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2005 Subaru OUTBACK Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	700378
Internal NHTSA #	10248404
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2005
File date	02/07/08
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I took a cross-country trip this summer from la to kansas city, mo. I had the car serviced and everything checked out before i left both going and coming back. I left kc to head back to la. 3 hours outside of kc i saw my check engine light come on and the temperature gauge up to red. I pulled over immediately. Smoke poured out of my car. I put coolant and water in it 3 times. It seemed fine when i started the engine, then the needle would go up to red. I didn't dare drive it, so i called aaa. They towed me to a subaru dealership in ks. I was told my head gaskets had blown. They fixed them. I had to stay there overnight. They called me the next morning and told me before i was to pick up the car that they had taken it out for a test drive and it broke down on them. This time it was the tensioner to the timing belt had slipped time and the belt had shattered into. Okay, that was another week and a half stranded to get that fixed. I finally left to drive back to la. The car overheated all the way back to la. It was the worse trip in my life. I stopped in co. They told me it was my radiator cap not holding pressure as long as i kept the rpm's up the car would stay cool. I have to say with all that going on, the car got me home. Whew! It was a nail biter. When i got back to la the dealer there told me i had to have new head gaskets. What?! I said, i just had new ones done. They found out that the heads were warped. No one checked. Now, here is the craziest thing. My car had only 19,000 miles on the car when it broke down. 19,000! It was practically still a new car! It was still under warranty for the power train. I had the heads planed and new gaskets put in. The dealership in ks and la started pointing fingers at whose fault it was and meanwhile my car is sitting at the dealership, with them doing nothing to it. I finally found someone at subaru corporate who helped me out. Then a couple months go by and my car starts stalling intermittently. Lemon!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	19000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOS ANGELES, CA
VIN pattern	4S4BP61C756XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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	80
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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 OUTBACK Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru OUTBACK Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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