Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006054360 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2006
Consumer's City: CANTON Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH675327 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 28 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving down the road in 2002 subaru outback smelt burning coolant. then , started seeing a lot of smoke from the driver side engine hood area. pulled over and found that the coolant was empty in the tank. refilled with fresh coolant and continued down the road back home. car was smoking all the way back. took it to a shop, and found that the engine head gasket had blown. mechanic replaced the head gaskets and machined heads. cost $1700.*ak