7.0

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,700 miles

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problem #1

Oct 252003

Forester 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,700 miles
Airbag light will come on when starting the car and will stay on during the time the ignition is on. It will do this for days and then it will work correctly for a few days before repeating the above behavior.

- Rockville, MD, USA