14 problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2013 Subaru Outback. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the 2013 Outback.
Excessive oil consumption. The car goes through a quart of oil about every 700-800 miles despite regular oil changes and maintaince.
Vehicle uses oil excessive amounts of oil and this year of Outback has had recalls but said VIN # has not had a recall for excessive oil consumption.
This car is an extreme oil burner. We have to add oil every 1,000 miles. There was a lawsuit and Subaru is offering to replace the engine block, but our dealership says the car continues to pass the oil consumption test. Also, the clutch just went out at 58,000 miles. After an online search, I am seeing this is typical of this car.
For the last 50k miles, oil consumption has gotten worse and worse. Now it needs a qt of oil every 600 miles.
Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Subaru Outback . The contact stated that the vehicle was using an excessive amount of oil and additional oil was added by contact. The low oil warning indicator light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to autonation Subaru arapahoe 9955 e arapahoe rd, centennial, CO 80112 (303) 578-6119 where diagnosed that a oil consumption test and oil change was needed the vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number 1-35088528581 who referred contact to local dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Ap.
This car consumes oil. It's been a consistent problem since turning 25k, we have had 3 oil consumption tests and Subaru states that losing between 1. 1qts between service intervals is normal. This is not normal. These engines are flawed. No modern car should consume/lose oil. Having owned a 2009 Subaru Outback impreza sport and knowing others with Subaru Outbacks w/out this problem it is clearly a manufacturing defect that Subaru does not want to assume responsibility for. I urge the NHTSA to investigate these complaints and force Subaru to recall the effected engines.
Excessive oil consumption, oil light illuminates every 3000 miles instead of purported 7500 miles. Problems started in 2016 at about 70,000 miles. Dealership did test , confirmed excessive oil consumption and is replacing short block in vehicle. Dealership states extended warranty on this problem.
Severe burning oil issue. Releasing toxic smoke into atmosphere. This is a wide spread issue with Subaru 2. 5 motors. They are only offering a fix for anyone in warrantee. This is preventing many vehicles from being repaired due to cost of repair. This happens mainly on highway driving for me. I had my engine replaced out of warranty and now the junkyard motor they gave me is doing the same thing. Subaru needs to take ownership of this issue, and needs to fix all of these affected motors.
Engine is burning oil into atmosphere. Getting less than 800 miles before oil light comes on. Consumes over a quart of synthetic motor oil every two weeks. Subaru has been replacing motors for only when people complain and only if they are in warranty, I was outside of warranty when I experienced this, thankfully I bought some extended insurance, however they only replace the motor with a junkyard motor, which may fail again, I already suspect I am burning oil and am indeed facing the same issue after only 4 weeks. Subaru needs to take ownership of this mfgr. Defect. They are polluting the atmosphere and doing as little as possible to resolve. This issue appears to affect a good portion of these cars as evidenced by all of the online chatter about it. They are fully aware of the issue. I only found out about this issue upon noticing lack of power and having my catalytic converter replaced due to it being clogged. I am already noticing this same issue there too. When I bought this car, the issue was already known to Subaru. Yet they did not to resolve the polluting issue. Please look into this to prevent any worse damage to the environment. I am in the process of getting rid of this vehicle, but someone else may be stuck with the same issue. This happens during all driving situations. . Highway or on local roads.
Oil consumption problem. Oil light comes on before recommended oil change. Did 1200 mile oil consumption test with no oil burned. At about 5,000 miles oil light comes on again. I beleive there is a TSB out but I beleive Subaru should fix problem regardless of expense. Still under waranty. Still working with dealer who have been very good about this problem so far.
VIN: 4s4brcbc0d3301908 year: 2013 vehicle: Outback model: 2. 5i premium vehicle purchase date 08/05/2013 August 2013 (less than 2500 miles in the car) returning from a trip pembroke pines, FL to clifton, NJ to pembroke pines, FL. On returning trip Saturday, 11:00 am or so. Southbound on I-95 before jacksonville, FL, oil light turn on. Subaru road assistance recommended Subaru of jacksonville, FL. Went there and they pour some oil and said everything was fine. August 31st, 2015, started to travel to jacksonville, tallahassee and gainesville, FL. More than 3 similar incidents in 2015. January 2016 situation increases. Between Dec 2015 and Jan 2016, car repeated the low oil level situation 3 times. Jan 25, 2016, Subaru of jax ran a 1200 miles oil consumption test. Result was negative. Missing oil was between Subaru standards. Weekend on fri, 04/08/2016 7:30 pm, driving from jax to pembroke pines, FL, low oil level light came back on. Tried to reset it several times, turning the car off and on. Only by fort lauderdale light went off completely. Oil level checked next day 04/09/2016. Oil missing on the stick. 2/3 of qtr. Oil added. Mon, 04/11/2016, visited Subaru of jax and register the occurrence. Fri, 05/06/ 2016, from jax to pembroke pines, FL and back on sun, 05/08/2016. Low oil level light came on several times. Next gas station, purchased most compatible full synthetic quarter oil and pour half of the bottle. Light went off for the rest of trip. Thu, 05/12/2016, went to Subaru of jax to report problem experienced and to make oil change at 49,702 miles. Agreed with service manager to use oil with more viscosity, 5w30 instead of Subaru recommended 0w20. They check oil level and determine that 3/4 of a quarter of oil was missing. So we are talking of quarter or more of total oil missing between oil changes. I didn¿t like that.
2013 Subaru Outback. Consumer writes in regards to excessive oil consumption problems after replacement of oil sending unit. The consumer stated he was experiencing excessive oil consumption, before the oil sending unit was replaced. Over the next few years, the oil light illuminated at an increasing rate. The consumer stated the dealer attempted to mask the problem by over-filling the reservoir, telling the amount of oil consumer was normal, etc.
Excessive oil consumption: the vehicle was purchased new in December 2012. At mileage 4,682, the engine oil level warning light illuminated. I took it to the original dealer and they observed that the oil level was low and they topped it off. The next time the light illuminated, the dealer initiated an oil consumption test. According to the test parameters, the vehicle did not consume oil excessively during the test period. Following the first test, the engine oil level warning light illuminated on 2 other occasions and the dealer performed 2 modified oil consumption tests (see fb engine oil control ring TSB oil consumption test). Again both tests showed no oil consumption during the test interval. The second test was performed at 16,976 miles and the third test performed at 20,896 miles. The light would illuminate prior to the next schedule oil change (dealer recommends 5,550 miles) at approximately 3,500 miles. I submitted a warranty claim with Subaru north America and they authorized a short block replacement at 22,270 miles.
On 1000 mile one way trip the oil light came on and it could checked out for another 100 miles. This was not too dangerous but my wife is 67 years old, doesn't understand car engines and was very frightened about what to do. They stopped the car immediately and called me, to ask what to do. For anyone, especially women stopped at the side of the interstate this creates a dangerous situation. I have been told that ntsb has been told of the excessive oil consumption of Subaru Outback, legacy and other Subaru models using a defective oil ring. It seems to me that this presents several dangers considering especially the cost of the repair. Because of this cost the repairs will probably go without correction. This situation could lead to severe loss of compression, power and a dangerous problem when acceleration is critical.