2.2

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,607 miles

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problem #1

Aug 242006

Forester 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 72,607 miles
2002 Subaru Forester hesitates and lurches dangerously as if fuel is not getting to the engine. When pulling on to a street or highway, the vehicle won't pick up speed and creates a safely hazard and potential rear end accidents.

- Prairie Village, KS, USA