Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / FORESTER / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004268297 Incident Date: Mar, 30 2004
Consumer's City: ANN ARBOR Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: FORESTER Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SF63501H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On 3/31/2004 i was exiting the parking lot of a supermarket in jackson, when suddenly, my 2001 forester lurched forward and continued to accelerate even as i was breaking. it went out into cooper street (a very busy street). fortunately there were no oncoming cars. it continued over the curb and hit several trees before it stopped. *nm