| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003228130 | Incident Date: Aug, 04 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BETHEL PARK | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: JF1SF63562H | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 20 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car "hesitates" occasionally, 1-2 second delay after you press the gas pedal until the car responds. also, the car shifts inappropriately. mostly this occurs on hills. you will attempt to accelerate, and the car downshifts; or you attempt to pass someone on highway and car will hesitate, then begin to accelerate, then will suddenly downshift. i have had car to dealer, first i was told there was no problem. then, they realized there was a problem, and had the computer reset. this seemed to improve handling for only about a week. the car is now hesitating and downshifting on a regular basis.*ak |
