1998 Subaru Forester Tires & wheels Problems

MY 98 FORESTER HAD THE RIGHT REAR BEARING CHANGED 3 TIMES BY NON DEALER CHAIN. STARTED MAKING NOISE AGAIN. WHEN I WENT TO SUBARU, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT'S COMMON. HE HAS BEEN REPLACING THEM WITH LEGACY BEARINGS AND HAS NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS. ALSO THE VENT ON TOP OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLOWS OR SWEATS DIFF FLUID OUT ONTO DIFFERENTIAL. POTENTIAL FOR FREEZE UP OF DIFFERENTIAL ONCE ALL FLUID IS GONE. MECHANIC CLAIMS HE WOULD HAVE TO OPEN DIFFERENTIAL AND "NOTCH" SOME METAL GUARD IN THERE TO PREVENT THIS. THIS ALONG WITH BEARINGS-$600. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207577

Incident

Oct 24, 2007

Mileage

120,000 mi

1998 SUBARU FORESTER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRIKE A CONSTRUCTION CONE, DELINEATOR POST AND SOUTH DITCH. THE VEHICLE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL, TAILLIGHT AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166914

Incident

Jul 5, 2006

WHILE DRIVING, TIRES WOBBLE CAUSING THE FRONT END TO WOBBLE, WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSURE IS RELEASED THE WOBBLE GOES AWAY UNTIL TIRES GET WARMED UP, THEN THE WOBBLE DOES NOT GO AWAY, TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE DUE TO THE SAME REASON, DEALER STATES THIS IS ATIRE PROBLEM AND NOT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, TIRES ARE FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P285/75R15, DOT # HXLR1800. *SLC

NHTSA ID

877668

Incident

Nov 30, 2000

THE SUBARU FORRESTER WAS PURCHASED ON 8/25/2000. THE ABOVE TIRE (AND 3 OTHER TIRES) WERE BRAND NEW ON THE VEHICLE WHICH SHOWED 24,900 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THESE TIRES HAVE HAD EXCELLENT CARE AND WE HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY CAREFUL TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRE FAILED SUDDENLY, THAT IS WENT ENTIRLEY FLAT IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS AT 55 MPH. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. BOTH POQUET AUTO AND THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER PROMPTLY WORKED WITH US TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND REBALANCE THE NEW UNIT AT NO COST TO US. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR QUICK SERVICE AND COOPERATION. WHILE WE HAVE HAD EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM PAST SETS OF FIRESTONE TIRES ON PREVIOUSLY OWNED AUTOMOBILES, WE ARE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT THE ROAD WORTHINESS OF THESE TIRES CONSIDERING THE RECENT PUBLICITY REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES OF THIS MODEL IN THE R15 SERIES. WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY ACTION ON THE PART OF THE NHTSA, FIRESTONE, OR POQUET BUT THOUGHT IT BEST TO REPORT THIS UNEXPECTED TIRE FAILURE. (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)

NHTSA ID

737885

Incident

Dec 15, 2000

I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AT MY 26,000 MILE CHECK UP 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE WORN OUT. I WAS HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SHOULD WEAR OUT AT 26,000 MILES. THEY REFUSED TO COVER THEM IN THE 30,000 MILE REPLACEMENT CLAUSE. SOON AFTER FIRESTONE STARTED HAVING RECALLS, I BELIEVE MY TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE NOT WORN OUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: RX15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: RX15 )

NHTSA ID

737753

ROAD SALT GETS IN BETWEEN TIRES AND RIMS ,CAUSING A SLOW LEAK TO OCCUR IN THE TIRES. DEALER BEADED THE TIRES, AND SLOW LEAK REOCCURRED.*AK

NHTSA ID

873457

THE 15" WILDERNESS THAT CAME STOCK WITH THIS FORESTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 29,800 MILES. I TOOK IT IN FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND LES SCHWAB INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ROTATE THE TIRES AS THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME WEAR. THOSE 15" TIRES SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I THINK THAT ALL WILDERNESS TIRES REGARDLESS OF SIZE SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THEY ARE DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE TIRE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

734531

Incident

Oct 17, 2000

ON MARCH 9, 2000 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO LES SCHWAB TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED. THE SERVICEMAN CAME OUT TO MY CAR TO WRITE UP THE PAPERWORK AND AS HE WAS CHECKING MY TIRES OUT HE SAID THAT HE WOULDN'T ROTATE MY TIRES DUE TO EXTREME WEAR ON ALL TIRES. HE APOLOGIZED BUT HE SAID THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO RELUCTANTLY I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE SAFE RATHER THAN SORRY AS I WAS GOING ON A ROAD TRIP IN A MONTH. THESE TIRES HAD EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE TO BE REPLACING THEM AT 29,860 MILES AS THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 30,000 MILES IF NOT MORE.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

729252

Incident

Mar 9, 2000

THOUSANDS OF TINY CRACKS ARE VISIBLE AROUND ALL TIRES SIDEWALLS. YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING 205R6516.

NHTSA ID

539927