1.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
95,244 miles

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problem #1

Oct 062006

Forester 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 95,244 miles
Metallic, grinding noise from right rear wheel. When parked for a week, refused to move - frozen in place. After much acceleration, the car was able to move. Noise grew and grew to a shrieking pitch. Technician diagnosed it as a failure of the right rear wheel bearing.

- Bennington, NE, USA