2019 Subaru Forester steering problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2019 Subaru Forester — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I am reporting a serious safety issue involving my 2019 Subaru Forester related to failure of the Electric Power Steering (EPS) system. Since April 21, 2026, I have been in communication with Subaru of America regarding whether this issue is related to an existing safety recall (WUC-88). During…”
filed May 11, 2026
“When stearing car it is hard to steal stering will not come back after rounding corners it's almost like there is no power steering sometimes it's there and next it's not”
filed Jul 13, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- A connector inside the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) unit may short circuit resulting…Campaign 19V065000 · Feb 6, 2019
Steering problems in other Forester years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Forester | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 Forester | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 Forester | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 Forester | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Forester | 3 | 1% |
| 2020 Forester | 11 | 2% |
| 2018 Forester | 24 | 5% |
| 2017 Forester | 24 | 4% |
| 2016 Forester | 19 | 5% |
| 2015 Forester | 19 | 3% |
| 2014 Forester | 16 | 4% |
| 2012 Forester | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 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.