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2013-05-07 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
kj11489
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2013-04-19 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
drwjm815
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2013-01-23 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
bernieb
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Case Details:
No assistance with expensive repair ($2-3,000) on a 2006 Subaru. No warning/notification at time of purchase. No recall despite company knew of defect. Thousands of similarly positioned consumers. My case - 2011 radiator blew, battery replacement needed (twice in 6 months). No warning given about corrosive coolant problem (radiator is plastic, battery is too close to radiator). Overheating and/or corrosive coolant problem has caused head gaskets to leak. Not notified of problem when purchased new in 2006 or when brought in for servicing. If not promptly repaired, engine will blow up and/or fail. Subaru refuses to pay for repair (cites 60k warranty and salvage title given to car by insurance company due to hail damage in 2010 (cosmetic dents in exterior only)). I was ripped off by insurance after the hail storm and now by SOA. I can't sell it and can't afford to fix it. I thought it would go 200k miles without trouble (that's what the sales office said).
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2012-08-09 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
shanon
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2012-06-16 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
EdenAdena
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Case Details:
December 2010 at 44,000 my Subaru Outback Head Gasket was leaking. Subaru refused to cover the issue but offered partial payment. I paid $750 to have BOTH head gaskets replaced. Now a year and a half later at 55,000 head gasket is leaking again. Both Subaru supervisor and mechanic at Subaru informed me that Head Gasket issue was a known Subaru Outback problem for models from 1996-2004.Additioanally, 2 other mechanics informed me that it was a common problem. Subaru of America is stating that it is not a "known problem" and states that they will only cover $450 and I will need to pay $1500 to have Head Gaskets replaced again. In addition, I was just informed the oil pump seal is leaking (at 55,000 miles?)
I purchased 2 Subaru's with in a matter of 5 months which makes me even more frusterated.
Also, had friends who recently were driving in their Subaru with their children and the head gasket blew. They had already replaced the head gasket one other time. They ended up needing buying a new car (NOT A SUBARU)
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2012-06-02 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
sharonkelly63
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Case Details:
We took our 2007 Outback to the Subaru dealer multiple times over the last few months. First the dealer told us that the leak must be a loose oil filter, so they replaced it. We took it in again a few weeks later because the leaking continued. They told us, "someone must be messing with your filter because it is loose again." the replaced the filter again but the leaking continued. We took it in again and they finally told us that both head gaskets are leaking. The car only has 60,000 miles. Now they are replacing the head gaskets, as well as other 60k maintenance work, at a cost of $2,200.
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2012-02-18 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
lt1234
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Case Details:
2001 Subaru Outback: I replaced my leaky head gaskets at my expense, 1K out of warranty, (61K), $2,200 because Subaru said it was out of warranty. The "special" additive was added and the car was maintained. At 103K the head gaskets wore again, the oil and coolant leaked 2 months after service and the engine seized. I should be able to get 200-300K out of this engine which is now useless/worthless. Subaru knew of this issue and did not step up to the plate when it first started happening. I was told by my mechanic (former Subaru mechanic) when the first gasket blew, the additive should work and I should be able to get 200K out of this car. Many fixed their cars and sold them fast! I stuck with the car due to Subaru's good reputation. Subaru left their consumers to deal with this known issue on our own! I'm out an engine, years of driving and now I'm out the trade in value too!
If a class action suit is filed, count me in!
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2012-01-20 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
JeffSeattle
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2012-01-10 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
workinsync
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Case Details:
I bought a brand new Subaru Outback in 2005, and the engine completely failed at 51,000 miles out of nowhere in 2009. I fought Subaru on it for 3 months and they finally agreed to pay for the new engine. Now, after 3 years and 30,000 miles - the engine has failed again! The car is only 7 years old and has had 2 complete engine failures. Subaru is telling me they can't do anything about it and they want $4000 to fix it, about twice what a local mechanic might quote.
I spoke to my dad's mechanic who has been working on cars in the same location in Palo Alto for more than 30 years (since before I was born.) He said that he won't work on Subaru engines because there is a major problem with them. They blow head gaskets and then Subaru tries to pin the failure on the mechanic or on the owner and it causes problems. Apparently, there are many mechanics here who won't touch them because Subaru legal is taking care of this engine problem.
When I look online, there's dozens of sites about this Subaru engine problem. Websites where hundreds of people have logged in and documented their head gasket failures at 30,000, 50,000, 70,000 miles. Way too soon for any engine to be failing. Subaru still denies there's a problem, but they redesigned the engine a few years ago and now it's not failing in the new cars. Several folks have tried to put together class action lawsuits, but I don't think any of them have gone forward. Meanwhile - if you look on sites that give recommedations on buying used Subarus - they all say if you're going to buy one from roughly 1998-2006 with this particular engine, that you need to make sure it's failed once and had the major repair done. Otherwise, it's not worth buying, because it will fail soon. That's crazy!
From what I can tell - most people just go ahead and pay for the repair, some people get better deals, and a few actually get the repairs covered. It seems to depend entirely on how much of a fight you put up. A friend of my mother's has already had 2 new engines put in because of this problem in the first 80,000 miles, too and he paid for them!
Here's some websites detailing the problem:
http://www.subaruheadgasket.com/index.htm
http://users.sisna.com/ignatius/subaru/headgasket.html
http://allwheeldriveauto.com/subaru-head-gasket-problems-explained/
Guestbook with people signing in: http://home.comcast.net/~skipnospam/guestlog.html
More people signing in with problems: http://www.sueeasy.com/class_action_detail.php?case_id=341
My car is currently sitting at Carlsen Subaru in Redwood City, waiting to be worked on. It originally failed on Christmas Day. So, it's been more than 2 weeks and nothing has been resolved. At this point, my goal is to get Subaru to buy the car back from me. I'd be happy with Blue Book Value. I just don't want to deal with it anymore. And it breaks my heart because I love my car. But it's given me 3 years of stress now, so I'm done.
Is there anything you can do to help me and other Subaru drivers?
Thanks so much for your time,
Liz
workinsync@hotmail.com
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2011-08-09 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
daf1957
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Case Details:
2001 Subaru Legacy L with EJ251 engine (Phase 2), ~120,000 miles. Deaer added coolant treatment per the recall while it was under warranty. Now the head gaskets are leaking at the oil passagways. The recall only dealth with the water jacket, it did not deal with the head gasket failure for the oil passageways. Subaru OEM head gaskets are defective. Repair is estimated at over $2000.
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2011-02-15 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
R_simmons26
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Case Details:
I own a 2008 Subaru wrx and I bought the car brand new. At 2200 miles the engine started knocking so I brought it in they said they couldn't "duplicate the problem" and nothing was wrong with the car! At 25,000 miles the clutch was replaced since then everytime I pushed down the pedal it make a clicking noise I took it to them again for idling and the clutch they said nothing was wrong. My clutch is now blown. At 79000 miles I took it in because for the fifth time now my check engine light came on and all my notifications. My catalytic converter needed to be replaced. At 89,000 miles my engine and turbo blew according to Subaru. But my car still drives like it has no power. They won't cover any of it and is only offering me 2 thousand dollars to fix a minimum 6 thousand dollar Job. I have not accepted the offer yet. I need help I know theirs thousands of us that went thru the same problems it's all over the Internet. Let's fight together and do something about it!
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2011-01-24 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
Frustrated
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Case Details:
We are in Canada, and own a 2003 Subaru Forester. The head gaskets failed in December with just over 130,000KM. Subaru says this is a maintenance issue and will not ackwoledge they have a problem with their vehicles. Every mechanic I speak to knows about this issue and even some of the dealers will admit there is a problem. They recalled some 1999-2002 cars and also extended warranties to 8 years or 100,000 Miles in some cases. I spoke to several dealers and they told me Subaru is well aware of the problem past those models as well in 2003-2006 vehicles. Something needs to be done to help owners of these Subaru vehicles with failed head gaskets.
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2010-04-20 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
lhubertus
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Case Details:
I've always kept up to date on maintenance, and taken care of my vehicle. After it overheated during a short routine drive, what we first thought was a coolant problem was then diagnosed as a thermostat problem, then a water pump problem, then perhaps a radiator issue. Ultimate, it comes down to the head gasket. I just want to sell this car, but in order to even bring it up to driveable/sellable condition, it'll cost me thousands of dollars! I would like to be part of any class action lawsuit on this subject.
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2010-02-02 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
guppydiver
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2010-01-19 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
jcamerlo
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2010-01-13 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
campbllrh
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2009-12-04 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
jwheeler
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Case Details:
My father recently died and left me his 2003 Subaru Legacy. The head gasket blew about a week ago at 40,000 miles. I have tried to get subaru to help but they are not returning my calls. They told me at the dealership that if I change it this time for $1,500.00 that it will never happen again. There was a 30,000 mile service that did not get done and so they will not cover it. My father was elderly and very ill. I did not know about the service.It seems odd that every other car driving around the US does not blow head gaskets at 40,000 miles. I need help. This is now a matter of principle and I believe Subaru is using inferior head gaskets and they know it. Please help.
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2009-10-22 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
angelotof
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2009-02-03 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
chrisbev
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Case Details:
Our 1998 Forester with about 150,000 miles on it blew both head gaskets. Both heads were pressure checked for leaks, but none were found. We also had to replace the ignition wire set, timing belt, water pump, valve cover gaskets, and radiator hoses. I don't know if these are related. We took it to the Subaru dealer where we bought it. Their estimate was over $800 higher than a local shop, so we had it repaired by the local shop. For the next week while it was being repaired I had to drive my wife to and from work (20 miles).
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2008-08-24 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
blacksheepfilms
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2008-08-24 |
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Class Action Investigation Member:
blacksheepfilms
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