NHTSA Complaint #11151768 — 2014 SUBARU FORESTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES LEFT BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN HINE TEMECULA SUBARU (4050 DLR DR, TEMECULA, CA 92591, 951-553-2000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER (DCH SUBARU OF RIVERSIDE, 8069 INDIANA AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504, 951-428-2314) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,412.