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2017 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1505702
Internal NHTSA #	11141018
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2017
File date	24/09/18
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Accident 9/24/2017, 2017 subaru forester, 11,000. Miles. Driving slowly in a shopping parking lot, on a dry sunny morning, around 10 am, after pushing on the brakes my car accelerated. My car ran on it's own when turned off, then i put it in park, it lunged over a cement planter, on off and put in park, it hit a tree a few times before it stopped itself. There was bumper damage. Geico my insurer advised me to take it to prestige auto, in mission viejo, ca the brakes and cause of car acceleration was not worked on, the insurance company acted unethically, they didn't care if i got into another accident, they withheld information and urged me to take the car. I had it towed to the dealership i bought it from, they checked and would not take responsibility, i contacted subaru of america, and i am waiting on them to inspect the manufacturer defect.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COTO DE CAZA, CA
VIN pattern	JF2SJARCOHHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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	5
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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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