NHTSA Complaint #10127383 — 1998 SUBARU LEGACY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10127383 |
| Vehicle | 1998 SUBARU LEGACY |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 150,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | WV |
Consumer Description
CAR OVERHEATED, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. CALLED NEXT DAY AND INFORMED THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. AFTER DISCUSSING, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEAD GASKETS. KNOWING ABOUT CARS, THIS SEEMED STRANGE TO ME THAT BOTH WERE BLOWN AT SAME TIME - IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT DEALERSHIP POINTED OUT TO ME THAT SUBARU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN USUSUAL PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT COST WAS $2200.
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