Gasoline Engine Problems of Subaru Outback

Subaru Outback owners have reported 6 problems related to gasoline engine (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the Outback.

1 Gasoline Engine problem of the 2002 Subaru Outback

Failure Date: 12/20/2004

Fuel smell inside and outside of cabin. Dealer has examined the vehicle and cannot determine cause, insists nothing is wrong with the car.

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2 Gasoline Engine problem of the 2002 Subaru Outback

Failure Date: 10/08/2002

Piston slap in 2. 5 engine.

3 Gasoline Engine problem of the 2001 Subaru Outback

Failure Date: 04/01/2002

There is severe hesitation when pressing on gas pedal. Consumer is afraid of being rear ended. Consumer stated that vehicle had a bad hesitation on acceleration from a stop. Also battery was dead.

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4 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1997 Subaru Outback

Failure Date: 03/10/2001

Overheating caused by defective block which cracked required repeated immediate pullovers on interstate highway to prevent severe overheating. Mr.

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5 Gasoline Engine problem of the 2000 Subaru Outback

Failure Date: 12/01/2000

Engine check light will come on and stay on and intermittently vehicle will shut off. Contacted dealer, and the dealer could not find the cause of problem.

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6 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1999 Subaru Outback

Failure Date: 10/12/1999

Vehicle has been experiencing hesitation after accelerating from a stopped position, this problem has been occurring every day and the dealer can find no remedy for it, the mechanics say it is a fuel problem and have had the consumer use high octane gas, the fuel filter was plugged and the dealer found the fuel was contaminated, all the work that has been completed on this vehicle has not remedied the hesitation problem.

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Other Common Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of Subaru Outback

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling problems	246
Car Stall problems	96
Check Engine Light On problems	39
Engine Burning Oil problems	37
Engine Head Gasket Failure problems	33
Engine Cooling System problems	32
Engine Stall problems	29
Radiator problems	29
Engine problems	28
Engine Belts And Pulleys problems	23

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