10.0

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

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1998 Subaru Forester transmission problems

transmission problem

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1998 Subaru Forester Owner Comments

problem #2

Jun 192002

Forester

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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

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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