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2009 Subaru FORESTER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1535884
Internal NHTSA #	11175037
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2009
File date	20/11/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This vehicle has a tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) that is faulty and unnecessary. When the tires are at the correct amount of pressure the tpms light appears on the instrument panel during cold weather and will not turn off. If you want it to go away you have to pay a technician to reset it. I have been told that the manufacturer made it so it cannot be disabled. As i stated it is faulty and unnecessary and people should not have to continually pay to have it reset or replaced. As well i own a 2008 impreza with the same issue. The windshield defrost/wiper situation is also a serious issue! Either the defrost does not heat the windshield enough for the wipers to clear the windshield or the wiper arms are not strong enough to apply enough pressure to clear the windshield. In rain and snow conditions the windshield is very hard to see through and quite frankly dangerous. I have spoken to many people with this model vehicle covering many generations with very few to very high miles and this appears to be an issue with all generations of this model.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	133000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LONGMONT, CO
VIN pattern	JF2SH66649HXXXXXX
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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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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2009 Subaru FORESTER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Subaru FORESTER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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