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2015 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1212273
Internal NHTSA #	10750259
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2015
File date	03/08/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I'm having an issue with my 2015 forester 2. 5i cvt that has nearly caused accidents, but when i took it in for service today i was dismissed without being helped. My car has about 24,700 miles on it, so it's thoroughly broken in and i'm used to the way the cvt works. In the past month or so, i've noticed bucking, shuddering, and power loss during initial acceleration from a stop. Sometimes this is just a little bumping, but other times it's a near total loss of power for several seconds, long enough to be very dangerous while accelerating or especially while turning. When i took the car in for service, the advisor there started to tell me that the behavior is normal even before anyone had started to look at the car. After a tech took it for a test drive, the advisor told me that my concerns "describe a perfect cvt" and he doesn't see a problem, and that it's expected behavior to have dangerous power loss like this. I was told that my problem is not a problem and sent away. Power loss like this during acceleration is clearly a problem, despite the claims of the subaru employees, and i do not feel safe in this car. Subaru refuses to address this issue. The service advisor suggested that i avoid accelerating or turning any time power loss would be a danger or issue - this is clearly not an acceptable solution.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STOUGHTON, WI
VIN pattern	JF2SJADC6FHXXXXXX
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
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
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Vehicle speed	10
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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