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2017 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1726697
Internal NHTSA #	11397613
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2017
File date	20/02/21
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	These models have amplifier sound issues that routinely cause the amplifier to fail and cut the sound. This could definitely cause a crash by distracting the driver. The amps are extremely prone to failing and cause ear deafening tones, no sound, crackling etc. The problem is extreme and dealers have no apparent way of rectifying the issue. The internet is loaded with customers reporting this including myself. This is a manufacturing and design flaw that should fixed. Normal device failure is fine but this is over the top. My car went to the dealer roughly 4 times due to this. My vehicle produced a ear piercing sound in mid winter with the windows up and luckily i was able to pull over to gas station while attempting to protect my ears and shut off the car. I know this sounds silly but the sound system is roughly 500w and that mixed with the high pitched tones is ear damaging. I'm lucky i did not crash. The only way to operate the vehicle safely was physically unplugging the amplifier. Please help.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BRONX, NY
VIN pattern	JF2SJGTCXHHXXXXXX
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	1
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	50
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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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2017 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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