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2016 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1493569
Internal NHTSA #	11123166
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2016
File date	18/07/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. While attempting to park the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated without the accelerator pedal being depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a fence and a pole. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. There was extensive damage to the bumper. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop and then to subaru of englewood (135 south dean street, englewood, nj 07631, (201) 816-6000). The dealer stated that they could not find any failures. The contact researched and learned of many similar occurrences, which were due to electrical failures. The manufacturer stated that there was an event data recorder that the dealers did not have and they were investigating the matter. The manufacturer further stated that they would call the contact if they decide to send the equipment to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 20,000. The consumer stated the vehicle has had to incidents of sudden acceleration that caused the vehicle to crash into other vehicles causing damage.*js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20000
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	HACKENSACK, NJ
VIN pattern	JF2SJADC6GHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Subaru FORESTER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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