Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / FORESTER / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007091348 Incident Date: Jan, 01 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: FORESTER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SG63603H Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 09 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester. the vehicle's failure occurred on four occasions. the mechanic stated that the head gasket needed to be replaced. the contact called a subaru dealer and north american subaru. the contact stated that when the vehicle's mileage exceeded 100,000 it required a new head gasket. the contact was advised that the previous incident was a leak in the radiator, which was repaired and the contact suspected the head gasket was the cause of the previous leak. the second incident was a coolant leak which was also repaired, which occurred two days after the original repair. the vehicle was towed to the dealer andwas currently being repaired.