Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / FORESTER / 2003

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003202875 Incident Date: Mar, 05 2003
Consumer's City: CORONA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: FORESTER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SG65663G Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 17 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Manual clutch chatters. mainly 1st and 2nd gear, only after sitting for long periods of time (6-12 hrs). started early, around 7,000 miles. first time i complained about it, subaru said that i wasn't driving it properly. 3rd time i reported it (at 15,000 mi), subaru acknowledged the problem and they are now going to replace the clutch. they said that they would not replace it with a heavier duty clutch so the problem may occur again. *jb