Rear Suspension Shock Absorber Problems of Subaru Forester

Vehicle stalled while driving, both the springs around the back shock absorbers are broken. This vehicle we drive very lightly, mostly for 6 miles (to and fro) work and don't carry any luggage or more than allowed passengers. Very strange to see this happening. Will never buy or recommend Subaru to anyone, I have owned Toyota and never this type of serious failure occurred.

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While pulling out of garage heard a clang of metal falling on concrete. Stopped and found a 4 inch section of metal coil spring. It appeared rusted from inside out where it broke. Came from left rear shock absorber spring bottom. We are original owners car has 98,145 miles. No heavy loads or hauling. No accidents thus far.

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During routine 45000 car maintenance (oil change, tire rotation, brake inspection) the technician discovered that the rear driver's side coil spring had rusted away from its' retaining brackets (top and bottom) and was hanging loose around the shock absorber and could be wiggled or rotated by hand. Initial cost estimate is $1300. 00 to replace both springs. The car is unsafe to drive until it is repaired.

The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Forester. While driving at an unknown highway speed, a burning rubber odor emitted into the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and parked. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bucket suspension plate under the shock absorber failed, which impacted the suspension assembly on the rear passenger side and caused the strut to fracture on the tire. The dealer replaced the struts, shock assemblies, and both rear tires. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

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