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2003 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1007871
Internal NHTSA #	10537652
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2003
File date	09/09/11
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2013 subaru. Consumer writes in regards to brake problems. smd the consumer stated almost from the moment, he purchased the vehicle, he and his wife experienced problems with the brakes. The consumer stated on two occasions, his wife experienced a slow brake response. The consumer stated the first time the incident happened, his wife was driving downhill and when she attempted to apply the brake, the vehicle would not stop, which resulted in an accident. His wife suffered a back injury. The second time the incident happened, his wife was driving again, and the brakes did not respond. Consequently, his wife had another accident. The consumer also stated the air bags did not deploy in either accident. Updated 04/04/14lj
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	OMAHA, NE
VIN pattern	JF1SG63663HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	02/09/02
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	STAN OLSEN SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	OMAHA
Dealer's state code	NE
Dealer's ZIP code	68114

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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