Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006248 Incident Date: Feb, 03 2005
Consumer's City: BELLINGHAM Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1997
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#: 4S3BG6857V6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 03 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is the standard subaru 2.5l head gasket failure problem. i add this to the database to increase the pressure on subaru of america to address this problem properly. for more information see: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze730qe/guestlog.html the symptoms are as follows. car engine began overheating -- large temperature spikes and then would return to normal. engine oil appeared in coolant reservoir. coolant spews onto engine. loss of power in some gears.*jb