2019 Subaru Forester Body & Structure Problems

I was parking at a busy ski center, car in drive as I was slowly pulling into an open space, car in first row of vehicles facing a small road. The road connects the parking lot with the ski shop . 5 MPH would be normal speed on this road, where pedestrian skiers walk from the lot to the ski shop.

In May 2025, I had the passenger-side mirror on my 2019 Subaru Forester replaced at a licensed Subaru dealership. I was told the replacement part would be factory-original and matched to the vehicle’s VIN, which specifies a dark metallic grey exterior. After the repair was completed, I noticed that the mirror casing was the wrong color — a visibly lighter grey than the rest of the car.

My 2019 forester premium, 6 weeks old and <200 miles on it was parked in my driveway overnight. It was cold out that night. When I got into my car I turned in the heated windshield and regular heat in the car.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRUNK OPENED UP, LOCK IS TOTALLY NOT WORKING AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH A OPEN LATCH. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL AND STILL ITS BAD.

SUBARU FORESTER 2019 MODEL CRACKED WINDSHIELD BY IT SELF.

BACK HOOD LATCH STUCK AND WON'T OPEN

CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD

The back lift gate will randomly stop opening. This has only been tested when the vehicle is stopped, in park with either engine running or shut off. It will sound 3 short beep/tones but will not function appropriately when the lift gate button is pushed in either the interior control, the key fob control, or the actual button on the lift gate.

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru forester. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the crack might have been caused by a rock.

Have taken my brand new 2019 subaru forester sport to local dealership a total of 5 times in 2 months regarding the rear hatch not opening. They state to reset it I need to disconnect the battery and let it discharge, then connect the terminals. This is a headache and a major inconvenience to have to do when you have loads of items you need to load into the vehicle.

The power lift gate closes on people when trying to open it.

The pneumatic manual liftgate rear door holders by HANI PRECISION CO are defective. From one day to the other, these stopped working for absolutely no reason. I am extremely concerned about having my skull crushed if the temporary stick I am using to hold it comes down when door is in use.

Moonroof Cracks in the same spot randomly. 4 times now. Same exact area.

The front windshield developed a crack for no reason.

Small star chip on top driver's side, about 2 minutes after that. Large 16" crack appeared on passenger side

The rear door on the forrester sport does not open. It first happened after going through a car wash, the door does not open even if the car is unlocked. Neither by fob or door button.

Windshield cracked ,bottom center up about 15" circle .vehicle parked .no stone mark or star mark. Looks like factory defect. I've heard of others doing same.

The 2019 subaru forester with the electric rear door, has an almost impossible manual release mechanism for the interior rear hatch door (the 5th door at the rear). A little panel has to be removed using a screw drive to access the manual release. There is no sign or indication that the particular panel has the release behind it.