Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / FORESTER / 2004

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314907 Incident Date: Dec, 16 2004
Consumer's City: ARLINGTON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: FORESTER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SG69634H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 28 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 02 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car producing noxious odor inside. when parking car in garage, accidentally stepped on accelerator rather than brake. hit and destroyed back wall. cosmetic damage to car. dealer claims leaves were sucked into the engine compartment through turbocharge intake. but, odor was of burnt rubber or plastic, not leaves. and, the car is always parked in the garage. finally, most leaves were down several weeks earlier this year, i.e., by end of november. *nm