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2009 Subaru FORESTER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	909791
Internal NHTSA #	10450265
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2009
File date	02/03/12
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Stopped to fill up car with gas on way to work and when i restarted the engine i heard a real loud knocking noise. As i pulled away the car was very sluggish and the noise from the engine started getting louder. I went to get off the road and turn into a parking lot and the car died and i narrowly missed hitting a baltimore city work truck as the power steering and power brakes were non responsive because the engine had cut off. I was very lucky to not crash into the work truck. I had the car towed to valley motors subaru in cockeysville and they called to inform me that i need a new at least a new lower block if not a whole engine replacement. I looked online for some information on any known issues with style of car and engine and was shocked to see that in april 2008 a " stop sale" was issued by subaru of america on my exact car. Legacy vehicles have been added to the stop sale we regret to inform you that we must place an immediate stop sale order on all of the 2008/2009 subaru impreza, forester and legacy vehicles equipped with a 2. 5l turbo engine produced with the beginning chassis number and later as shown below. Model body type chassis number production date forester wagon 701045 or later 2008/01/08 or later the reason for this immediate quality assurance action is that there have been several reports of "engine knocking noise" from other markets on vehicles produced after the production dates listed. Initial investigation confirms an internal wear issue on the failed units. I bought my car in october 2009 and you can see the vin # is pretty close in the range and i have read in forums of people with almost identical vin's as mine of having the same exact issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	39000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PARKVILLE, MD
VIN pattern	JF2SH66669HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	15
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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.
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2009 Subaru FORESTER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Subaru FORESTER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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