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2010 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1226695
Internal NHTSA #	10780056
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2010
File date	03/10/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After work, i got in my car and started it up. Check engine light came on, followed by traction control and tire pressure lights. This was odd because these lights had never been on before. I started to drive home--it was too late to bring the car to have it checked out. I live a minute and a half from work. The cruise control light then came on and flickered in no particular pattern. Then, about 45 seconds into my 90 second drive, the temperature gauge light came on. The weather was about 50 degrees and rainy. When i got home the engine fan was spinning really fast. I popped the hood. No smoke or anything visibly wrong. At roughly 2:10am there was no way i could bring it to get the issues looked into. So i left the hood open to let some heat out and when the fan slowed and then stopped, i closed the hood and went inside. About 10-15 minutes later, during which time the car had been stationary and the engine had been shut off, i heard a pop sound. It was a strange noise and i got up to check it out. It was a massive engine fire. It toasted the engine and melted a good portion of the front end. The fire dept shattered the windows and peeled the hood back. The car is totaled. The fire was just feet away from my house on one side, and the neighbor on the other side. Had i been asleep the fire could have spread to my house or my neighbor's, potentially killing people. It was one of the scariest things i've ever experienced. There is a video on youtube with something similar (search subaru engine fire). The car is a 2010 forester xt, completely stock. It has been very well maintained and has about 85,000 miles on it. My mother originally owned it. She bought it brand new from the subaru dealership and i bought it from her.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PATCHOGUE, NY
VIN pattern	JF2SH6EC0AHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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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2010 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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