# Surging 2004 Subaru Forester

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/surging-2004-subaru-forester/173611>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** forester, subaru\
**Created:** [December 26, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surging-2004-subaru-forester/173611 "2020-12-26T02:47:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![matthew15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@matthew15](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matthew15)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surging-2004-subaru-forester/173611/1 "2020-12-26T02:47:17Z")

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Forester surges under acceleration in any gear.

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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:** [December 26, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surging-2004-subaru-forester/173611/2 "2020-12-26T22:09:01Z")

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It may be an issue with the drive-by-wire system. [https://www.thesubaruforums.com/threads/surging-forester.5846/](https://www.thesubaruforums.com/threads/surging-forester.5846/) A dealer might be able to do a reset that will allow the system to “relearn” but it probably won’t solve the problem completely.