Subaru Forester Complaints (1998)

101 consumer complaints on file.

#725476July 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN COLD WEATHER. CLUTCH "CHATTERS" MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO START UP FROM REST WITHOUT HESITATION AND/OR STALLING. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. CLUTCH SEEMS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722756May 16, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
KAZOO NOISE IN FRONT SINCE 31K, BECAME RATCHET NOISE AT 52K. RACK AND PINION ADJUSTMENT STOPPED NOISE BUT STEERING IS SLOPPY AND PULLS TO RIGHT SOMETIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722169May 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721228April 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
GRADUAL BRAKE PULSATION EXPERIENCED TWICE. DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS (9/13/99 @ 21,156 MILES & 4/4/2000 @ 29,928 MILES), WHICH TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718706February 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AFTER OWNING THE FORESTER JUST 3 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD HAD THREE CHIPS IN IT WHICH THEN SPREAD INTO A CRACK ACROSS THE DRIVER'S VIEWING AREA. AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES THE CLUTCH DISC/PLATE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT A WARRANTY MATTER. AFTER 42,000 MILES A BEARING IN THE REAR AXLE HAS GONE BAD AND THE CLUTCH IS BEGINNING TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE FOR WHICH IT HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLIER. I AM MOST DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE.000 MILES,000 MILES THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718431February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
AXLE SHAFT LEAKED GREASE (POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD). CORRECTION OF FAILURE OUTLINED IN MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN WXN71 DATED 5/5/1999. AS OWNER, I DID NOT RECEIVE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA. IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRY, DLR ADVISED THAT RECALL ON MY VEHICLE IS CLOSED; WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718261February 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP IN MODEST SNOW CAUSED THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM TO FAIL. IT WAS THE OPINON OF THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE CAR THAT THE FRONT GRILL OF THE WAS OF POOR DESIGN THAT CAUSED THE ICE AND SNOW TO BUILD. THERE WAS ONLY 4-6 INCHES OF SNOW THE DAY BEFORE. A MODEST AMOUNT TO CAUSE SUCH A SEVER PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT GRILL TRAPPED THE SNOW. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO OTHER CARS IN THIS SNOW CONDITION. *AK OPINI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718175February 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE INTERSTATE, TRANSMISSION WAS REBUIT BY SUBARU AT 30,767 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549689November 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (MASTER CYLINDER) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549171October 25, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713604October 20, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ENGINE STARTED TO RACE WHILE DRIVING,TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE WITHOUT GRINDING. NEEDS NEW CLUTCH. NOT SURE WHY A CLUTCH SHOULD GO IN 2 YEARS OF HAVING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850935October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ERRATIC PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM: DEALER TURNED ROTORS FOR THE SECOND TIME, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE.; SEEKING NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONALINFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712243September 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS
1. LEFT AIR/HEAT VENT NON-FUNCTIONAL. AIR/HEAT IS PUSHED OUT WITH ALMOST NO FORCE, UNLIKE RIGHT VENT, WHICH BLOWS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER FORCE. BROUGHT THIS COMPLAINT TO DEALER WHO SAID HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS CAR. SAID IT WAS DESIGN FLAW, DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. 2. A SPOT OF OIL OR GREASE-LIKE SUBSTANCE APPEARED ON REAR LEFT SEAT BACK. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING, NOW STAIN HAS GROWN TO COVER ALMOST A THIRD OF THE ENTIRE SEAT BACK. THE LEAK IS OBVIOUS AND GROWING, THE SEAT BACK CONTINUOSLY GREASY AND WET. DEALER NOTIFIED, CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711892September 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD GLASS EASILY DAMAGED. HAS SANDBLASTED APPEARANCE FROM ROAD DIRT. IMPAIRS VISION. WINDSHIELD, REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS EASILY SCRATCHED BY ICE SCRAPER THAT DID NOT DAMAGE GLASS ON OTHER CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847662September 14, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING HOSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847462September 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MADE A STOP AT THE STORE, SMELLED BURNING. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AXLE ON TO THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609438September 8, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548257August 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH ROCKS, BUSHES AND TREES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707550June 14, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CHIPPED WHEN SMALL STONE HIT WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707551June 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
BAD SEAL ON O RING OF OIL DIP STICK CAUSED OIL TO OVERFILL TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAR WOULD STALL DUE TO LACK OF OIL PRESSURE. DEALER FIXED AFTER THIRD VISIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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