2.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
63,000 miles

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problem #1

Dec 292004

Forester 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,000 miles
When at a stop both the left and right front axles broke. This happened twice. When taken to get serviced consumer was told that it was due to the snap rings. Consumer has both axle assemblies.

- Tehachapi, CA, USA