Problem 1: date in: 5/22/07date out: 5/23/07 problem: Brakes or transmission locked up; I had to have the vehicle towed to the dealership. Problem 2: date in: 6/22/07date out: 6/22/07 problem:brakes or transmission locking up. The way that the dealership handled this issue is by disengaging the hill holder function. Additionally, the driver's side frontal airbag did not deploy during a front-end collision; yet the impact of the collision was serious enough to cause $9,200 worth of damages. Furthermore, one week prior to the accident, the passenger airbag detection light was not indicating initiation when there was a passenger, using the seatbelt, in the passenger seat. We had planned on taking the car in to have passenger airbag system assessed. I sent a request to the flatiron imports on 12/5/07, requesting that the entire airbag system be assessed for proper functioning while it is being serviced for the mechanical damages caused by the accident; however, I have not received a confirmation of this request as of 12/12/07.

- Ward, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Subaru Forester. While changing gears between the speeds of 10 and 20 mph, the vehicle surged forward. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they advised him to coast, change gears, or accelerate in order to correct the failure. The current and failure mileages were 1,365. Updated 09/26/07

- Grass Valley, CA, USA