| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031569 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2005 |
| Consumer's City: IDYLLWILD | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 01 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: There was not any warning or indication prior to the vehicles failure and all schedule maintenance and inspections were completed and up to date. without any prior warning the transmission failed on our 2002 subaru forester while we were driving on the freeway at approximately 70 miles an hour. the only indication of the failure was a sudden rise in rpms on the tachometer followed by the failure of the transmission. we had a sudden loss of power and had to inch our way along the freeway shoulder to the nearest off ramp and proceeded several miles, coasting down hill ,until the vehicle would no longer move under its own power. the entire clutch assembly had to be replaced. *nm |
