# 2014 Subaru Forester - Power steering issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-power-steering-issues/175506>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** steering, subaru\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-power-steering-issues/175506 "2021-03-02T17:33:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wt17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d26b3c/32.png) [@wt17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wt17)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-power-steering-issues/175506/1 "2021-03-02T17:33:19Z")

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Once in a while when I start My forester up the power steering wont work , if I shut in car off a start it again it will work

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-subaru-forester-power-steering-issues/175506/2 "2021-03-04T02:15:03Z")

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It’s a known but not common problem, especially when it’s cold. [12 Complaints: 2014 Subaru Forester Steering Problems](https://www.carcomplaints.com/Subaru/Forester/2014/steering/steering.shtml) The steering control module is the usual suspect.