, the key will get stuck. It will not allow you to turn the car off.in case of an emergency, I would have a problem. It has happen twice , I m sure it will happen again.

I was driving my forrester 2019, notice that it would slowly move once I stopped at a stop sign. But then it would jerk into a faster pace. Yesterday as I was driving, I stop at a bank atm.

Steering wheel completely locked, unable to turn on vehicle, wheel straight, took me many tries and lots of turning and banging before I was able to turn the key to start vehicle. Also, on going problem with the bluetooth with late pick up connection. Connection will start after one is half way into conversation making the purpose of having a bluetooth useless.