| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088727 | Incident Date: Dec, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | 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: Dec, 13 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 98 subaru legacy outback 2.5 liter, 144k miles was sporadically overheating while driving on the highway through a snow/rain storm. the temperature gauge would go up, and the cabin heater would start producing cool air. i pulled over and let it cool down, filled the radiator back up with water (it had overflowed) and drove slowly home. when i took it to the mechanic, he suggested when hearing the symptoms that it was a blown head gasket, and that this subaru engine was notorious for this. he even suggested a class action suit. after he checked it out, it was indeed a blown head gasket. after some web research on car forums, i found several other people with exactly the same problem with this particular engine. *nm |
