2010 SUBARU FORESTER Seats Problems

The bracket on the front right side of the drivers seat (if you're looking at the seat from the sunroof) that connects the seat (where you sit) to the seat frame (which moves the seat forward and back) has separated from the seat frame. The two tack welds have failed so the seat can move freely up and down on the right side of the seat. This issue seems to particularly affect the 2010 model year Subaru Forester as documented by the forum thread: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Left front of drivers seat collapsed while driving 60mph on freeway. This caused a surprise that could have resulted in an accident. This has been reported numerous times as can be referenced here: [XXX] and appears it will be an expensive replacement at my cost for a known issue. This should be considered a major safety issue and deserving of a recall. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

My 2010 Subaru Forester's driver seat does not raise up on with the power buttons. I can hear the motor but the front of the seat will not move. Last week, the right side was not moving and now both sides are not. I can physically move the front half of the seat up and down. I can see that the welds on the front arms are off of the frame of the seat rails. If I was in a collision, the whole seat might come off if it is not secured and my safety would be compromised. I called Subaru of America and received a case number. I also plan on taking the car into dealer for an inspection. No warning lights appeared. When I move the seats with the buttons, I sometimes hear a grinding noise. This collapsing seat issue with 2010 Foresters has been found on internet sites. The car was not involved in an accident and I am the primary driver and weigh under 160 lbs.

The weld on the left side of the seat broken causing the seat cushion to be loose. After quick internet searching, this seems to a be a somewhat common occurrence. I weight 170 Lbs and the car has 140K miles. This issue makes it lean far left causing an unsafe seating position and does not allow for adjustment of the seat up and down.

Power adjustment of Driver's seat front left corner does not raise in synch with right side. This causes the seat to be uneven, resulting in an unsafe driving position. Apparently the weld of the adjustment arm breaking is a well known and documented issue based on even a cursory internet search.

The left side of drivers seat collapsed. Upon inspection, the metal tab that was spot welded to the seat frame failed. The metal tab connects the left front of the seat to the power seat motor components and rail. The power seat no longer works and the seat sags noticeably to the front left. This failure occurred during normal driving conditions, and is typically not overloaded (the primary driver weighs approximately 105lbs). The car has low mileage - 65,380 miles at last service in August.

FRONT LEFT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET COLLAPSED. SEAT HEIGHT IS UNABLE TO BE ADJUSTED, REQUIRING THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT TO ONLY BE POSITIONED N THE LOWEST SETTING. WHILE DRIVING IDLE SPEED IN A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE POP AND THE SEAT FELL. WITH ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT, ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN.

Mileage: 116,000

BOTH HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. 110,000 MILES DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT NO LONGER GOES UP/DOWN IN HEIGHT

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVERS SEAT WELD BROKEN FROM THE FRAME. LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT RESULTING IN LITTLE SUPPORT. KNOWN PROBLEM WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? UPON SITTING DOWN AND RESTING YOUR LEFT LEG THE LEFT FRONT SEAT CORNER WILL COLLAPSE.

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN. SEEMS LIKE IT IS AN IMPROPER WELDING OF THE FRAME. BOTTOM CUSHION SUPPORT IS NO LONGER EVEN. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT PERHAPS THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF THE SEAT IS COMPROMISED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. HTTPS://WWW.SUBARUFORESTER.ORG/THREADS/DRIVERS-SEAT-COLLAPSE.126336/PAGE-4

THE SEAT ON MY FORESTER IS BROKEN. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND THIS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE OF THE WELDS BREAKING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT QUALITY OR STRENGTH. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ISSUE SUBARU SHOULD HAVE REMEDIED BY NOW. CAR WAS ADULT OWNED AND DRIVEN BY A SMALL FEMALE.

Mileage: 80,000

WELD BROKE ON POWER SEAT; LEFT SIDE. AUDIBLE POP WAS HEARD WHEN IN MOTION, AFTER HAVING BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND DRIVING FORWARD TO EXIT PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 142,625

DRIVER SEAT FRONT RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED. IT'S COMPLETELY UNSUPPORTED. WELDS APPEAR TO BE BROKEN. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I FIRST NOTICED IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I SAT ON IT AND IT LEANED TO THE RIGHT.

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVER'S SEAT FRONT LEFT CORNER BRACKET APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN. WHEN POWER SEAT IS MOVERS TO FRONT OF SEAT RAISED, THE LEFT SIDE SAGS AND IS UNSUPPORTED; WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION WHEN ANY PRESSURE/WEIGHT IS APPLIED TO SEAT. UNSURE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NOTICED IT FOR FIRST TIME 2 WEEKS AGO. ON-LINE REVIEWS INDICATE SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHWEER FORESTER OWNERS EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH SEAT. DON'T SEE ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FROM SUBARU -WHY NOT?

Mileage: 110,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT -- THE BOTTOM SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT COLLAPSED. THE SEAT IS NOW FLAT.

Mileage: 50,000

ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO I HAD THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSE FROM BAD WELDS. NOW THIS FEBRUARY 2019 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SAME SEAT COLLAPSED ,THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHER 2010 SUBARU OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT JUST DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE COLLAPSE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 51,220

DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE FRONT PART WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT ALSO FAILED.

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE WITH ENGINE RUNNING THE DRIVERS SEAT GAVE WAY ON THE LEFT (DOOR) SITE AND DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES. THE WELDING POINTS ON THE BRACKET THAT LIFTS AND LOWERS THE SEAT HAVE FAILED. A DRIVER CAN ONLY SIT WITH BOTH SIDES EVEN AT ITS LOWEST SETTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO DRIVERS' HEIGHT. LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT EVEN INVESTIGATE WITHOUT CHARGING THE LABOR TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY HAVE DECLINED TO COVER THE CHARGES TO FIX OR REPLACE.

Mileage: 128,650

THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSES ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN DRIVER GETS IN. BASED ON INTERNET SEACHES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUBARU FORESTER SEATS.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE SEATING IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE PARKED CAR, I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE SEAT BASE. I WENT BACK OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK THE SEAT, AND LOOKING UNDERNEATH, I SAW A TWO-INCH PIECE OF METAL HANGING, ATTACHED TO A ROD AT THE FRONT OF THE SEAT BASE. THE SEAT CUSHION WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE SEAT BASE AND MOVED UP WHEN LIFTED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE SEAT FRAME AND THE RAIL ARE BROKEN AND THE SEAT BASE AND RAILS NEED REPLACING. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES AND DRIVERS ARE UNDER 200LBS. IT LOOKS LIKE WELDS GAVE OUT, DISCONNECTING THE SEAT BASE FROM THE FRAME.

Mileage: 49,000

BRACKET ON DOOR SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTING LEFT FRONT CORNER OF SEAT. APPARENTLY, 2 SMALL SPOT WELDS HAVE FAILED. THEY CAN BE SEEN STRADDLING THREADS OF A BOLT TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE ATTACHED PHOTO. I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA) AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS ISSUE DESPITE THE RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA FOR 2010 FORESTERS. ADDITIONALLY, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THERE WAS NO OFFER FROM SOA TO MAKE A GOOD WILL REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. IT WOULD SEEM THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT DIRECTLY INVOLVES THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I FIRST NOTICED ISSUE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND COULDN'T ADJUST MY SEAT PROPERLY.

Mileage: 90,500

WHILE IN OPERATION, DURING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER SEAT MADE AN AUDIBLE 'POP' AND COLLAPSED SEVERAL INCHES. THE SEAT IS AN ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE, WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE EFFECTED BY THE SEAT BASE BREAKING. THE SEAT IS ABLE TO BE LIFTED AND PRESSED UP AND DOWN 5 OR SO INCHES, AND THE CORNER WHICH IS BROKEN SAGS UNDER WEIGHT.

Mileage: 89,800

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOTTOM FRAME CAME UNWELDED AT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME. THE PART BROKE WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE DRIVER'S LEFT LEG IS NOW UNSUPPORTED AND THE SEAT BOTTOM MOVES FREELY. NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON OTHER WEBSITES.

Mileage: 121,000

FRONT LEFT SEAT HAS FALLEN AND FROM RESEARCH HERE AND ON INTERNET, IT APPEARS WELD HAS BROKEN ON SEAT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED ON RECALL. WE WERE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND LEFT FRONT SEAT JUST FELL.

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSE ON RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. ITS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I LOOKED IN DER SEAT AND APPEARS A BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT HAS BROKEN , VERY UNSAFE, SUBARU NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR FOR REPAIRS. CAR HAS ABOUT 46,000 THOUSAND MILES.

Mileage: 46,000

I OWN A 2010 SUBARU FORESTER. THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET WELD FAILED WHILE UNDER LOW MILEAGE. THINKING THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN, I CAME IN TO TALK ABOUT OPTIONS. I WAS TOLD I WAS WRONG BY THINKING IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED, AND WAS PRESENTED WITH A BIT OF A COMBATIVE TONE. I UNDERSTAND THIS, THEY CAN'T GO AROUND SAYING YES TO EVERYONE THAT WALKS IN THE DOOR. WHILE THEY DID OFFER TO TAKE A LOOK, IT WAS WITH HESITATION. AT THE VERY LEAST, I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD HAVE OFFERED TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO SUBARU OF AMERICA, BUT NO OFFER WAS GIVEN. MANY PEOPLE FROM THESE THREADS WENT TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERS AND SEEMED TO HAVE IT COVERED, AND IF NOT, AT LEAST A CLAIM SUBMITTED TO SUBARU OF AMERICA. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. EVEN IF THERE WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR MONETARY COVERAGE OF THE REPAIR, I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED SOME SIGN OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY WHILE IN A VEHICLE BRAND THIS DEALERSHIP REPRESENTS. HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SUBARU/FORESTER/2010/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SEATS.SHTML HTTP://WWW.SUBARUFORESTER.ORG/VBULLETIN/F88/DRIVER-S-SEAT-COLLAPSE-126336/INDEX3.HTML

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVERS SEAT - FORWARD LEFT SIDE OF SEAT BASE ATTACHMENT BRACKET - BROKEN FROM SEAT PAN. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE DOWN TO THE LEFT

Mileage: 70,000

BROKEN SEAT WELDS DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT SIDE NEAREST DRIVERS DOOR.SEAT LEANS CONSIDERABLY TOWARDS DOOR. SEAT CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN SEVERAL INCHES.THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.IT IS VERY COMMON ON THE 2010 MODEL.SUBARU NEEDS TO BACK QUALITY.SEAT WELDS SHOULD NEVER BREAK.

Mileage: 89,000

THE LEFT SIDE WELD ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THERE WAS A SNAP AND THEN MY LEFT LEG SEAT SUPPORT DROPPED BY A FEW INCHES MAKING THE SEAT CUSHION GO ON AN ANGLE. THE FORESTER HAD SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 90,000 MILES AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. SINCE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPEN APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS I WENT TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT SHOP TO HAVE THE SEAT REPAIRED. THE COST WAS A LITTLE UNDER $200 AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A FAULTY WELD WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO DROP.

Mileage: 89,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT NO REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 35,000

THE FRONT LEFT WELD ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AROUND 90,000 MILES. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT AT LEAST 40 OTHER DRIVERS HAVE BOTHERED TO REPORT ON THIS WEBSITE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AT THE TIME THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT SUNK DOWN AND IT'S BEEN STUCK LIKE THAT EVER SINCE.

Mileage: 95,000

127K MILES. DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED ON DRIVER SIDE. WHEN SEATED, DRIVER SLANTED TO LEFT DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE WELDING ISSUE ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL. RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT STILL HOLDS WEIGHT, BUT LEFT SIDE DOES NOT FEEL CONNECTED TO SEAT FRAME. NO ACCIDENTS ON VEHICLE. NOTICED AFTER WIFE ADJUSTED SEAT WHEN SHE USED FOR CAR FOR DAY.

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BECAME DETACHED FROM SEAT BASE WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE TWO WELDS THAT FAILED. THE SEAT SLOPES SHARPLY TOWARDS THE DOOR AND THE DRIVER MUST SIT AT AN AWKWARD AND UNSAFE ANGLE. THE DEALER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 110,000

FAILURE OF WELDING POINT ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF SEAT. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. THIS HAPPENED WITH NORMAL USE OF THE CAR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 78,139

THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED AT THE FRONT OF THE SEAT ON EITHER SIDE. IT IS ONLY ATTACHED ON THE BACK SIDE. BOTH FRONT WELDS APPEAR TO BE BROKEN. IT DOES NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY WHEN USING POWER CONTROLS. IT SHIFTS WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DOES NOT SEEM SAFE AT ALL. THERE ARE NO LOOSE PARTS APPARENT IN THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT AWARE OF EXACTLY WHEN THE WELDS BROKE. IT OCCURRED AT AROUND 74,000 MILES.

Mileage: 74,000

THE WELDS ON THE BOTTOM FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION OR UNDER ABNORMAL STRESS. BOTTOM OF DRIVER SEAT IS NOT SECURELY FASTENED TO THE FRAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 91,000

DRIVER SEAT SAGGING DUE TO BROKEN SEAT FRAME. THE SPOT WELD, WHERE THE CUSHION ATTACHES, IS BROKEN. THE DEALER WANTS $350 TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 80,000

THE LOWER DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME SNAPPED APART AND NOW SAGS HEAVILY ON THE LEFT, MAKING IT FAR LESS SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS FORUM IS SUPER FULL OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOM: HTTP://WWW.SUBARUFORESTER.ORG/VBULLETIN/F88/DRIVER-S-SEAT-COLLAPSE-126336/INDEX2.HTML#/TOPICS/126336

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT DRIVER SEAT -- WHILE DRIVING HEARD A METAL POP SOUND FROM THE SEAT. AFTER INVESTIGATION THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT TRACKS. SEAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED AS DRIVERS WEIGHT USING THIS VEHICLE IS < 225LBS. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS ON SUBARU SITES INDICATING LEFT SIDE OF SEAT FAILURE. THIS IS RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT. THE SEAT NO SITS LOWER ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING AWKWARD SEATING POSITION, LEANING TOWARD CENTER OF VEHICLE FOR THE DRIVER. SHOULD VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN CRASH I SUSPECT THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE PROPERLY POSITIONED FOR PROPER RESTRAINT WITH SEAT BELT AND NOT CENTER WITH THE AIRBAG POTENTIAL DEPLOYMENT. ALL RESULTING IN UNNECESSARY DRIVER INJURY. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES.

Mileage: 87,000

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT THAT COLLAPSES DUE TO FAULTY WELDS PARTICULARLY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. IN WHICH THE LOWER SEAT PAD CAN BECOME LOOSE AND POTENTIALLY DETACH FROM THE CHAIR. A NUMBER OF OWNERS OWN FORUMS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME OCCURRENCES BETWEEN TYPICALLY BETWEEN 60K AND 80K MILES OF DRIVING. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF THE COLLAPSE AND THE DETACHMENT IT CAN PRESENT A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVER. INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED INTO THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 80,000

AS I GOT IN MY 2010 SUBARU FORESTER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES SNAPPED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME, AND I WEIGH 180 POUNDS. THE WELDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT SNAPPED AND THE SEAT THEN SAT ON THE METAL BRACKET UNDERNEATH. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVERS SEAT SUPPORT FAILURE. MY 2010 SUBARU FORESTER LIMITED HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BROKEN WELD OR SUPPORT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHILE THE POWER SEAT STILL FUNCTIONS, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION/SEAT FRAME HAS COLLAPSED. IF THE POWER SEAT IS RAISED, ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE RISES CREATING AN UNEVEN SEATING SURFACE AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT PARTICULARLY SAFE SINCE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT IS NOW IN QUESTION. FROM LOOKING AT THE WWW.SUBARUFORESTER.ORG WEB SITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF OTHER 2010 FORESTER OWNERS AS WELL. THE DEALER FEEDBACK INCLUDED ON THIS WEBSITE CONCLUDES THAT FAULTY/INADEQUATE WELDS IS THE CAUSE OF THE SEAT/SEAT SUPPORT FAILURES.

Mileage: 110,000

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN WOULD SIT DOWN. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THIS SQUEAKING NOISE, PART OF THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE, SEEMS TO BE A BAD WELD. WHEN SITTING ON THE SEAT, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT BOTTOM SINKS DOWN. THIS SEEMS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK IN THE FIRST PLACE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WEIGH ABOUT 170 LBS. I'M NOT PUTTING ANY UNUSUAL STRESS ON THE SEAT. LOOKING ONLINE AND DOING SOME QUICK RESEARCH, I SEE A LOT OF FELLOW 2010 OWNERS WHO ARE STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL CONTACT SOA SHORTLY BECAUSE I EXPECT THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. A RECALL WOULD HELP, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T TRUST THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A CRASH AT THE MOMENT. THE COLLAPSE OF THE SEAT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 64,000

IT APPEARS SEAT WELD BROKE ON DRIVER'S SEAT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO BRACKET. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THIS IS VERY COMMON. IT COULD POSE A HAZARD TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY COME LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT.

ENTERED VEHICLE AND SAT DOWN ON DRIVERS SEAT AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVER SEAT DROPPED. REMOVED SIDE COVER AND FOUND TWO WELDS BROKEN FROM BRACKET THAT GOES TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. AFTER LOOKING ON SAFERCAR.GOV FOUND SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER FORESTERS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT UNTIL NOW.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN GETTING INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT I NOTICED THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT WAS 1-2 INCHES LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST THE SEAT, THE CONTROLS MOVED THE RIGHT SIDE UP AND DOWN, BUT THE LEFT SIDE REMAINS STATIONARY AT THE BOTTOM. ALSO THE LUMBAR SUPPORT CONTROLS NO LONGER FUNCTION.

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE SITTING STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT, DRIVERS POWER SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED A FEW INCHES. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE FRONT BRACKET WHICH ATTACHES TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED (WELD BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE).

Mileage: 98,000

SAT DOWN IN DRIVERS SEAT TO DRIVE, EVERYTHING NORMAL. APPROX 1.5-2 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, APPROX. 10-15 MPH OVER A SLIGHTLY BUMPY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, I HEAR A SMALL "SNAP" UNDERNEATH SEAT AND FRONT LEFT PART OF DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSES. SEAT FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AND OFF CENTER, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE WHILE TURNING AND USING PEDALS. UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT; THE FRONT BRACKET HAD SNAPPED FROM THE 2 SPOT WELDS HOLDING IT UPRIGHT. CAN NOT FIX ON MY OWN, MUST BE WELDED.

Mileage: 66,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRACTURED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SLIDE DOWNWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO HOLD HIMSELF UP USING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED ON FRONT LEFT SIDE OFFERING NO SUPPORT. AWKWARD SEATING POSITION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AND IS A WELDING ISSUE. IT HAPPENS WHILE I WAS DRIVING MAKING A TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE FASTENING SEATBELT, DRIVERS SEAT, FRONT LEFT CORNER, MADE A "SNAP" NOISE AND DROPPED SLIGHTLY UNDER DRIVER'S LEG; NOW IS UNSTABLE, DOES NOT SUPPORT DRIVER'S LEFT LEG PROPERLY, FEELS UNEVEN AND OFF BALANCE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 73,500

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT COLLAPSED FOR THE SECOND TIME. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED. I FOUND THAT THE TOGGLE BRACKET ON THE UPPER RIGHT SEAT FRAME BROKE LOOSE FROM THE LOWER SCISSOR ASSEMBLY THAT RAISES AND LOWERS THE SEAT. THE TOGGLE BRACKET IS HELD THE THE SCISSOR ASSEMBLY BY TWO SPOT WELDS. THE SPOT WELDS BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE SEAT TO FAIL. THERE WAS NO SUBARU TSB OR WARRANTY COVERAGE SO I REMOVED THE SEAT AND REWELDED IT. TODAY I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE TOGGLE HAS BROKEN LOOSE AT THE SAME TWO SPOT WELDS. THESE WELDS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE APPLICATION AND SUBARU CORP SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I ASK YOU: WHERE'S THE LOVE FROM SUBARU FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS GOVT WEBSITE AND A SEARCH ON-LINE WILL REVEAL A LOT MORE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM!

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE SITTING ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED DOWNWARD, AND NOW HAS NO SUPPORT FROM THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WELDS ON THE SEAT BRACKET HAVE FAILED. THIS SEEMS LIKELY TO BE THE RESULT OF A FACTORY DEFECT, AS THIS SEAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR HAD AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF WEIGHT SUPPORTED ON IT. MY CONCERN NOW IS IN THE SAFETY OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM.

Mileage: 71,000

THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN LOOSE AT THE LEFT FRONT CORNER

Mileage: 82,600

I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY I FELT A CRACK OR SNAP IN THE LOWER FRONT LEFT PORTION OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT. THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE SEAT FELT SOFT, WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR THE SEAT SAGGING AND SHIFTING (UNLIKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT). ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A BROKEN BRACKET OR BOLT AND THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT FRAME BRACKET FOR 381.00. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS DEFECT IN 2010 FORESTERS ON THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT LOG.

Mileage: 89,692

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CUSHION COLLAPSED ON LEFT SIDE AND BECAME LOOSE DUE TO A WELD FAILURE ON THE SEAT FRAME. I BELIEVE THAT THE LOOSE SEAT CUSHION COMPROMISES THE INTEGRITY OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND WARRANTS A SAFETY RECALL.

Mileage: 125,000

THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AND NO LONGER PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR YOUR LEFT LEG. THIS CORNER OF THE SEAT COLLAPSES TOWARDS THE FLOOR WHEN MINIMAL FORCE IS APPLIED. AFTER INVESTIGATING, TWO SPOT WELDS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE FAILED AND HAVE DETACHED.

Mileage: 58,000

FAILED SPOT WELD ON DRIVER'S SEAT LEFT SUPPORT BRACKET. LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSES DOWN WITHOUT SUPPORT.

Mileage: 80,000

NOTICED DRIVER'S SEAT (POWER) WAS NOT PROVIDING NORMAL SUPPORT ON LEFT SIDE. ASSUMED IT WAS JUST AGE RELATED DETERIORATION AT FIRST, BUT WHEN I INVESTIGATED I FOUND TWO WELDS ON THE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY (PN 64100SC001) HAD FAILED. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND CONTACTED DEALER AND SUBARU TO SEEK ASSISTANCE IN A REPAIR. NONE WAS OFFERED. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FACTORY PART FROM MY DEALER AND NOTICE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY ADDING A SCREW TO THE WELDS HOLDING THE BRACKET ON. CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME, BUT THIS REQUIRES REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT WHICH IS A FAIRLY ADVANCED DIY JOB.

Mileage: 90,000

FRONT LEFT CORNER OF DRIVER SEAT FELL/COLLAPSED. BRACKET CONNECTED TO FRAME OF SEAT BROKE AWAY. WILL HAVE TO BE RE-WELDED BACK TO FRAME.

Mileage: 62,000

THE SPOT WELD THAT SECURES THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE.

Mileage: 115,231

I GOT IN MY CAR AND SAT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN. IT APPEARS THAT WHATEVER WAS HOLDING IT UP LET GO AND NOW THE SUPPORT IS NOT THERE. MY LEFT LEG HAS NO SUPPORT, IT'S JUST RESTING VERY LOW. NOT GOOD ON MY LEG OR BACK. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP UNDER MY SEAT (POWER SEAT). ALSO, THE FRONT LEFT CORNER DROPPED AND NO LONGER SUPPORTED ANY WEIGHT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT SUPPORT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE SEAT BASE. IT APPEARS SOME WELD OR RIVETS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT METAL FRAME BROKE AND NOW RIGHT FRONT SIDE SAGS. *JS

Mileage: 47,000

LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT FROZE, AND THE TILT WOULD NOT ADJUST--THIS IS THE PART OF THE SEAT THAT THE DRIVER SITS ON, NOT THE BACK OF THE SEAT. RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT TILT ADJUSTMENT CONTINUED WORKING NORMALLY. I HAD THE LEFT MOTOR IN THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT REPLACED AFTER 7 MONTHS OF GREAT DISCOMFORT (INCLUDING A MAJOR NERVE PINCH AND A COUPLE OF HERNIATED DISKS). THE CAR IS MAYBE DRIVEN 10,000 MILES ANNUALLY, AND THE MAIN DRIVER IS 180 LBS. AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX, BUT SAFER THAN LEAVING IT AS IS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME COLLAPSE, RIGHT FRONT PART OF LOWER FRAME. DEALER IDENTIFIED FAILURE OF 2 WELDS. WILL ATTEMPT TO REWELD. *TR

Mileage: 88,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V099000 (SEAT BELTS) DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPORT BOXES ATTACHED TO THE SEATBELTS CONTINUED TO POP OUT FROM THE BACK SEATS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,689. RK

Mileage: 26,689

THE DRIVER SEAT LEFT SIDE COLLAPSED, THE SEAT IS INCLINED. NOT EASY TO DRIVE THIS WAY I AM 190 LBS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT DIPS DOWN AND DOES NOT SUPPORT ANY WEIGHT ANYMORE. IT SEEMS LIKE SOME PART OF THE SUPPORT BROKE OR FELL OFF. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE SEAT IS IN. IT HAS BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO SIT IN NOW. *TR

Mileage: 50,150

FRONT DRIVER SEAT, WHICH IS A HEATED SEAT, HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT THE PAST COUPLE DAYS WHEN TURNED ON. SO HOT THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE THE SWITCH ON HIGH AND SIT ON THE SEAT. ON JANUARY 15, 2014, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK SHE NOTICED THE HEAT FROM THE SEAT, WHICH SHE HAD ON, WAS EXTREMELY HOT. SHE TURNED OFF THE HEAT, THE SEAT COOLED OFF. SHE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ME, I CHECKED THE SEAT AND FOUND A SMALL BURN HOLE THROUGH THE SEATS UPHOLSTERY. MY WIVES LONG DOWN COAT SHE WAS WEARING ALSO HAD A BURN HOLE IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT BEND WHEN SUDDENLY I FELT AND HEARD A CRACK OR SNAP IN THE LOWER FRONT LEFT PORTION OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT. THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE SEAT FELT SOFT, AS IF IT HAD PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, AND WHEN I LATER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I COULD FEEL IT SAGGING AND SHIFTING (UNLIKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT). ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A BRACKET OR BOLT AND THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT FRAME. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN 2010 FORESTERS ON THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT LOG.

Mileage: 43,500

THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT NEAR THE FRONT (UNDER THE THIGH) MADE A NOISE. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT ONLY WORKS UNDER THE RIGHT LEG. GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, RAISING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON IT SHOWS THAT RIGHT SIDE REMAINS SUPPORTED AND LEFT SIDE IS COMPLETELY UNSUPPORTED, THE DRIVER IS EITHER TILTED, OR SEATED AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT. POSTURE AND SAFE DRIVING POSITION ARE COMPROMISED, I AM SEEKING TO GET THE SEAT FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER MENTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM IN SUBARU OWNERS ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 39,375

SAT IN DRIVER'S SEAT, STARTED IGNITION, AND AS CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT (UNDER THE THIGH) AUDIBLY POPPED. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT NOW CLEARLY ONLY WORKS UNDER THE RIGHT LEG. GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, RAISING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON IT SHOWS THAT RIGHT SIDE REMAINS SUPPORTED AND LEFT SIDE COMPLETELY SAGS, LEAVING THE DRIVER EITHER TILTED, OR SEATED AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT. POSTURE AND SAFE DRIVING POSITION ARE DEFINITELY COMPROMISED, AND I AM SEEKING TO GET THE SEAT FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER MENTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM IN SUBARU OWNERS ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING WHEN WELDS HOLDING UP THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR BUMPS, THOUGH I-5 NEAR SEATTLE HAS PAVEMENT JUNCTURE UNEVENNESS, THOUGH NONE WHERE THE COLLAPSE HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 50,950

THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSES PAIN IN MY BACK, HIP, ANKLE AND FOOT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY RIGHT LEG HAS GONE NUMB OR CRAMPED UP AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT I CAN WALK OFF THE CRAMPS AND NUMBNESS. MY HUSBAND AVOIDS DRIVING THE SUBARU BECAUSE OF THE PAIN HE EXPERIENCES. EVEN FOLKS IN THEIR 20'S THAT HAVE DRIVEN MY SUBARU EXPERIENCE PAIN IN SOME PART OF THEIR LOWER BODY. *TR

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU FORRESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSED PAIN TO ANYONE THAT DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ

Mileage: 5,000