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"coolant leak excessive wind noise around front doors/windows"

"Wind noise around window passenger window and windshield. Sunroof leak"

"Air leaks are a chronic problem with this car. Gussetts that hold the side mirrors degrade over time and make the car noisy to ride in at highway speeds"

"Subaru filled with water whenever it rained. Turned out to be a manufacturing defect in the seals around the sun roof. We had to see a specialized auto top mechanic to get it fixed, $1200. All better now"

"constant wind noise"

"The 2 front window seals both do not work...one at the top of the window and the other at the front edge of the window. Wind noise and big vibration/air leak on the one at the front edge of the window"

"Lots of wind noise"

"Weather stripping around both front doors hanging away from door frame"

"Sunroof leak"

"rear window leaking into tailgate"

"The door rubber seals on the bottom of the door is loose and hangs down. The roof leaks into the rear cargo area when it rains."

"when car is started cold there are squeeks/squeals that are audible when the steering wheel is turned (cornering)"

"Rattle seems tobe coming between upper lining and roof. Cannot locate ???"

"on rough roads - rattle near back seat"

"I heard some "ticking" sound. It was determined to be the alternator and it has been replaced 4-22-15. It purrs nicely now"

"Squeels when cold. Sensitive to steering. OK when warmed up"

"Constant sound of wind in cabin, to the point the it is hard to hear conversation or radio"

"gaskets around front door leak air and cause wind noise especially while driving on interstate highways"

"Failure of the seal around the passenger window. Not correctable without replacing the door"

"Wind noise at front part of driver window"

"Probably as a result of the weather stripping, wind noise in this car is extremely loud. Can't hear the radio over the noise"

"Car is very noisy at freeway speeds"

"excessive wind noise around front doors/windows"

"Weather stripping starting to wear"

"This is a chronic problem with this model. It has been fixed a number of times over the years but keeps coming back"

"Constant wind noise at highway speeds from the front passenger window."

"The wind noise has been awful for years. It can actually be hard to hear others speak! I did have it checked out years ago and they say it can't be fixed. Ack!"

"loud road noise because weatherstripping is no longer silencing wind"

"This car has had severe wind noise from around the driver's door since it was 1 year old. The dealer was unable to fix it and just said live with it."

"Replaced both window 'gusset assy', still has wind noise"

"Wind noise is a long term problem that has been fixed several times but quickly reoccurs."

"I had two subarus from the 2000-2003 generation and both had significant wind noise. The 2010 I have has some, but it isn't as bad."

"Last summer the car kept overheating and then started making noises when trying to start it. Turns out it needed the motor rebuilt. The second time in 5 years. It is only driven 8 miles back and forth to work, 5 days a week. They rebuilt the whole motor, new belts and all."

"Replacement of engine with a rebuilt due to failure of cylinder #1 and related parts"

"Replaced head gaskets, had clutch replaced while engine was out, all belts were replaced. Continues to burn oil at approximate rate of 1 quart/ 1000 miles"

"Replacement of the head gasket was required"

"This car has had both left and right head gaskets replaced twice!! No one seems to know why they go bad, but when they start leaking coolant and oil it smells awful"

"Head gasket needs to be replaced. May wind up replacing the card"

"Second head gasket replaced at 112K miles. The first head gasket replacement occurred at 60K miles"

"Leak required head gasket to be replaced"

"Head Gasket leaked and had to be replaced"

"leaking oil and had to be rplaced. Quite expensive"

"Head gaskets had oil leak that was getting progressively worse"

"head gaskets are leaking. car burns oil like our 10 year old eats candy. estimate is $1800 or more to pull the engine and replace the gaskets"

"Leaking/spraying oil since 100K: Just paid $700 for Valve Cover Gaskets replacements! Head gaskets seeping oil for 25K miles now. Delaying $1200+ head repair by maintaining oil levels for now. This is a total shock for an otherwise awesome c"

"Head gasket leaks and Subaru at the time the mileage was only 80000 but they wouldn't cover the cost which was over $1000. Then at 100000 miles the timing belt and water pump cost another $1000"

"Had to replace the headgasket. It's a well known problem with this generation of Subaru Outbacks. It was an expensive repair."

"Head gasket leaking oil. Still driving it but change oil more often and protect driveway from the leak."

"My last Subaru (Legacy 1999) had more than 150K miles on it before it had engine oil leaks, and lasted 250K before becoming too expensive to repair. This used Outback had a clean CarFax (for what that's worth) when I bought it at 84k miles for $10K. My oil leaks do not show up on my garage floor and are not endangering usability, as long as I monitor & replace oil as needed. Will cost > $1000 to repair. Doing rear brakes and AC first, then CV boots, then Catalytic Converter (also >$1000), before oil leaks. Plan on taking a year or so to do this, due to limited income. Hope to get another 250K miles out of this one."

"I haven't yet had this fixed. It will require removal of the engine, disassembly of the heads, machining and replacement of the head gaskets, timing belt, pulleys and fluids."

"leak"

"Head gasket leaking"

"Oil leak in both head gaskets"

"Engine needs to be rebuilt because the head gasket is failing. Engine is now burning oil and coolant. I am planning on selling or junking the car"

"head gasket began to fail on one side. Had them both replaced"

"Was told that head gasket needed replacement, so replaced. Also replaced timing belt as part of the package"

"Head gaskets are a known problem with this motor. Very expensive to replace and mine are leaking externaly, dripping oil on hot exhaust. I feel this is a safety issue that Subaru should address as a recall. Head gaskets are not consumables and should not need to be replaced every 90k like spark plugs. I'm very disappointed and wouldn't consider another Subaru because of this problem"

"A major KNOWN problem beginning around 1996 with the introduction of a new head gasket type. Continued through at least 2009, even with an updated head gasket design from the manufacturer. Subaru refuses to admit that it's a design flaw, and continues to rake in ~$4000 per head gasket job with head planing (necessary). They have the potential to be great cars, but they have bad hearts. Despite owning one for over two years, I'll never understand the cult of Subaru"

"Experienced oil smell, then could visible see oil drops on ground. It was expensive and untimely"

"replaced timing belt as part of normal recommended maintenance"

"Timing belt failed before recommended change period. $3000 repair that included a clutch and all new valves. Still like this car & how it drives but did think it should be holding up better than it has. I have worked hard to keep up on the maintenance"

"The problem is coolant leakage with a leak so slow the mechanic can't locate it."

"AC doesn't blow cold air. Even if I add refrigerant"

"it wore out. needs replaced. too expensive"

"A.C. Compressor seized and had to be replaced. This also impacted the serpentine belt and idler pulley, both of which also required replacement"

"A/C would fail on days when it had been on for awhile"

"Cooling turns off when car idles at stop. The air must be turned off and the ignition turn off and then turned on. Then after auto is moving turn on the cooling system and there's cold again. Thi problem only happens in hot weather"

"It stopped working"

"Fan motor failed"

"Condenser leaking. Dealer only part. Very expensive."

"Had to replace condenser assembly"

"Looses 14 oz a year"

"NEW HIGH PRESSURE LINE STARTED LEAKING AFTER ONLY 8 MONTHS AT A BEND IN THE ALUM. LINE. DARN THING COST ME WELL OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS"

"A number of minor leaks have occurred in the O-rings and tubing mainly on the high pressure side of compressor"

"Worn engine seal allowing refrigerant into engine"

"REPLACED BOTH AC LINE O RINGS AT THE COMPRESSOR RECHARGED SYSTEM WITH 3 LBS OF R134n REFRIGERANT"

"The head gasket blew right when we got it then about a year ago there was coolant leaking the it started over heating and dying every time the ambient temp was over 98 F. Had a new radiator installed."

"Condensor had to be replaced, other leaks in connecting tubing repaired"

"High pressure line needed replacement"

"Not sure WHEN the AC stopped working, since I live where it is not used in summer, unless I travel. Live up in mountains in CO, with low humidity/temps. While traveling, determined AC wasn't working (warm air). Got system checked for leaks using dye, new refrigerant added, worked OK. Following year (summer), AC failed again. REPEATED, inspection (dye), repair, recharge. At great expense each time. Failed again (warm air), so drive car WITHOUT AC now. Can't determine WHY? it doesn't hold recharge. Tired of getting a few months of use, and failure."

"This is the second time in the lifetime of this car that it has developed a refrigerant leak requiring expensive repairs."

"there is a refrigerant leak in the air conditioning system. We decided not to fix it due to cost."

"Mechanics attempted to repair coolant, but failed. Removal or replacement of entire system would be cost prohibitive considering age of vehicle"

"Defroster was not working well and they found the refrigerant was leaking"

"There are leaks in multiple areas and components. The repair bill would be well over $1k so we are limping along"