| Components - Details | |
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| 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 |