1995 SUBARU LEGACY Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

18 complaints about Engine And Engine Cooling

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All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints (18)

Jul 27, 2011 Fire

WE HAD A SLOW OIL LEAK AND OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTED GOING BAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE OIL LEAKED DOWN THE EXHAUST TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS OVER HEATING AND CAUSED A FLASH FIRE BURNING UP MY ENTIRE CAR. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

Sep 23, 2003

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK

Jan 30, 2002

CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS ON DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. DEALER DETERMINED THAT O RINGS WERE LEAKING, ALSO FRONT CRANK SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER REMOVED CARBON BUILD UP AT THE THROTTLE PLATE, ALSO WORK WAS NEEDED ON THE POWERTRAIN.*JB

Aug 19, 2001

OIL LEAKS OUT OF CAMS AND GET ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSES ENGINE TO SMOKE WHEN STOPPED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BROUGHT TO SHOP 3 TIMES BACK IN SHOP NOW, CONTINUES TO LEAK OIL.*AK

Feb 28, 2001

MOTOR OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, THE DEALER REPLACED ENGINE PLUGS. NLM

Feb 28, 2001

MOTOR OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, THE DEALER REPLACED ENGINE PLUGS. NLM

Feb 15, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND HEARD A NOISE, LIKE SOMETHING FELL, DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, VEHICLE STARTED COASTING LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, CONSUMER SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT START UP AGAIN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND FOUND THAT THE CAMSHAFT HAD BROKEN, DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS BLOCKAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH CAUSED CAMSHAFT TO LOCK AND THEN BREAK BECAUSE NO OIL WAS ABLE TO FLOW ON THAT SIDE. *SLC

Jan 27, 2000

GASKET FAILED. YH

Dec 13, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Sep 4, 1998

THERE IS A GAS SMELL WHEN ENGINE IS COLD.

Sep 4, 1998

THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD.

Sep 2, 1997

ENGINE FAILED AT PICKUP DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

Sep 23, 1996

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

Aug 26, 1996

ENGINE VIBRATES.

May 2, 1996 Fire

WHILE DRVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT INSURANCE COMPANY FOUND THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT WITHIN THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SPECIFY AS TO WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. *SLC

Jan 31, 1996

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

Nov 13, 1995

BAD FUMES ODOR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. TT

Oct 18, 1995

PURCHASED CAR NEW THE MOTOR BLEW . TT