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2005 Subaru FORESTER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	540359
Internal NHTSA #	10119800
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2005
File date	04/05/05
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	i recently (end of november, 2004) purchased a new subaru forester. When the car is started, maybe six times in the four months i have had the car, it immediately lurches into full speed the second the accelerator is touched, and sends you twenty or more feet forward (once backwards) before you can possibly brake. I have narrowly avoided several potentially fatal accidents. Today i had a real accident. When i went into carter subaru this morning, they would not listen to me. Told me they had never heard of such a thing ever happening to a subaru, that something that only happened once a month was impossible to check. The manager basically called me a liar and asked me to leave. It isn't just this accident, the car can be repaired, but this is a car defect that can certainly kill someone. On at least two occasions, once in grocery lot and once leaving my driveway, it was only by chance i didn't hit a pedestrian. I feel the car is unsafe and shouldn't be driven, but even more disturbing is subaru's attitude that nothing can be done, and that i am a liar. Bruce mcalister
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	5
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOTHELL, WA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/11/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	10
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	CARTER SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	SEATTLE
Dealer's state code	WA
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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.
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 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru FORESTER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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