Issue ID | 1691811 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11360224 |
Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
Brand | SUBARU |
Model | FORESTER |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 08/09/20 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My 2016 forester will accelerates with no warning . The very first time it happened i cannot remember exact date , i would guess it was around oct. Or nov. Of 2015. I bought the car may 2015. To the best of my recollection, i was parking space car and as i put the car in park the car lunged forward , barely missed hitting the fence in front of me. At that time i blamed ugg boots . Never wore them again. The second time do not remember when but it had to be sometime after march 2017 because i had was purchased a puppy and went to petco and i was in that parking lot when it happened. I was pulling out of a parking space and as i put car in it jetted backward with such force and i hit a cement pole that was directly behind me . The pole was designated for a handicapped space . And car . Luckily there were no pedestrians there or i could have hurt or killed them. No damage to car . I didn |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20300 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY |
VIN pattern | JF2SJAGC6GHXXXXXX |
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 | 1 |
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