1998 Subaru Forester vehicle speed control problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Subaru Forester — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My 1998 subara forester went into a "sudden acceleration". Luckily, no one was killed, but the car sustained significant damage. *tr”
filed Sep 1, 2007
“Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated while parked. The vehicle went through a fence and hit some brush. The contact noticed smoke coming from the engine. Two weeks prior to the incident the contact smelled something burning. The heater would not work properly. The vehicle was taken to a…”
filed Feb 9, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Forester years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Forester | 5 | 6% |
| 2024 Forester | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 Forester | 6 | 8% |
| 2022 Forester | 9 | 10% |
| 2021 Forester | 12 | 6% |
| 2020 Forester | 24 | 4% |
| 2019 Forester | 26 | 3% |
| 2018 Forester | 30 | 6% |
| 2017 Forester | 33 | 6% |
| 2016 Forester | 37 | 9% |
| 2015 Forester | 70 | 11% |
| 2014 Forester | 42 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Subaru Forester
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.