Subaru Forester-2-5xs 2007

• Recall 70624 [USA]: A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Subaru is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 impreza, model year 2003-2008 forester, and model year 2005-2006 saab 9-2x vehicles manufactured from september 5, 2000 through november 26, 2007 originally sold, or currently registered in, massachusetts, maryland, michigan, new hampshire, new york, pennsylvania, vermont, wisconsin, connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, maine, minnesota, missouri, new jersey, ohio, rhode island, west virginia and the district of columbia. The front lower control arms may break at the hanger brackets due to corrosion if the hanger bracket is exposed to salty and humid environments such as roads containing snow melting agent.
  subaru will handle their vehicles and saab will handle theirs. Dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during december 2011. Owners may contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Owners may contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.
  this is subaru's safety recall number wvx-34.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall R/2011/146 [UK]: Lower control arms may fail
  The front transverse links (lower control arms) may corrode leading to possible breakage if left without treatment.
  either additional rust proofing or replacement of the transverse links will be performed according to the degree of corrosion.

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• Recall 2011344 [Canada]: Suspension
  On certain vehicles, the front lower control arms could corrode due to exposure to humid environments and road de-icing chemicals. Over time, corrosion could progress causing thinning and perforation of the steel, which could allow the control arm to fracture near the forward pivot attachment to the chassis. Lower control arm failure could result in a loss of vehicle control and a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will inspect the front lower control arms and, depending on the degree of corrosion exhibited, will either rustproof or replace them.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Front suspension control arm failure investigation # PE11011

  On september 6, 2011, fuji heavy industries usa, inc, on behalf of subaru of america, inc notified the office of defects investigation (odi) it would be conducting a safety recall of certain model year (my) 2002 through 2007 subaru impreza, my 2003 through 2008 subaru forester, and my 2005 through 2006 saab 9-2x vehicles originally sold or currently registered in one the "salt belt" states including the district of columbia (dc). For the purpose of this investigation, "salt belt" states include connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin and dc.Odis analysis of consumer complaint data identified 11 reports alleging failure of either the right or left lower control arm due to excessive corrosion. All of these complaints were associated with vehicles currently registered or originally sold in a "salt belt" state. Through a similar analysis of complaint and warranty data submitted to odi by subaru, odi identified 18 consumer complaints and 6 warranty claims associated with failure of the left or right front lower control arm due to excessive corrosion. All of these consumer complaints associated with vehicles either currently registered of originally sold in a "salt belt" state.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.
  

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I was preparing to put the car in reverse to back out of a parking spot. When i depressed the brake pedal, it went all the way to the floor. I had not had any previous problems. I did manage to get it home because i had about 2" of brake down at the floor and i only had about 4 miles to get home. A friend of mine who lives in another state has 3 subarus and is an excellent mechanic. One is a 2007 forester just like mine and he suggested it could be the master cylinder. We changed the master cylinder and were beginning to bleed the brakes when my husband saw the brake fluid squirting out of the rear brake lines near the passenger side. We looked closer and there was a pinhole in the brake line near the 4-way joint connector and both were covered with corrosion. I took a photo of it and sent it to my friend. He found the recall information and sent it to me. The photo from the recall article looked exactly like the one i had sent him of my car's problem. I called the subaru dealer nearest me and told them the problem. They said they could not do anything since the recall covered foresters from 2009-2013 but it did cover legacy and outback from 2005-2009 and 2008-2011 subaru impreza, wrx, and sti. I feel since it is a safety issue and hundreds of thousands of their vehicles were affected, that they should honor it and repair my 2007 forester because it is the same issue. I asked to speak with someone higher up and she gave me the national subaru number. I spoke with 3 people last evening and one called me today. They refused to repair my car. It is the newest car i have ever owned and i have had it a little less than 2 years. Can you help me, please? I have no brakes, i am not rich, i need help please. Https://nhoilundercoating.Com/subarus-recalled-for-brake-line-corrosion/ https://subaru.Oemdtc.Com/62/wqk-47-brake-line-corrosion-2005-2014-subaru

I was preparing to put the car in reverse to back out of a parking spot. When i depressed the brake pedal, it went all the way to the floor. I had not had any previous problems. I did manage to get it home because i had about 2" of brake down at the floor and i only had about 4 miles to get home. A friend of mine who lives in another state has 3 subarus and is an excellent mechanic. One is a 2007 forester just like mine and he suggested it could be the master cylinder. We changed the master cylinder and were beginning to bleed the brakes when my husband saw the brake fluid squirting out of the rear brake lines near the passenger side. We looked closer and there was a pinhole in the brake line near the 4-way joint connector and both were covered with corrosion. I took a photo of it and sent it to my friend. He found the recall information and sent it to me. The photo from the recall article looked exactly like the one i had sent him of my car's problem. I called the subaru dealer nearest me and told them the problem. They said they could not do anything since the recall covered foresters from 2009-2013 but it did cover legacy and outback from 2005-2009 and 2008-2011 subaru impreza, wrx, and sti. I feel since it is a safety issue and hundreds of thousands of their vehicles were affected, that they should honor it and repair my 2007 forester because it is the same issue. I asked to speak with someone higher up and she gave me the national subaru number. I spoke with 3 people last evening and one called me today. They refused to repair my car. It is the newest car i have ever owned and i have had it a little less than 2 years. Can you help me, please? I have no brakes, i am not rich, i need help please. Https://nhoilundercoating.Com/subarus-recalled-for-brake-line-corrosion/ https://subaru.Oemdtc.Com/62/wqk-47-brake-line-corrosion-2005-2014-subaru

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph in a parking lot, the lower control arm fractured. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the lower control arm was fractured due to rust. The contact called kenny ross subaru (11299 lincoln hwy, north huntingdon, pa 15642, (724) 864-5100, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 11v464000 (suspension). The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.*dt *bf consumer stated hamilton mazda subaru and kenny ross subaru are the same.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph in a parking lot, the lower control arm fractured. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the lower control arm was fractured due to rust. The contact called kenny ross subaru (11299 lincoln hwy, north huntingdon, pa 15642, (724) 864-5100, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 11v464000 (suspension). The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.*dt *bf consumer stated hamilton mazda subaru and kenny ross subaru are the same.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds a rattling noise was heard coming from the front end of the vehicle. While driving in reverse the driver side front control arm and axle fractured without warning. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer lester glenn subaru (1501 nj-37 w, toms river nj) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 129,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds a rattling noise was heard coming from the front end of the vehicle. While driving in reverse the driver side front control arm and axle fractured without warning. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer lester glenn subaru (1501 nj-37 w, toms river nj) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 129,000.

On february 13, 2019 my transmission fluid light started flashing, when i was driving home. I stopped to by the fluid but couldn't find out where to fill it up at and the dipstick was stuck. I was driving around 40 mph.. I took it to my mechanic and asked him to check it out. He said it wasn't the fluid that was the problem it was the transmission. Previous to this the light never flashed and when my check engine light goes on i do get i checked to see it its serious or not. Chat conversation start 76k people like this cars 7:55 pm hi, i bought a used 2007 subaru forester and it has required a couple of large repairs that you wouldn't expect. In 2015 i had to replace the oil head gasket at relatively low miles 70k and now in 2019 at 104k miles i have to replace the transmission. Is common in the subarus? Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

Head gasket , radiator failed suddenly while going 65 on hwy (115k) . Had new radiator, heads resurfaced/hg replaced, etc. Now less than 15k later (128k) head gasket leaking again.

I purchased this car used from nj, and recently relocated to wa. Approx. 126k miles, the lower front control arm on the driver side rusted through, dropping the car onto the wheel, and pulling the driveaxle from the transmission. It appears that the control arm rusted from the top side, which would likely be difficult to identify during a routine inspection if you didn't know to look for it. This happened when first backing up from the driveway in the morning, less than 1 foot of travel before i stopped to see what was going on. I spoke with subaru of america, who told me that the recall on the control arm was "closed" and that the repair costs would be my responsibility. I am a mechanical engineer, and would never accept that catastrophic corrosion in a fundamental part of the suspension could be an acceptable defect for which the end user should assume responsibility. If the car was indeed "treated" for this condition by the owner at the time of the recall, then clearly the treatment is unsatisfactory and should not be taken as an acceptable response to a very significant safety hazard. My only blessing in this situation is that it did not fail the previous evening when i was driving home, or later that morning had i been able to get out of my driveway.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0606 [1] PCM Processor Fault
• P1400 [1] Glow Plug Monitor Fault (Bank #1)
• P2441 [1] Secondary Air Injection System Switching Valve Stuck Closed Bank 1