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2008 Subaru FORESTER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1427895
Internal NHTSA #	11048788
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2008
File date	22/11/17
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	There is an oil leak from the cam shaft, only noticed after i finished paying the car, 60 months paying 283 dollars, now there is a problem. My car is full with smoking under the hood due to this oil leak, apparently all subaru cars have the same issue. Now i am left with a paid car that basically does not have value and over thousands of dollars to fix it, or my car can burn down.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	114000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GALESBURG, IL
VIN pattern	JF1SG63638HXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2008 Subaru FORESTER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Subaru FORESTER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?