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2016 Subaru FORESTER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1497553
Internal NHTSA #	11129380
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2016
File date	14/08/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On five different occurrences while the cruise control was on and we were driving at around 70 miles an hour on an interstate, our car would electronically put itself in neutral, the automatic gear shifter would physically remain in drive, the rpm's would go up to about 5500 rpms, because the car was slowing down and the cruise control was on. We would pull over to the side of the interstate and the engine will shut off after about 30 seconds. Three of the five times, the car would start after sitting for about 15 minutes. The third time the battery died after trying to start it a few times while it was cold out. The fifth time the car left us stranded on the interstate for two hours while we waited for a tow truck. We have notified subaru every time that the car would do this. On the third time it happened, subaru had us remove the remote starter we had purchased and installed at best buy. After having best buy remove the remote started, i installed a dashcam behind the driver to record the driver, dashboard and the shifter because subaru could not find any evidence of this issue happening. The fourth and fifth time happened while we were on a family vacation out of state. The car was left at a dealership out of state and four weeks after the incident they determined it was a faulty fuel pump. I was told on the phone that they were unable to test if the fuel pump they removed was in fact faulty. Subaru told me they had a technician drive it for 500 miles and they didn't experience the same issue. Incidents were at the following mileages - dates: 31190 - may 27th, 2017 34383 - august 27th, 2017 approximately 42300 - february 2nd, 2018 51778 - august 9th, 2018 52129 - august 14th, 2018
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	52000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
VIN pattern	JF2SJARC6GHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
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
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Vehicle speed	75
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Subaru FORESTER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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