Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112923 Incident Date: Jul, 22 2007
Consumer's City: MENLO PARK Consumer's State: CA
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6850W7 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1 x overheated on a hot day, heading up a hill. noticed high temp and turned on heater, waited for car to cool, added h2o. 2 months later, driving on a hot day with ac on, sudden clicking, check engine light, lost power, smoke, stopped. towed to garage that specializes in subaru and they found hole in head gasket. repairs to cost $3k and this is something they see 2x a week with subaru vehicles. found a web site where dozens of people complain of the same issue over the years. subaru apparently has a recall on 1999-2002 vehicles, but not others with the same issue. subaru should be paying for the parts on this widespread and known issue! *tr