Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 05/12/2010 | 94000 | ||
| Subaru outback, 2003, 4-cylinder with 90,000 miles s/n: 4sbh6750-37608019 significant acceleration from very slow speed; turning off the engine was the only method of stopping the car. drove through garage wall; occurence over six months; about one-time per month. progressively got worse until the car went through the garage wall. per dealer: significant carbon build-up in throttle housing & idle control valve. carbon build-up caused by reformulated gasoline. repiar action: clean throttle housing & replace idle control valve = $ 750.00 at may 11, 2010. no service bulletins or history, per dealer. my comment: potential disterous safety issues: not only property damage, but significant personal injury could be caused if this happens in parking lots, crosswalks, driveways, etc. twu 5/15/2010 | |||
| 12/18/2008 | 1 | ||
| I own a 2003 subaru outback limited 2.5l. during extremely cold weather (20 degrees f or lower,) the fuel lines leak where the rubber hose and clamp meet the metal pipe on the fuel rail for the intake manifold. this is a very dangerous condition since raw fuel is leaking onto the intake manifold and engine block. a source of ignition such as heat from the exhaust manifold or even a spark from static electricity could start a fire in the engine compartment. there is a technical service bulletin for the same problem, only for the subaru impreza wrx. (tsb# 09-36-03). the subaru outback experiences the same leak even on the same short piece of hose on the passenger side of the engine. subaru | |||