Subaru Outback Change Vehicle

"Cylinder head gasket leaking. Had it replaced and had timing belt done at same time"

"burned exhaust valve # 3 cylinder replaced"

"required valve job after 120000 miles. Was told this is common for the subaru outback but usually at around 180000"

"This is the 4th Subaru we have had and all of them have had to rebuild the head and replace the gasket. I will never own another Subaru again. It works well in the snow but knowing the head repairs are a given after 100,000 miles it's too I just don't trust the brand anymore"

"head gasket failed then valves were ruined"

"engine seem to blow up at 58000 miles had to be rebuilt to the point of having it milled. No financial help from company or dealer but they replaced all cables while they had the engine out"

"Cracked cylinder heads at 120,000 miles. Engine had to be replaced"

"leaking head gasket required complete rebuild"

"Lots of work one on engine prior to purchase (head gasket, cylinder refinish, timing belt). Oil leak caused cam shaft to seize and shear in half, necessitating an engine rebuild"

"turbo charger failure led to loss of cylinder"

"Found on head gasket leaking, got both replaced. cost was about 1,800 dollars"

"Needed to replace head gaskets at only 75000 miles. It was expensive. Later learned this is a common problem with this model"

"I had to have the head gasket replaced at 90,000 miles. The service manager of the Subaru dealership that did the work said that was VERY common with Subaru's"

"leaks and have to add oil and coolint"

"Actually valve seal failure"

"Engine had to be retooled"

"head gasket replaced at the same time the timing belt was replaced"

"premature head gasket failure, requiring engine removal and repair"

"head gasket failure, leaks oil"

"Subaru had a service bulletin or recall on head gaskets on previous models. When the problem occurred on my 2007 Subaru should have immediately admitted the problem and fixed without complaint on my part"

"At only 69,000, miles the dealer discovered that the head gaskets were leaking. The extended warranty had expired. As a long time Subaru customer, I contacted Subaru about it, particularly the low mileage. They reimbursed me for one half of the c"

"Head gasket leaked oil onto the exhaust headers. I just had the head gaskets replaced during the scheduled timing belt replacement - $3000 total"

"Leaking head gasket"

"Moderate oil leaking attributed to head gasket"

"Poor original head gasket leaks both oil and antifreeze. Had heads and block milled and a new thicker-better quality head gasket installed by independent mechanic"

"Head gasket needed replacing after 65k miles, city conditions. Very lame. Subaru comped me ~25%"

"The engine was leaking oil and diagnosed as having head gaskets that needed replacement and since they were into the enging that much it was cheaper to replace the timing chain then, rather than do it separately when schedule 10000 miles later"

"Because there are two head gaskets the parts were <$100, labour was >$800"

"Warping and had to re-machine the heads and replace the head gasket at 90K. This car has never been overheated and has had regular oil changes"

"Big oil leak around gasket. Had to pull engine to replace. Should have been caught earlier buy dealer when it was under warranty. Took it back for leaks/smells and was missed every time.Very expensive"

"leak around head gasket leaked oil on spark plugs"

"blown head gaskets"

"aluminum engine warps had to remove engine and grind it down and replace gaskets"

"My head gasket blew with less than 56000 miles on it and just after the 5 year warranty expired. Luckly my salesperson went to bat for me and I only had to pay for the labor(around $200)"

"Oil leaking from front of engine. Cost to repair--$2500. Have not repaired yet"

"Head gasket started leaking at 70,000 miles. Cost of repair was over $2000"

"Had to have new head gaskets and found out later that Subaru is noted for having to head gaskets replaced. Cost me $3000"

"The head gasket blew just after 100,000 miles. The car began leaking oil. When I had it repaired they also found the power steering pump leaking and the oil pan seal leaking"

"I just don't think one should have to replace a head gasket on a car with less than 66,000 miles but evidently this is a huge problem for Subaru, at least for several years around 2007 models. They tell me they've redesigned the gasket and this isn't a problem any more"

"We've actually had dripping oil from head gaskets, going back many years. Frustrating, since the problem was a known design flaw, and supposedly was corrected before our model year. Fix involves removing engine from car, and this started around 38,000 miles"

"Had to replace the head gasket on one side it was leaking oil so the engine was pulled out to replace the head gasket so did the other side at the same time also did the timing belt"

"Small leak.found some fuel in coolant"

"Went to mechanic for oil leak and smell of burning oil. With car up on lift could see oil leaking from head and running down exhaust pipe. No problem since repair"

"leaking oil and had the head gasket replaced"

"blew after radiator leak repaired"

"Seals were leaking and the engine had to be completely resealed"

"Had this done at the same time the leaking head gasket was repaired"

"failure"

"The turbocharger "blew up" and sprayed oil all over, lost power, needed to be replaced"

"blown turbo 2 x's"

"Turbo has failed twice. Was told it has to do with defect in tubing getting oil to turbo. Was told other subaru turbos have experienced similar problems. Subaru denies there are any defect in design"

"Just had a boot leak around the ball joint. Had to replace the boot and the ball joint"

"Failed and required replacement"

"The bushings on the lower control arms wore out and had to be replaced (I'm trusting my Subaru dealer that this problem actually existed). The repair included a requirement for a front-end alignment. Previously, both CV axles had been replaced"

"Both sides: Front suspension control arm rear mount bushings & related sway bar links replaced at 60,280 miles for $690 + tax"

"The control arm bushings showed wear. They were replaced"

"Actually it was both front cv axles over the last several years. Boots split and leaked. I also needed rear struts last year, and a wheel bearing several years ago"

"The rack and pinion assembly had to be replaced"

"The pump or hoses have some kind of leak that causes air to be mixed in the system, making it noisy. I have heard that this model needs the pump replaced usually at 100K miles"

"Struts weak to soon, most all the driving on paved roads"

"needed replacement"

"Rear struts needed replaced. I wasn't hard on the vehicle"

"leaking strut/shock"

"Needs new struts and shocks"

"Failed and needed to be replaced"

"Rack and pinion leaking"

"The power steering pump and rack and pinion both wore out 3 months ago at 103000 miles and both had to be replaced for $1500"

"Original part would have been >$1000. Not including labour"

"wor out"

"went thru brakes in 6 months; have always gotten great mileage out of brakes in the past; rotors were warped; suspect poor quality on previous brake job"

"One of the front drive shafts need to be replaced due to boot leaking causing loss of lubrication. Also the left side engine mount had broken. These were the first repairs, except normal maintenance, since bought the car"

"Bearing failure. Replacement needed"

"Needed new rear driver side wheel bearing"

"Had to replace both wheel bearings at different times"

"Experienced noise at highway speeds. Both rear wheel bearings were replaced"

"For an AWD car with low miles (we live in the country) it was very beat up by our 1/2 mile dirt driveway. It uas only been 2 years in dirt road. Bearings, control arms, cv boots etc. seems like a cute AWD city car but actual dirt on a very limited basis seems too much. Also fit and trim was weak, small issues on finish"

"replaced front bearings due to excessive noise"

"Engine knocks any time it is above idle. A bit disconcerting but it doesn't seem to cause any practical problems. Replaced the knock sensor and tried premium fuel, to no avail"

"Cylinder misfire started early in the year. Suburb dealers insisted problem was incurable but were willing to sell a new vehicle!"

"Head gasket leak required engine to be pulled to replace"

"too soon for an oil leak"

"The oil leak was because of the head gasket being "bad". I think 90,000 miles is not good considering the overall quality of the Subaru"

"Head gaskets leaked onto exhaust manifold causing very bad smell in car"

"Needs a new head gasket"

"Starting to notice several drip spots on garage floor"

"un-fixable oil leaks that resulted in motor having to be pulled out to re-seal the leaks. Car was undrivable due to smoke from oil burning"

"Oil drops on garage floor. Minor leakage"

"leak was minor. fixed in one morning"

"oil dripping on motor causing smell"

"There was an inherent flaw in the head gasket. We started requesting repair at 5,000 miles. Subaru denied a leak or flaw and we drive the car to this day with the constant smell of burning oil. Yes, we've had it "repaired" it still smells. We call it "the Subaru smell" and we can tell when there is a similar Subaru near us by that smell. Shame on Subaru"

"pressure valve sensor leak"

"I have a very small oil leak. It cannot be fixed without a major engine overhaul. I choose to let it leak and check the oil often. It is only a few drops a day"

"The oil pressure sensor failed, causing a major oil leak"