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2005 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	554869
Internal NHTSA #	10131742
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2005
File date	20/07/05
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: the consumer stated that 2006 subaru was not driving correctly. Vehicle was all over the road, it did not drive straight and it went to the left or to the right. It was more noticeable when going fast. It was doing this all the time. The consumer took vehicle to the dealership, and they said that there was no problem. The consumer insisted vehicle did have enough caster. The dealer told the consumer that all of the subaru did that and could not fix the car, the consumer did not want the car. He paid cash for vehicle, and was upset. The consumer had not called subaru, but planned doing so. The consumer owned this vehicle for 3 weeks. The first 800 miles the car did not do this. It was a 2006 model. The consumer insisted that it was a suspension failure. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WOODHAVEN, MI
VIN pattern	JF1SG69606GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	28/06/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	0
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	GLASSMAN SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	SOUTH FIELD
Dealer's state code	MI
Dealer's ZIP code	48034

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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2005 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru FORESTER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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