Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-20 | 98V035000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 61,115 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED A LEAK OF FLUID FROM PASSENGER SIDE BY THE REAR WHEEL. DETERMINED IT WAS GASOLINE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FUEL … |
| 2010-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE P… |
| 2009-07-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG I-495 SOUTHBOUND IN MASSACHUSETTS JUST BEFORE EXIT FOR I-90. SPEED WAS 65 MPH. HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING … |
| 2008-12-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 97 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK WGN AND FOUND OUT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED IN CYL3 AFTER TEAR DOWN FOR GASKET REPLACEM… |
| 2008-08-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER NECK RUSTED CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT ONTO GARAGE FLOOR AND WHILE DRIVING AND FILLING TANK. VEHICLE WAS BROU… |
| 2008-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LOSS OF COOLANT, OVERHEATED ENGINE, DIAGNOSIS OF BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAR: 1997 SUBARAU LEGACY OUTBACK WITH 2.5 LITER EN… |
| 2008-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OVERHEATING, BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TR |
| 2008-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS TANK FILLER PIPE HAS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR |
| 2007-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | '97 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED 85,000 MI IS OVERHEATING. BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM APPROX 5 MONTHS… |
| 2006-10-13 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THE AAA PRO… |
| 2006-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK LEGACY. *JB |
| 2006-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5 DOHC ENGINE 1) CAR WAS SUDDENLY LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, BROUGHT IT IN TO SHOP ASAP 2) HEAD GASK… |
| 2006-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUTBACK 1997: 108,000. CAR OVERHEATED SUDDENLY ON A SHORT TRIP. REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND FLUSHED/FILLED RADIATOR AT L… |
| 2005-06-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 1 | CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE RESULTING IN A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT TOTALING THE VEHICLE |
| 2005-05-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN 2001 I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HOLD THE CAR BACK WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. I … |
| 2005-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HOOD OPENING ACCIDENTALLY WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON A HEAVILY RAINY DAY WHEN THE HOOD OPENED UP AND SLAMMED T… |
| 2005-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. PURCHASED IN 2/07 (EST. DATE) BEGAN TO FAIL AT LEAST IN 1/05 (1X). THEN WEEKLY IN 7/05. BUT MA… |
| 2005-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE STANDARD SUBARU 2.5L HEAD GASKET FAILURE PROBLEM. I ADD THIS TO THE DATABASE TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON S… |
| 2004-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *BF THE VEHICLE LOST INTERNAL HEAT AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE READ HOT. THE … |
| 2004-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. THE V… |
| 2004-09-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, DENTED THE HOOD AND BENT THE HINGES. TH… |
| 2004-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A '1997 LEGACY OUTBACK SUBARU. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS. TODAY, JUNE 21, I STOPPED ON MY WAY TO BAR HA… |
| 2004-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER ALTERNATOR REPLACED, NOTICED THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCES OF ELECTRICAL OUTAGES: REAR POWER OUTLET, SEAT HEATER SWITCH… |
| 2004-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD TO HAVE FRONT CRANK SEAL REPLACED. ALSO NEEDED TO GET TIMING BELT REPLACED AS OI… |
| 2004-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE NOW INFAMOUS "BLOWN HEAD GASKET" IN PHASE I 2.5L ENGINES IS THE FOCUS OF MY COMPLAINT. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS AT L… |
| 2004-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF HEAD WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE DIED. SPARK PLUG UNABLE TO BE REINSERTED RESULTING IN A HEAD REPL… |
| 2004-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK. *MR THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER REA… |
| 2004-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | POWER BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION IMMEDIATELY AND SHORTLY AFTER (WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES) AFTER COLD START IN TEMPERATURES B… |
| 2003-09-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | A THICK FILM COVERED THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME DIM. *AK |
| 2003-08-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT LATCHES, LOCKS AND HINGES ARE RUSTED. DEALER STATED NOTHING WE COULD DO. VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIR… |
| 2003-04-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE. 495 AT 65 MPH DURING THE 6:30-6:45 A.M. RUSH HOUR, (PRIMARILY LARGE TRUCKS BARRELING DOWN THE… |
| 2003-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB |
| 2002-10-01 | WHEELS:MULTI PIECE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES ALL 4 ALLOY RIMS ARE CORRODING EXCESSIVELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. TS |
| 2002-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH WATER PUMP FAILED ,ALLOWING TIMING CHAIN TO SLIP OFF, AND BENDING VALVES TO ENGINE. PLEASE DES… |
| 2002-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CRANK/CAM/OIL PAN SILICONE SEALS FAILEDS EARLY IN VEHICLE LIFE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR BELT FELL OFF, MAIN PULLEY BROKE, CEN… |
| 2002-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT O RINGS WERE LEAKING AND HAD T… |
| 2001-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE BLOCK AND HEAD ARE CRACKED WITH NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, SUBARU MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND NO … |
| 2001-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXA… |
| 2001-10-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | RECALL 01 V 216 000/FRONT COIL SPRING: UNABLE TO GET DEALER; HASSETT DEALERSHIP; WANTAH, NY; PHONE# 516/785-7800 TO HON… |
| 2001-08-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THERE IS AN AIR LEAK AT WELD ON FRONT RIGHT ALUMINUM WHEEL. TIRE CONTINUALLY HAS LOW AIR PRESSURE. SEARS TIRE CENT… |
| 2001-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2.5 LITER ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, CAUSING REPEATED INSTANCES OF OVERHEATING REQUIRING STOPPING IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUA… |
| 2001-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OVERHEATING CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE BLOCK WHICH CRACKED REQUIRED REPEATED IMMEDIATE PULLOVERS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO PREV… |
| 2000-08-27 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | BACKGROUND: MY 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK DEVELOPED A PROBLEM THAT INVOLVED A FAILED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE… |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LOCAL SUBARU DEALER HAS SOLD THESE PARTS SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY. IT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHEN THIS FAILS TH… |
| 1999-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD… |
| 1999-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO FEEL "MUSHY," AND HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD … |
| 1999-03-27 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, GOING INTO ONCOM… |
| 1998-12-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND RADIO WILL STOP WORKING, AND THEN IN AN HOUR THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. FUSES WERE CHECKED AND … |
| 1998-11-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER RIGHT ABOVE OF RADIO, CAUSED LIQUIDS TO SEEP INTO THE STEREO SYSTEM. THE RADIO BEGAN TO… |
| 1998-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COFFEE CUP HOLDER PLACEMENT IS ABOVE THE RADIO, AND BY IT BEING DIRECTLY OVER THE RADIO, SPILLLS OR FLUIDS COMING DIREC… |