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2007 Subaru FORESTER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1465528
Internal NHTSA #	11092313
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2007
File date	06/05/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased this car used from nj, and recently relocated to wa. Approx. 126k miles, the lower front control arm on the driver side rusted through, dropping the car onto the wheel, and pulling the driveaxle from the transmission. It appears that the control arm rusted from the top side, which would likely be difficult to identify during a routine inspection if you didn't know to look for it. This happened when first backing up from the driveway in the morning, less than 1 foot of travel before i stopped to see what was going on. I spoke with subaru of america, who told me that the recall on the control arm was "closed" and that the repair costs would be my responsibility. I am a mechanical engineer, and would never accept that catastrophic corrosion in a fundamental part of the suspension could be an acceptable defect for which the end user should assume responsibility. If the car was indeed "treated" for this condition by the owner at the time of the recall, then clearly the treatment is unsatisfactory and should not be taken as an acceptable response to a very significant safety hazard. My only blessing in this situation is that it did not fail the previous evening when i was driving home, or later that morning had i been able to get out of my driveway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	126000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SEATTLE, WA
VIN pattern	JF1SG63657HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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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	0
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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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2007 Subaru FORESTER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Subaru FORESTER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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