Constant Velocity Joint Problems of Subaru Outback

. . . Inner-right front constant velocity joint perched, directly over the starboard side exhaust, cooks the cv boot, causing it to fail, scattering grease which subsequently flashes on the exhaust directly below, inducing an engine bay fire - a. S. Joseph.

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The contact owns a 2004 suburu Outback. The contact was driving 70 mph with the cruise control activated when the vehicle suddenly shifted from overdrive to first gear. The vehicle stalled. When the contact drove into the emergency lane, he noticed that the cv joint had broken. One week after having the vehicle repaired, the failure occurred again. The second time the failure occurred, it sheared 1 inch off of the drive shaft. Suburu confirmed that they are familiar with the failure. Several mechanics have stated that 350 pounds of pressure on the drive shaft was being held together by a single o-ring. The contact did not have the VIN when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. Updated 04/28/10 updated 05/13/10.

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Driver side front cv joint boot tore for no apparent reason, 62,289 miles. Neighbor who is a former Subaru mechanic said should not happen unless I ran over something and punctured boot, I did not. Subaru would not replace under warranty out of warranty at 36k. A possible fire hazard due to cv grease leaking onto exhaust system as well as a potential mechanical failure if problem is not caught in time.

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Passenger side sun roof drain plugs up, second time this has happened. Backed up water drains into inside rear cargo area. My vehicle came equipped with the large all weather rubber mat in the cargo area. Since the area where the water pours out is near the right rear of the car the most of the water ends up on the carpet under the mat and it is not always noticeable. Original contractor that fixes leaks for dealer said the fix should take care of problem, did not. This contractor, different from the first contractor, said basically there was nothing I could do to prevent drains from plugging up. Was not driving this time, washed car and saw water on rubber mat while cleaning inside of car. The first time I was driving, in rear view mirror I saw water coming from headliner area, very distracting. Also, worry about possible damage to headliner and future body structural integrity due to water leaking into roof area. If drains continue to plug up headliner could possible become weak and fail. If this were to happen while driving this could potentially cause the driver to have an accident. Not sure of actual date this was addressed with dealer believe it was addressed when I took care in to have cv joint repaired. Dealer did not report worker to Subaru.

Passenger side front cv joint boot tore for no apparent reason, 39,744 miles. Very low mileage for a boot to tear for no reason, neighbor who is a former Subaru mechanic said should not happen unless I ran over something and punctured boot, I did not. Subaru dealer replaced under warranty though part was out of warranty. A possible fire hazard due to cv grease leaking onto exhaust system as well as a potential mechanical failure if problem is not caught in time.

The inner axle boot is leaking and needs a different grease which the service bulletin says to replace it with but the grease is on back order, the rear pinion bearing is noisy and can be heard while driving 35-45 mph. Nlm.

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