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2013 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1481561
Internal NHTSA #	11111527
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2013
File date	13/07/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2013 subaru forester. While driving approximately 30 mph in bumper to bumper traffic, the check engine indicator illuminated along with other unknown indicators. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the roadway. The contact opened the hood and observed flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire and was towed to a tow yard. The contact called metrowest subaru at (508) 651-2000 (located at 948 worcester st, natick, ma 01760), but no one answered the phone. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000. The vin was not provided. *tt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	55000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WESTWOOD, MA
VIN pattern	JF2SHADC4DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	24/02/16
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	30
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	METROWEST SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number	508-651-2000
Dealer's city	NATICK
Dealer's state code	MA
Dealer's ZIP code	01760

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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2013 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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