BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Dec 31, 2001
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE NOISE AND ODOR, DEALER ADVISED THAT BEGINNING STAGES OF POWER TRAIN FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 564238
- Incident
- May 15, 1998
1998 Subaru Forester Powertrain (other) Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Powertrain (other) reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Dec 31, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 101 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Subaru Forester submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming powertrain
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 3, 2000
DUE TO DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING WHICH WENT BAD,. PROBLEM HAPPENED 5 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS MAKES A LOUD NOISE AT LAST FAILED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 866698
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1999
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 16, 2000
SECOND FAILURE IN 3+ MONTHS OF REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. BOTH REPLACE 6/00.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 725510
- Incident
- Jul 14, 2000
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 1, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 722169
- Incident
- Apr 28, 2000
Powertrain (other)TransmissionVisibility
Filed Feb 13, 2000
AFTER OWNING THE FORESTER JUST 3 MONTHS, THE WINDSHIELD HAD THREE CHIPS IN IT WHICH THEN SPREAD INTO A CRACK ACROSS THE DRIVER'S VIEWING AREA. AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES THE CLUTCH DISC/PLATE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT A WARRANTY MATTER. AFTER 42,000 MILES A BEARING IN THE REAR AXLE HAS GONE BAD AND THE CLUTCH IS BEGINNING TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE FOR WHICH IT HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLIER. I AM MOST DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE.000 MILES,000 MILES THE
- NHTSA ID
- 718706
- Incident
- Dec 24, 1998
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 7, 2000
AXLE SHAFT LEAKED GREASE (POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD). CORRECTION OF FAILURE OUTLINED IN MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN WXN71 DATED 5/5/1999. AS OWNER, I DID NOT RECEIVE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA. IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRY, DLR ADVISED THAT RECALL ON MY VEHICLE IS CLOSED; WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 718431
- Incident
- Oct 7, 1998
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 10, 1999
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MADE A STOP AT THE STORE, SMELLED BURNING. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AXLE ON TO THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 847462
- Incident
- Aug 27, 1999
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 4, 1999
OIL LEAKS FROM DRIVE AXLES. DRIPS ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. TWO ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. OWNERS CONCERNED OF POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 702936
- Incident
- Jun 15, 1998
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 9, 1998
REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 542960
- Incident
- Oct 20, 1998
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 11, 1998
GREASE AND OIL DRIPPING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTS SMELLING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AKTHEY DOUBLED THE VISCOSITY OF THE DRIVELINE GREASE. FROM 90 TO 150 WEIGHT. TTHERE ONLY ONE PROBLEM WITH THIS.THE FUMES COMING OFF THE EXHAUST WERE MAKING ME SICK.THE LAEKAGE WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS STARTING ON FIRE- FIRE HAZARD. *ADJ
- NHTSA ID
- 826556
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1997
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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