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2004 Subaru FORESTER Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	520161
Internal NHTSA #	10104220
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2004
File date	02/12/04
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine compartment fire, resulting from oil leaking in engine compartment. There were no injuries and because of proximity of fire department fire was extinguished within 4-5 minutes. Subaru of america (soa) maintains that oil leaked from oil filter and that this is no fault of theirs. Given the history of recalls of this type of vehicle in japan for leaking oil and fires i am not sure that this point has been demonstrated. Soa refused to fix damage and told me to file an insurance claim... Which i have done. Damage is estimated to be $6-10k. Matter will be subrogated to insurance company for settlement.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	7785
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ST CHARLES, MO
VIN pattern	JF1SG69664HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	04/01/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
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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2004 Subaru FORESTER Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Subaru FORESTER Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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