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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049355 | Incident Date: Nov, 22 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FAIRPLAY | Consumer's State: CO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SG63626G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Apparently, subaru has gone to a ??drive by wire?? for at least 2006. the 2006 forester i have has the surging problem. it is worst driving downhill and trying to maintain a constant speed in either manual or cruise control. the steeper the hill the worse the surge. i live in the colorado mountains and if there were snow or ice this surge would cause the vehicle to loose traction and go out of control. actively accelerating or decelerating is not a problem. the surge occurs only when a constant speed is attempted. this problem has been reviewed by a subaru dealer service department and reproduced on another 2006 forester. subaru said that this is not a problem and is expected with the drive by wire system. i feel that this is a safety problem as a driver could loose control with the severe surge problem. *jb |
