NHTSA Complaint #10058763 — 1998 SUBARU LEGACY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10058763
Vehicle	1998 SUBARU LEGACY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 23, 2003
Date Filed	February 23, 2004
Mileage	48,528 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

DEALER WROTE: "NOISE FROM VALVE TRAIN...ADVISED OWNER THESE ARE SOLID LIFTERS AND ARE NOISY WHEN COLD, ALSO CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS ENGINE IS 'CAM WALK' WHICH ALSO WILL BE NOISY FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN COLD THEN GOES AWAY." THAT WA AT 48.5 K MILES, NOW AT 53000 MILES, NOISE IS MUCH LOUDER WHEN COLD, AND STILL PERCEPTABLE WHEN WARM. BOUGHT CAR USED FORM DEALER--RESALE VALUE IS NOW MUCH LOWER DUE TO NOISE. THEIR EXPLANATION IS NONSENSICAL. OBVIOUSLY DUBARU DOES NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE--I WROTE TO SUBARU USA AND THEY REFERED ME BACK TO DEALER.*AK

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