NHTSA Complaint #11514890 — 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11514890 |
| Vehicle | 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CO |
Consumer Description
I just purchased a Outback XT with the 2.4l turbo engine. After more researching with owning the car I discovered these cars with this engine can have a oil pan leak due to the bad RTV sealant applied to the lower oil pan from the factory. I went outside to go look under my car to see if this issue is occurring to mine. To discovery my car has a small oil leak from the rear of the oil pan. it has 31k miles. Further research shows the WRX whom has the same engine also has an issue with RTV falling apart within the oil pan and having the oil pick up tube sucking up the gasket in small pieces. These pieces are then and can get stuck at the top of the tube where a small screen is and can STARVE the engine from oil! MULTIPLE pictures of various shops have shown this LITERALLY. This is a big issue and is common for these engines to have this from the factory many YouTube, forums, blogs are saying this! Search " '22 WRX RTV oil pan pick up tube issue" , "Subaru 2.4l Turbo oil pan leak" , "Subaru 2.4l Oil peak up with RTV" This MUST BE CORRECTED it can cause SEVERE engine failure. THIS NEEDS to be RECALLED IMEDIATELY!
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