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2004 Subaru FORESTER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	774503
Internal NHTSA #	10317724
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2004
File date	17/01/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact has 2004 suburu forrester. The contact stated that in january 2010 she was backing up the vehicle at 5mph. The vehicle began accelerating in reverse up to 60 mph. The vehicle crashed through a buildings metal garage door and part of the south wall. Within a few seconds the vehicle zoomed across the empty garage space and then crashed through and interior metal wall and into a large open work space. The vehicle did not stop until it became wedged between a large heavy work table and another object. The whole episode took only a few seconds. The vehicle caused a lot of property damage and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact feels it was a sudden acceleration problem. The failure and current mileages was 69000. The vin was unavailable at the time of the complaint.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	69000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	TROY, NY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Subaru FORESTER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Subaru FORESTER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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