Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2000

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003265504 Incident Date: Nov, 01 2003
Consumer's City: RIVER FALLS Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH6869Y6 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 24 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Purchased car with 78k on it. prior it driving from colorado to wisconsin, had it looked over. replaced leaking water pump, timing belt, and leaking fwd drive shaft seal. within a week of getting to wisconsin, radiator and driver side head gasket found to be leaking. head gaskets are big on subaru web sights. soa recommends a "conditioner" to put in the radiator, but it was not available yet. parts guy said problem was that owners are not allowing car to warm up in cold environments. *jb