Complaint 578166
1997 SUBARU OUTBACK • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Apr 12, 2004
- Complaint ID
- 578166
- Make
- SUBARU
- Model
- OUTBACK
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Apr 12, 2004
- Date Received
- Apr 5, 2006
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD TO HAVE FRONT CRANK SEAL REPLACED. ALSO NEEDED TO GET TIMING BELT REPLACED AS OIL LEAKED INTO TIMING BELT COVER. COST $368 TO GET FIXED. LEAKAGE BEGAN WHEN CAR WAS JUST A FEW YEARS OLD. THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS CAR HAD NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT OR ABUSED. *NM
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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