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2004 Subaru FORESTER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	775042
Internal NHTSA #	10318150
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2004
File date	10/01/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While parking my car in a museum parking area on a slope, i shifted the automatic gear shift from reverse to drive and the car suddenly accelerated and took off down a crowded parking lot driveway at very high speed. The car was at a standstill at the time of the gear shifting. I could not slow or stop the rapidly accelerating car by braking. I was focused on not hitting people and other entering cars and didn't think to try the emergency brake or shifting into neutral. The car kept accelerating, despite my foot being heavily on the brake, and i aimed it into a tree rather than into an oncoming car. The car was "totaled". The airbag deployed and i was wearing a seat belt. I was very badly bruised with no concussion, whiplash or broken bones. I was taken by ambulance to the local hospital emergency room and discharged after a few hours. The steering wheel column was sheared off and the dashboard totally deformed by the force of my impact into them. The whole front end of the car was smashed in. I later checked the car at the impounding site and found no evidence of the driver seat floor mat being out of place or even touching the accelerator pedal. I am the sole driver of this car and had no prior similar problems. The weather at the time of the accident was cold, sunny and dry.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	52000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SANTA FE, NM
VIN pattern	JF1SG69654HXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	65
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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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