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2015 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1568232
Internal NHTSA #	11210512
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2015
File date	24/05/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have had my forester since nov 2014, and during the time of owning the vehicle i have had to add a quart of oil roughly every 2500-3000 miles in between services (5000 mile service interval) as the check engine oil level light illuminates. At two points that i have had the vehicle (roughly 50000 and 80000), i have had oil consumption tests run on the vehicle, both were returned as normal, and that the amount of oil consumed by the engine was within the parameters of the design. On 24 may 2019, i turned the vehicle in to a subaru dealership in hawaii for servicing (have used this location in the past), and they informed me that the oil is leaking into the coolant system inside the engine, and that the engine needs to be pulled and the upper oil pan seals and head gaskets need to be replaced. I fail to understand how this issue could go undiagnosed for the entirety that i have been having the vehicle serviced at subaru dealerships, through two oil consumption tests, and just now the issue was diagnosed. I also understand that the amount of oil missing from the pan might not have been "consumed" as the service technician made a point to state, but i would say a pretty good indicator of an issue with the oil system, is the system losing oil. Also, after a cursory search of internet forums, this issue seems to be a common trend among subaru foresters, and the symptoms were covered in a similar technical service bulletin (tsb no. 02-157-14r), which includes my year, make, and model, but differs in that it only covers the manual transmission cars, not vehicles equipped with the cvt.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	92000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KANEOHE, HI
VIN pattern	JF2SJAWC4FHXXXXXX
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	17/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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