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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004000973 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: EAST ARLINGTON | Consumer's State: VT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6853W6 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 02 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 20 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Legacy outback with 2.5 l engine began to overheat with coolant boiling over into resevoir. the car was taken to repair shop. they replaced thermostat, tested for hydrocarbons in system, pressured tested cap and system and flushed radiator. car still overheated and was returned to repair shop and tested for hydrocarbons in the antifreeze with negative results. no problem was identified. engine continued to overheat and was taken into repair shop while the pointer was off the top of the temperature gauge. this time hydrocarbons were identified in the coolant and problem was identified as a blown gasket. manager reported that the week before another subaru owner had the same problem with same difficulty in identifying the cause. repairs cost $1,400. had a similiar report for another subaru owner but work was done with pressure on dealer after initial refusal.*ak |
