2002 SUBARU FORESTER Wheels Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Wheels Issues in the 2002 SUBARU FORESTER
1 wheels complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 SUBARU FORESTER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Wheels Complaints
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THE OPEN WHEEL DESIGN ALLOWS SNOW, SILT, MUD TO EASILY PACK IN GROOVES INSIDE THE WHEELS. THIS CAUSES ALL WHEELS TO BECOME IMMEDIATELY OUT OF BALANCE CAUSING, OF COURSE, EXTREME SHIMMYING. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT. I CONSIDER DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH OUT OF BALANCE WHEELS AND IMPORTANT IF NOT DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO, TO CLEAN THE WHEELS ENTAILS GETTING DOWN ON HANDS AND KNEES WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND SCRAPING THE DEPOSITS FROM THE OUTSIDE GROOVE, BEHIND THE WHEEL "SPOKES" AND AROUND THE INSIDE GROOVE. THE ONLY ACCESS TO THIS IS THRU THE SMALL OPENINGS IN THE "SPOKES". IT ALWAYS TAKES AT LEAST THREE SUCH CLEANING OF ALL EFFECTED WHEELS BEFORE ONE CAN GET ALL THE DEPOSITS REMOVED AND THE WHEELS BACK IN BALANCE. WHEN YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO CHURCH DURING THE MIDDLE OF WINTER THIS SITUATION BECOMES UNTOLERABLE AND RESULTS...
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