SubaruForester2003
  1. Subaru Forester
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Manual Transmission

2003 Subaru Forester Manual Transmission 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
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 9, 2004

    Manual Transmission

    2002 subaru forester - manual transmission. Periodic clutch shudder when driving.*ak

    ODI 10080671

  • August 7, 2003 · 14,300 miles

    Clutch Assembly · Manual Transmission

    Manual transmission. Clutch shudders (chatters) in 1st and sometimes 2nd gear. Problem occurs after car has not been used for a while (such as overnight), and especially in the morning. Car was bought used with 14,000 miles, and had this problem from when it was bought. Dealer replaced clutch assembly which appears to have remedied the problem.*ak

    ODI 10033278

  • July 30, 2003 · 8,000 miles

    Clutch Assembly · Manual Transmission

    Clutch chatter, 1st and 2nd gear. 18000 miles on vehicle. *ak

    ODI 10030465

  • Manual Transmission

    The hill-holder feature on the manual transmissio activates while backing into a parking space and utilizing the foot brake--as a result in order to resume backing up too much force on the accelerator pedal must be used causing the vehicle to lurch backward

    ODI 566337