| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314268 | Incident Date: Dec, 01 2004 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SG69664H | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 20 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jan, 03 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine compartment fire, resulting from oil leaking in engine compartment. there were no injuries and because of proximity of fire department fire was extinguished within 4-5 minutes. subaru of america (soa) maintains that oil leaked from oil filter and that this is no fault of theirs. given the history of recalls of this type of vehicle in japan for leaking oil and fires i am not sure that this point has been demonstrated. soa refused to fix damage and told me to file an insurance claim... which i have done. damage is estimated to be $6-10k. matter will be subrogated to insurance company for settlement.*ak |
