| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003198916 | Incident Date: Jan, 16 2003 |
| Consumer's City: KEYPORT | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6856W7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 16 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Head gasket on my '98 outback failed. dealer said not uncommon. he has 3 more waiting for head gaskets. seems a number of head gasket failures on the subaru discussion group on edmunds.com townhall. fortunately, mine was discovered with no engine damage. the cost of repair was $2500.00. quite a financial drain for me. some talk on discussion group wondering if a design problem with the 2.5 liter engine. subaru emailed me that there is no problem with head gaskets and that all mechanical things fail with time, some sooner and some later. on the subaru discussion group, a number of the head gaskets were at low mileage. mine was at 94,000 miles |
