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2008 Subaru FORESTER Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	994622
Internal NHTSA #	10524491
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2008
File date	15/07/12
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In july of 2012 while driving on the highway my check engine light came on, canceling my cruise control. I took the car to repair garage i was using and the evap code indicated a leak of . 002. The car was smoke tested and the garage recommended to change gas cap, which i did with generic cap. The again in november of 2012 the check engine light came on again while driving on the highway at 70 mph, again the code was possible evap leak. In jan 2013 check engine light came on again on the highway, had it smoke tested for 3 hours at the garage, no leak was detected. Changed gas cap again. Then in may 2013 again on the highway, check engine light came on. Again possible evap leak, suggested to get "subaru" gas cap. Subaru parts personal said the roll over valve on the top of the gas tank was usually the problem most of the time. If the check engine light comes on again, will probably need to replace. So in june after coming off the highway, the check engine comes on. Took car to subaru and said could not be certain it was roll over valve, however suggested to replace. Code was p0456, which was same code that appeared before in may. If the subaru forester has this problem on these models, shouldn't this part be a "maintenance" item to prevent engine troubles? My question for you is how many subaru forester's have had this problem? Is there a way to ask subaru for how many subaru forester's have had this part replaced on all subaru forester's to evaluate if manufacture defect? To change this part, i was charged $418. 14 + tax to fix problem i have no "scheduled" maintenance for . Thank you.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	67000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WINTER PARK, FL
VIN pattern	JF1SG63618HXXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	70
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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.
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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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2008 Subaru FORESTER Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Subaru FORESTER Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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