1. Subaru Forester
  2. Problems
  3. 2002
  4. Cooling System

2002 Subaru Forester Cooling System Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 21, 2009 · 90,730 miles

    Cooling System

    DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *TR

    ODI 10279463

  • October 12, 2007 · 84,000 miles

    Cooling System

    In the last week, my heater started working sporadically, putting out cool air and hot air intermittently. Then my temperature gauge started climbing quickly to the hot end. I turned my heater on full-blast to cool down the engine and this worked for about a mile, then the temperature gauge went all the way to the top in the red. I pulled over immediately, let the engine cool, and added coolant (it was slightly low,…

    ODI 10205790