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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1290287
Internal NHTSA #	10874229
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2013
File date	17/08/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vin: [xxx] year: 2013 vehicle: outback model: 2. 5i premium vehicle purchase date 08/05/2013 august 2013 (less than 2500 miles in the car) returning from a trip pembroke pines, fl to clifton, nj to pembroke pines, fl. On returning trip saturday, 11:00 am or so. Southbound on i-95 before jacksonville, fl, oil light turn on. Subaru road assistance recommended subaru of jacksonville, fl. Went there and they pour some oil and said everything was fine. August 31st, 2015, started to travel to jacksonville, tallahassee and gainesville, fl. More than 3 similar incidents in 2015. January 2016 situation increases. Between dec 2015 and jan 2016, car repeated the low oil level situation 3 times. Jan 25, 2016, subaru of jax ran a 1200 miles oil consumption test. Result was negative. Missing oil was between subaru standards. Weekend on fri, 04/08/2016 7:30 pm, driving from jax to pembroke pines, fl, low oil level light came back on. Tried to reset it several times, turning the car off and on. Only by fort lauderdale light went off completely. Oil level checked next day 04/09/2016. Oil missing on the stick. 2/3 of qtr. Oil added. Mon, 04/11/2016, visited subaru of jax and register the occurrence. Fri, 05/06/ 2016, from jax to pembroke pines, fl and back on sun, 05/08/2016. Low oil level light came on several times. Next gas station, purchased most compatible full synthetic quarter oil and pour half of the bottle. Light went off for the rest of trip. Thu, 05/12/2016, went to subaru of jax to report problem experienced and to make oil change at 49,702 miles. Agreed with service manager to use oil with more viscosity, 5w30 instead of subaru recommended 0w20. They check oil level and determine that 3/4 of a quarter of oil was missing. So we are talking of quarter or more of total oil missing between oil changes. I didn't like that.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PEMBROKE PINES, FL
VIN pattern	4S4BRCBC0D3XXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	03/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	60
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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.
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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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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru OUTBACK Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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