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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309324 | Incident Date: Nov, 07 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TAYLOR RIDGE | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH675147 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 27 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I want to express my concerns for subaru quality and reliability. as a family we have owned several subaru outback vehicles. unfortunately, our 2002 had bad pistons that had to be replaced after only 11,000 miles of ownership. the vehicle still did not run correctly after the engine overhaul so we sold it and regrettably purchased yet another new 2004 subaru outback wagon, which is now at our local dealer having pistons replaced in the engine. this is the second time a 4 cylinder outback in our family has let us down. i now know what kind of quality they build into their vehicles. we are knowledgeable owners and we maintain our vehicles to a really high standard. we feel the nhtsa should investigate engine piston quality in 2002-2004 (4 cylinder) outback wagons so that other owners do not find themselves in an unfortunate and precarious position. the engine is junk! *ak |
