| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292676 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CARRBORO | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | 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#: 4S3BG6853X7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Random overheating in my 1999 subaru legacy outback wagon, 85000 , lead to being stranded on a rural road. after replacing thermostat, problem was not fixed. eventually, my mechanic said it was due to a failed head gasket. at 85000, this problem should not occur. subaru has issued a recall on phase ii, 2.5l engine head gaskets because of failure, however have chosen to ignore the owners of the phase i engines. i found a web-site forum with many other victums of subarus neglect, many of whom were also stranded on the roadside because of this defect in cars with 50-100k mileage. clearly the head-gaskets on these engines are defective and this is serious defect that subaru should acknowlege and fix.*ak |
