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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078790 | Incident Date: Sep, 11 2006 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: IMPREZA | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 13 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 98 subaru impreza 2.5rs. i had the head gaskets replaced under warranty the first time . around a year after that,the car over heated again. i had it towed to a auto repair shop that i worked at and had them test the car to see the problem. it was a blown head gasket again. they determined this by testing for any emissions in the coolant. there was also a large amount of sludge build up in the coolant reservoir(oil)as well. subaru would not warranty there original work so the car sat for a bit before i could afford to have it fixed. when i saved up some money for the repair, i brought it to the subaru dealer to have them do the work on it. i was extremely upset with the work they did but got the car back with a functional engine. not more than a year and a half later, the same thing happen(overheat). again, i pulled over right away to limit any further damage to the engine. at that point, i had the car towed to my home and it sat for about a year before the bad choice to repair it again. this time i sent it to boffo auto repair. they recommended a new motor because the last time the "heads" had been done, they milled the heads smooth and new "heads" were not to far of the price of a used engine. boffo finally found a used engine for my car that apparently is very difficult to find. the engine had 32k on it and was reported to have been checked over as a safe,reliable motor. after spending over $4000 this time around, i had a working car again. the car came back to me not even 3 months ago. the engine over heated "again" the other day and again i have a head gasket leak(oil into the coolant). i have been looking on the internet about this problem and it seems to be a big one on the 98 vehicle. i found out that they only made that motor for the model year 98 only. why is this? i have been informed by a subaru employee because of the head gasket problem. i need your help. i have contacted an attorney this morning and will have him get in touch with subaru. *nm |
