| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004267935 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003 |
| Consumer's City: RENO | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | Model Year: 2001 |
| 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#: JF1SF635X1G | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 13 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2001 subaru forester (manual transmission) experiences terrible "clutch shudder" (also called clutch chatter and clutch judder) starting from a stop in 1st gear, and occasionally in 2nd gear, most often when car is cold (morning). the shudder is extremely severe, shaking the whole car and results in loss of power. since this happens starting from a stop, the problem creates a hazard with intersections; there is enough power to get the car into an intersection, then the clutch shudder requires complete reapplication of the clutch, causing the car to remain in the intersection for an inordinate amount of time.*ak |
