NHTSA Complaint #11563896 — 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11563896
Vehicle	2011 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 5, 2023
Date Filed	January 6, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

in 2023 my car started overheating. took it in and it was the headgasket. even with the age of my car, it only had just over 105,000 miles on it. looking at other subarus for sale out of curiosity, I saw that quite a lot had their engines replaced. even newer than mine. i do see this as a expensive problem, which I know first hand. the headgasket went while i was on the freeway. tried to make it home, wasn't to far away, but had to be towed.

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