| Issue ID | 1243894 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10808561 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | FORESTER |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 04/12/15 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The current mileage of my car is 45,751. I faithfully follow all maintenance schedule, particularly, oil changes. On two occasions now, my oil light has come on, the last one 2,000 miles before the next oil change. When i questioned the subaru dealership service guy about this, he said, well, i need to have oil changes at 5,000k instead of the recommended 6000k. He said 6000k is for ideal driving condition - temperature should not below 30 degrees, no stopping here and there, no idling, etc. Synthetic oil is expensive enough and i certainly do not need to be paying someone to top it off every time. And i do not want to be caught with this problem while i'm travelling. I bought this car new and at this mileage, i should not be having this problem. Fyi, the mileage of this car is mostly highway miles. From reading online, i learned that other forester owners are having problem with oil burning as well. There is definitely something wrong with the car and subaru needs to remedy this. Would appreciate any assistance to this problem. Thank you. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45680 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WILLIAMSTON, NC |
| VIN pattern | JF2 SJAC4 FXXXXXX |
| 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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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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