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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233649 | Incident Date: Jun, 06 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BROOKLYN | Consumer's State: NY |
| 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:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6858W7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1998 subaru outback.: vin #[xxx]. on the date below, the timing belt on my car, which had 53 thousand miles on it at the time, broke and resulted in a catastrophic engine failure. this forced me to buy a used engine. fortunately, i was only driving at 20 mph and was able to safely pull over. had this happened at interstate highway speed the result might have been very different. subaru's own maintenance schedule says that the timing belt should be inspected at 60 thousand miles. i've been in touch with the company but they don't seem to be very responsive or forthcoming. thank you for your attention to this matter.*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr |
