2005 Subaru Outback Engine Problems

THIS IS THE FIRST SUBARU I'VE EVER OWNED AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR: AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE THAT REQUIRED THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BE TAKEN APART. WHILE REPLACING A SEEMINGLY SIMPLE PART, THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT KEEP THE BACK HATCH OPEN, THE THREADING THAT HOLDS THE SCREW IN BROKE OFF AND I HAD TO HIRE A MECHANIC YET AGAIN TO WELD THAT PART TO BE ABLE TO SCREW IN THE SCREW TO HOLD THE LIFT IN PLACE. AND NOW, THE ENTIRE INTERIOR LIGHTING DOESN'T WORK, INCLUDING THE STEREO, ALL THE DOME LIGHTS AND THE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE REAR WIPER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

11390746

Incident

Jan 29, 2021

Mileage

20,000 mi

HEAD GASKET LEAK CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING.,. BEGAN AFTER 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOLD THAT CAUSED DUE TO DEFECT IN ENGINE DESIGN. LATER MODELS WITH NEW DESIGN HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEM. SUBARU IS KNOWS ABOUT ISSUE, BUT NOT TAKING ANY ACTION TO COMPENSATE FOR REPAIR (EXT. COST AROUND $3K).

NHTSA ID

11190489

Incident

Sep 15, 2018

Mileage

110,000 mi

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (~75 MPH) DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND RESULTING DECELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GLOWED STEADY AND THE CRUISE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SHOULDER (ACROSS THREE LANES) AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THROTTLE CONTROL RESUMED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL GLOWS STEADY AND THE CRUISE LIGHT IS FLASHING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11189971

Incident

Mar 19, 2019

Mileage

162,167 mi

BOUGHT CAR IN 2013, HAVE REPLACED THE TURBO 3 TIMES! FIRST WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. AGAIN IN 2016 & AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER. JANUARY 2018, AGAIN THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED FOR THE 4TH TIME! THE OUTBACK HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE TURBO HAD A STRIPPED SUPPORT, WHICH COST ME A 'NEW, USED MOTOR!!! I BOUGHT MY 1ST OUTBACK IN 2000 OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR REPAIRS, JUST ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DROVE HER UNTIL SEPT 2013 DUE TO A CRASH, WHICH WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA ID

11173599

Incident

Jan 2, 2019

Mileage

124,000 mi

RETURN FUEL LINE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. A SMALL RUBBER HOSE SHRINKS IN THE COLD ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN WHEN STATIONARY. LEAK GOES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER SUBARU MODELS. I HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR, AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10876239

Incident

Apr 20, 2015

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10748434

Incident

Aug 10, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE FREEWAY, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "CRUISE" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT HIGH IDLE BUT SPEED AND RPM WERE NOT MAINTAINED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STOP. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS RUNNING AT 2200 RPM. AFTER A BRIEF STOP AND INVESTIGATION, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DRIVE NORMALLY TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE. I SCANNED THE OBD II CODE (DTC CODE) AND FOUND P2138 - THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NO INJURIES, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE. HAS RECURRED ONE TIME SINCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10554798

Incident

Nov 30, 2013

Mileage

102,075 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE AND THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE THIRD ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 6/7/2013. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 6/11/2013 FAILED. *KB

NHTSA ID

10510935

Incident

Apr 18, 2013

Mileage

105,000 mi

ON APPROXIMATELY 10 OCCASIONS RIGHT AFTER A RAIN WHEN I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND THE CAR RUNS ROUGHLY WITH LITTLE POWER. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR POWER RETURNS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ONCE THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE CAR THEN RUNS NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT RAINSTORM. IT THEN DOES THE SAME ALL OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500659

Incident

Feb 10, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5XT. 2005 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & I COULD HEAR WHISTLING OR WHOOSING SOUNDS FROM ENGINE AREA. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR PLACE SLOWLY,ASAP & THERE IT SITS. HAS 155,000 MILES ON IT & I MAINTAIN & LOVE MY CAR! THE GEARS IN THE TURBO 'BROKE APART' & LEFT SHARDS OF METAL IN OIL PAN & AT THIS TIME WHO KNOWS WHERE ELSE. WAS HOPING THERE WAS A RECALL AS I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES & IT SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER ERROR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500621

Incident

Feb 25, 2013

Mileage

155,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR FOR THE 2-YEARS AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. THE THROTTLE PEDAL AT TIMES WILL BECOME NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE IDLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. AT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH A CODE. P2138. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH NO LUCK THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAD TO LIMP OR BE TOWED HOME. THE RPM CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM IDLE TO 3000 RPM AND AS I SAID THE PEDAL HAS NO CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. IT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10435609

Incident

Oct 1, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND INTEND TO PULL OUT, MOTOR RUNNING, BUT GAS PEDAL DOES NOT ENGAGE. PUSH ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR - STILL NOTHING. IN ORDER TO CORRECT, MUST TURN OFF ENGINE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE SO VEHICLE CAN RESET ITSELF. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WHEN SITTING STILL WHERE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING AS IF ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED DOWN - LASTED 5-10 SECONDS THEN BACKED OFF. WHEN PURCHASED CAR USED, HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AND LIGHT FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. FOUND THAT INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED - APPARENTLY TIED TO CRUISE MECHANISM. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BUT QUITE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10433565

Incident

Oct 29, 2011

2005 OUTBACK X LIMITED WITH 67,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY A WHINING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN RATTLING NOISES ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER. CAR WAS TRANSPORTED TO GARAGE AND DIAGNOSED WITH BLOWN TURBO. METAL SHAVINGS DISCOVERED IN OIL FILTER. TOTAL ENGINE LOSS. SUBARU DENIES COVERAGE AND WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESIGN FLAW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10407420

Incident

Jun 11, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLOWLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER FILTER WAS CLOGGED AND THE SHAFT IN THE TURBO CHARGER WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,446.

NHTSA ID

10402198

Incident

May 8, 2011

Mileage

67,446 mi

SUBARU OUTBACK 2005 PZEV - HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE FAILED SUCH THAT ENGINE OIL DRIPS ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND PRODUCES VISIBLE, FOUL SMELLING SMOKE WHENEVER THE CAR IS DRIVEN. MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, OR RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM, IN SPITE OF SIMILAR FAILURES IN EARLIER MODELS, AND PREVIOUS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT BECAUSE OF THOSE FAILURES. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY THAT WILL EXPIRE AT 157,500 MILES. THE CAR WAS SOLD AS A PARTIAL ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLE, BUT CLEARLY THE SMOKE FROM THE DRIPPING OIL EXCEEDS ANY EMISSION STANDARD. MY FEELING IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR THE CAR UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY, AS WELL AS PRIOR FAILURE HISTORY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10401241

Incident

Dec 1, 2009

Mileage

120,000 mi

AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT WENT ON AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO CHECK THE LIGHT AND THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR SUBARU DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AND THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON CALLED STATING THAT TIMTHE TURBO HAD FAILED (ALONG WITH THE CV BOOT & ALTERNATOR BELT). I PROVIDED THE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR OFFICIAL SUBARU 100,000 MILE GOLD PLUS "EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT" WHICH WE PURCHASED FOR $1975. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NOT CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THESE COMPONENTS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER OUR SERVICE CONTRACT AND THEN CALLED ME AND SAID SUBARU DENIED THE CLAIM PENDING RECEIPT OF SERVICE RECORDS. MY HUSBAND AND MY FATHER HAVE CHANGED THE OIL, AIR FILTERS AND PERFORMED GENERAL SERVICE IN COMBINATION WITH SERVICE BY VARIOUS SERVICE SHOPS. MY RECORDS ARE NOT COMPLETE AND I EXPECT THAT SUBARU WILL TRY TO DENY COVERAGE OF THE TURBO DUE TO THIS. THERE ARE AMPLE REPORTS ON SUBARU FORUMS REPORTING THE SAME FAILURE AND I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO OWNER NEGLIGENCE, BUT BY FAULTY DESIGN. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SHOULD SERVICE THE VEHICLE PER THE SERVICE CONTRACT WITHOUT CAUSING UNDUE STRESS TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10399717

Incident

May 9, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE BANJO FILTERS SCREEN FAILED AND SENT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REBUILT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFORMATION WAS NOT LISTED ON THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10397299

Incident

Apr 20, 2011

Mileage

62,000 mi

WITH 35,600 MILES ON OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT, THE TURBO FAILED. THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS DO TO THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE OIL WHICH WAS 7 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 5,400 MILES ON IT. ALL 7 OF THE VEHICLES OIL CHANGES WERE DONE WITHIN THE 7,500 MILE INTERVAL SET FORTH IN OWNERS/VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. ACCORDING TO THE SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN # 02-103-07 (HTTP://STORE.FORCEDPERFORMANCE.NET/MERCHANT2/GRAPHICS/SUBARU_OIL/02-103-07.PDF -- NOT SENT TO OWNERS), THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE "BANJO BOLT" OIL SUPPLY LINE TO THE TURBO, WHICH MAKE THIS ENGINE UNABLE TO LIVE UP TO THE SPECIFIED MAINTENANCE INTERVALS IN ITS POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267456

Incident

Apr 9, 2009

Mileage

35,600 mi

I TOOK A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP THIS SUMMER FROM LA TO KANSAS CITY, MO. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BEFORE I LEFT BOTH GOING AND COMING BACK. I LEFT KC TO HEAD BACK TO LA. 3 HOURS OUTSIDE OF KC I SAW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE UP TO RED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. SMOKE POURED OUT OF MY CAR. I PUT COOLANT AND WATER IN IT 3 TIMES. IT SEEMED FINE WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THEN THE NEEDLE WOULD GO UP TO RED. I DIDN'T DARE DRIVE IT, SO I CALLED AAA. THEY TOWED ME TO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN KS. I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. THEY FIXED THEM. I HAD TO STAY THERE OVERNIGHT. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND TOLD ME BEFORE I WAS TO PICK UP THE CAR THAT THEY HAD TAKEN IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT BROKE DOWN ON THEM. THIS TIME IT WAS THE TENSIONER TO THE TIMING BELT HAD SLIPPED TIME AND THE BELT HAD SHATTERED INTO. OKAY, THAT WAS ANOTHER WEEK AND A HALF STRANDED TO GET THAT FIXED. I FINALLY LEFT TO DRIVE BACK TO LA. THE CAR OVERHEATED ALL THE WAY BACK TO LA. IT WAS THE WORSE TRIP IN MY LIFE. I STOPPED IN CO. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RADIATOR CAP NOT HOLDING PRESSURE AS LONG AS I KEPT THE RPM'S UP THE CAR WOULD STAY COOL. I HAVE TO SAY WITH ALL THAT GOING ON, THE CAR GOT ME HOME. WHEW! IT WAS A NAIL BITER. WHEN I GOT BACK TO LA THE DEALER THERE TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE NEW HEAD GASKETS. WHAT?! I SAID, I JUST HAD NEW ONES DONE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE HEADS WERE WARPED. NO ONE CHECKED. NOW, HERE IS THE CRAZIEST THING. MY CAR HAD ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. 19,000! IT WAS PRACTICALLY STILL A NEW CAR! IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. I HAD THE HEADS PLANED AND NEW GASKETS PUT IN. THE DEALERSHIP IN KS AND LA STARTED POINTING FINGERS AT WHOSE FAULT IT WAS AND MEANWHILE MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, WITH THEM DOING NOTHING TO IT. I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE AT SUBARU CORPORATE WHO HELPED ME OUT. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND MY CAR STARTS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. LEMON! *TR

NHTSA ID

10248404

Incident

Jul 2, 2008

Mileage

19,000 mi

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND MY RIGHT FOOT WAS TUCKED BACK BEHIND MY LEFT FOOT WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE FOOT REST PAD ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING NORMALLY WHEN SUDDENLY IT WENT TO VERY HIGH REVS FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. LATER THE SAME EVENING, AS I SLOWLY ENTERED MY GARAGE AND APPLIED NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE, THE CAR FIRST SLOWED (AS EXPECTED) THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED HARD BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT DID NOT SEEM LIKE THE ENGINE HAD REVVED AS HIGH AS THE EARLIER INCIDENT AND IT ONLY LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, BUT THERE WAS A DEFINITE, BRIEF SURGE FORWARD AS I ENTERED THE GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231887

Incident

Jun 21, 2008

Mileage

17,441 mi

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT A COST OF $2,000. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO A BAD TURBO CHARGER TWO MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT $1,800. MANY SUBARU'S HAVE THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT SUBARU HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. THOUSANDS LISTED ON INTERNET HAVING THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227540

Incident

May 2, 2008

Mileage

94,000 mi

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5XT WAS PARKED IN A PUBLIC / PRIVATE PARKING STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM ON 10/13/2005. AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM THE FIRE ALARM WAS TRIGGERED BY VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT FOUND NO SIGNS OF ARSON OR FOUL PLAY, LOOKED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT CLUSTER. NO RESPONSE FROM SUBARU, INSURANCE DROPPED MY POLICY - LOSS NOT COVERED! *NM

NHTSA ID

10170888

Incident

Oct 13, 2005

Mileage

8,061 mi

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM COASTING, SUCH AS WHEN A RED LIGHT HAS JUST TURNED GREEN. I BEGIN TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE JUST ABOUT DIES. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GET "T-BONED" AT INTERSECTIONS NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF TWO DIFFERENT SUBARU DEALERS AND THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER SUBARU OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT SUBARU WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160409

Incident

Jun 21, 2006

Mileage

20,000 mi

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND POLICE/FIRE DEPT DETERMINED ARSON UNLIKELY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10151244

Incident

Dec 16, 2005

Mileage

21,350 mi

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN THE 2005 OUTBACK. *TS THE CONSUMER WANTED A FEDERAL EMISSIONS EQUIPPED VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT IT HAD A MANDATED CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE OF POWER. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED SPECIAL FUEL WHICH MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE STATES WHERE HE NEEDS TO DRIVE. *JB UPDATED 04/11/06.

NHTSA ID

10150838

Incident

Feb 1, 2006