10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Jun 192002

Forester

  • miles
Consumer was parking on an upgrade. Consumer stated that they put vehicle in park attempted to exit when vehicle began to roll backwards. Consumer applied brakes, pedal went to the floor. Which resulted in vehicle crossing a residential street and stopping in someones yard. Consumer feels this was very dangerous, someone could have been hit.

- Holbrook, NY, USA

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problem #1

Jan 292000

Forester 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission slips into neutral while accelerating on to the interstate, transmission was rebuit by Subaru at 30,767 miles.

- Great Bend, PA, USA

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