Classic. Just got off the phone with my mechanic about my 2004 Subaru Outback. Approx. 80,000 miles on it, head gasket leaking. About $2,200 to repair, if I also go for replacing the timing belt and some other work, you know, since the engine will be removed anyway ($1,000 labor). Thanks Subaru! I thought I had a reliable, rugged car, and was planning to give it to my son who started college this year.
Is Subaru doing anything to address this problem?
Also, a few years back we had a real doozy of an electrical problem with the same vehicle. The car was stalling out unexpectedly in mid-ride; very unnerving when doing 40 or so on a city road. Two mechanics and A SUBARU DEALER couldn’t figure it out or declined to dig into the problem. Finally, my very trusted but busy mechanic (Bruno’s Garage, in Pittsburgh) spent a week on it and traced the problem, some kind of loose wire, I can’t remember all the details. They were very proud of themselves (one of the mechanics has an electrical engineering degree) especially since the dealer was stumped.