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2005 Subaru BAJA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1115938
Internal NHTSA #	10640061
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	BAJA
Model Year	2005
File date	16/07/10
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Timing belt and associated parts were changed by licensed subaru mechanic. In the morning when the car was being warmed up, there was a strong smell of gas. Check engine light was on and cruise light was flashing. Drove car to paint shop in san diego and left for five days for painting. Drove the car up to long beach to ship to hawaii. Baja burned 3/4 tank of gas and died off and on. With strong smell of gas. Filled costco gas premium in hawaii and drove home with car dying off and onn with strong smell of gas. In the morning, started cat to warm car up and gas smell was extremely strong and white smoke also appeared off and on. In two days and driving only 54 miles the gas gauge was below 1/2 tank. In the process now with another mechanic to repair. Final step will be subaru dealer. Note: been googling the web and have found that this is a common problem with the 2005 subaru engine where check engine light goes on and cruise control light flashes. I think this must be a design deficiency on the subaru engine. I am not the first owner.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	161000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MILILANI, HI
VIN pattern	4S4BT63C655XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Subaru BAJA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru BAJA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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