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2009 Subaru OUTBACK Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	837537
Internal NHTSA #	10375111
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2009
File date	11/12/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In june of 2009 my husband and i purchased a 2009 v6 subaru outback (vin [xxx]) from manchester subaru in manchester, nh for $29,843. 00. In december of 2010, with approximately 30,000 miles on the car and still under warranty the engine failed without warning, leaving us stranded, once again, this time with our now 2 year old and 4 month old. The car momentarily raced while driving and the rpm indicator rose unexpectedly to the red zone for a brief time. No indicator lights turned on until the engine had already failed. We had the car towed to manchester subaru where they stated they found metallic particles in the oil. We were asked to provide oil change receipts, which we did provide, as my husband regularly changed the oil himself. It took a month for a decision to be made as to whether or not the engine repair would be covered by the warranty and we were without a car for this entire time. We repeatedly asked for a loaner car, were told we would get one, but never did. Subaru america finally decided that they would split the cost with us and that we would be responsible for paying $5,485. 00. This was due to the fact that according to subaru, we did not put enough oil in the car as it required 5. 8 quarts and we put in 5 quarts. We had just changed the oil in the car in october 2010 and it was less than 1 quart low at the time of the engine failure. We had checked the oil level every time when changing the oil and the dipstick indicated that level was sufficient, giving us no indication that the oil level was low. There was never any indication of low oil pressure at any time during the life of the vehicle. The next day, my husband spoke to the service department at manchester subaru. They indicated that the v6 outback has a very sensitive engine and if the oil is just a little bit low, it can cause the engine to fail. The v4 model would have also given a low oil pressure indicator light, which the v6 model does not do this. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AUBURN, NH
VIN pattern	4S4BP85CX94XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	60
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Subaru OUTBACK Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Subaru OUTBACK Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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