Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / FORESTER / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000031373 Incident Date: Jan, 25 2000
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: FORESTER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SF6358XH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 09 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle first showed problem 11/99. vehicle bangs into gear with tremendous jolt. dealer replaced transmission and returned vehicle 12/9/99 after 25 days out of service. problem reoccurred in 1/26/00 in new transmission. dealer not willing to consider alternate solution but will replace transmission. suspects problem is not transmission but another problem causing transmission to go bad. *ak