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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004262655 | Incident Date: Jan, 23 2004 |
| Consumer's City: THURMONT | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 1999 |
| 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#: 4S3BG6859X6 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 29 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 20 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Head gasket failed on my 1999 subaru legacy outback. the material on the gasket is completely gone in a few areas, causing leakage into the engine and subsequent engine failure. subaru specialist that fixed it said he had repaired 10 subaru head gaskets in just the past 2 weeks alone. another friend has a 1999 subaru forester that had its head gasket fail within 3 weeks of mine. according to the subaru repair specialist, subaru does not admit the head gasket is defective. 2 days after getting the head gasket fixed, the alternator failed and the car shut down while driving 65 mph on a highway. barely had enough momentum to ease the car off the road out of traffic. oh, one more thing. the check engine light comes on and the repair facilities can't seem to find anything wrong but the emissions inspection repeatedly fails due to the light being on.*ak |
