Subaru Outback Change Vehicle

"Needed replacement"

"Our power steering screeched and sounded strained in cold and warm weather (though worse in winter)"

"Dealer claimed leak in steering gear assembly. $1200 to replace. Skeptical"

"Leak in ps unit caused severe shuddering especially when in reverse near end of steering arc"

"Leaking hosr"

"The auxiliary belt started to whine, so I took it in and they said that there was a leak in my steering system, They replaced the whole system, and then said that the system would have air in it. I filled the power steering fluid about 12 times befor"

"Same issue as described before. Issue was actually the pump"

"I had to replace the power sterring pump"

"The last time we took the car in for the routine oil change I asked them to look for other issues which I told them about. They found said that our transmissions and power steering were leaking into our oil. They had to replace the power steering pump and did about 2,000.00 worth of work to the car"

"Poor drive with odd noise"

"Struts were worn out, normal wear, ride of car was bumpy"

"leaking rear shocks - struts replaced"

"replace both left and right due to aage"

"left front axle and related components needed replacing because of worn/torn axle boot - at about 168,000 miles cost about $1,000.00"

"inner boot on both right and left front axles leaked grease profusely. Mechanic recommended replacing axles as well as both inner and outer boots since additional cost was minimal and likelihood of outer boot failure was high using old axles"

"Steering wheel vibration caused by worn out bushings and end links"

"We had vibrations and shimmying multiple times during the year. Only on the 3rd balancing, with the power steering fluid leak repaired did we have long-lasting relief"

"Once I was told that there was leakage of the fluid and other time that it was because of the brakes"

"At higher speeds above 60 MPH slight vibration"

"loosened up with clunking sound. Fixed at Subaru dealer at my cost"

"Was making a grinding noise, and was potentially dangerous, however the total cost of repair was covered by the warrantee"

"Rear passenger side wheel bearing was worn and had to be replaced"

"Both Front Wheel Bearings had to be replaced at 76,000 km.There was too much play and when driving they created a rough knocking sound"

"Both front wheel bearings have been changed in this car. One about 12 months after I got the car and the second summer 2014. Also bushings had to be changed on the front"

"Rust penetration of left rear wheel bearing"

"With previous Toyotas and Hondas not a single bearing had to be replaced. It's been five times with the Subaru"

"Turbo bearings failed, causing complete engine failure. Replacement at 50,000 miles only after arguing with dealer. Complained of high frequency bearing noise at 30,000 miles. They finally agreed to cover under warranty"

"Engine was replaced at 65000. Second engine blew at 80000 (replacement was new as far as we know). There was obviously something else wrong with the car that was causing this to malfunction, but no one could identify"

"This is the second Subaru Outback which has had a head gasket failure with fewer than 150, 000 miles on the engine. Otherwise I have been happy with the vehicles"

"HI've had to replace the head gaskets twice"

"air leaks on intake manifold at tempetaures below 32 degrees F"

"valve cover gasket leaking"

"Boxster engine blew head gasket at 58,000 miles. Maintained impeccably with full synthetic oil. This will be the last Subaru I buy"

"Head gasket started leaking and had to be replaced"

"Small leak in the headgasket"

"Head Gasket replaced at 150K. Major cost"

"I just learned the other day the head gasket is seeping, and needs replacement. The cost is $1,700. My last Subaru, a 2000 Outback, got tossed over a leaking head gasket at 200K miles - and back in 2009 the cost was a mere ~$1200 to replace it. This repair will take 3 DAYS I'm told. Such difficulty and high cost seems to be due to a stupid design in the engine, in my opinion"

"leaking and expensive to replace"

"Both head gaskets needed replacing"

"Leaking oil, needs to be replaced, not had done yet"

"Major deterioration of head gasket required replacement costing $2800 Canadian dollars when car was 7 years old. This problem is wide spread with Subarus of my car's vintage"

"It's expensive! Whatever happened to life time timing chains that needed no adjusting, no replacement?"

"When using unlock button on key fob, back wiper started moving. No problem using unlock button on car door. Doors still unlocked too. But then the back hatch stopped unlocking in addition. No way around so could no longer use back hatch"

"Remote decided to not work at a cost of $160 for a part, worked for one out of two keys but then at dealership after checking neither work, isn't that them breaking it?"

"2out of 4 tire sensors stopped working at a cost of $75 each part and can't get inspected till fixed, I am old school and actually hand check tire pressure, why should I be punished?"

"Cannot get it to tutn off"

"I had the car washed and the warning light switch on the steering column was turned on accidentally. I did not realize it and left it on when I parked the car for the night. It had drained the battery. I also had to have the high tension cables rep"

"A number of the dashboard service lights would go on and off while driving(check engine/cruise/tire/oil)"

"Frequently a triad of warning lights comes on together (tire pressure, stability system, and cruise light flashes). Sometimes goes away on its own but then returns"

"Rear wiper does not turn-on. Internet says failure of wiring harness is common due to flexing of wiring harness leading to rear hatch due to opening and closing of rear hatch. Repair by Subaru is over $1,000 to replace broken wires"

"While wiper motor was involved, it is not the only equipment malfunction that resulted when wire harness broke at rear of car where wiring transitions from body to top of hatch door. 14 wires had to be lengthened and reattached to stop blowing fuses and return function to several rear lights, window defrost, wiper and squirter. I've happily had many Subarus, but that there was no service advisory on this irritated me. After being baffled for too long, I finally found a fix on YouTube. Harness re"