Complaint 670048
2007 SUBARU LEGACY • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Apr 23, 2008
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 670048
- Make
- SUBARU
- Model
- LEGACY
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Apr 23, 2008
- Date Received
- May 16, 2008
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
THE FIRST TIME MY OIL RETURN LINE CRACKED AND LEAKED IT STARTED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THIS IS BECAUSE MY DEALER TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING AND MAKE A APPT. A FEW DAYS DOWN THE LINE. LINE GETS REPLACED AND ABOUT 11 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS. OIL RETURN LINE CRACKS OIL DRIPPING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AND MAKING TONS OF SMOKE. LINE IS REPLACED AGAIN. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM SAME OIL LINE AND ITS CRACKED AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AMONG THESE PARTS AND A DESIGN FLAW AS WELL. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.