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2011 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	979707
Internal NHTSA #	10511334
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2011
File date	12/07/11
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After owning 3 other subarus, we figured it was a great idea to buy a 4th. Well, subaru has changed the engine design enough where as the oil needed is a super light weight synthetic 0w20. After about 2000 miles consistently, the car will always need oil. We have 40,000 on it now and after multiple oil changes the car still uses way too much oil. Not a great choice of a car is what i am thinking now. Someone needs to step in from the nhtsa and determine why a new car would be losing oil as fast as the subaru does. I have read other similar complaints. Maybe it is time to start an online petition to help nudge nhtsa and subaru.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	UNIONVILLE, PA
VIN pattern	JF2SHADC4BHXXXXXX
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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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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2011 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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