NHTSA Complaint #759234 — 2002 SUBARU FORESTER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	759234
Vehicle	2002 SUBARU FORESTER
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 9, 2002
Date Filed	March 12, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WAS STANDING WITH MOTOR RUNNING IN DRIVE AND I HAD THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE FURTHER, THE CAR INCURRED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I JUST COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP IT. SUBARU OF AMERICA DID NOT ADMIT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION AND ASKED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO CONFIRM SUCH FAILURE. HOWEVER I AM RELUCTANT TO DO SO, SINCE THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPRESENT MY INTERESTS AS WELL. I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DO SO AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW SHOULD I PROCEED. ANY ADVICE? PLEASE TELL ME HOW WERE THE OTHER COMPLAINS OF THESE TYPE RESOLVED. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINS AGAINST FORESTER 2001 AND 2000. THANK YOU.*AK

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