# 1999 Subaru Outback head gasket

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-outback-head-gasket/115099>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, subaru\
**Created:** [April 6, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-outback-head-gasket/115099 "2018-04-06T18:47:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JodieWestphal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@JodieWestphal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JodieWestphal)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-outback-head-gasket/115099/1 "2018-04-06T18:47:56Z")

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I have a 1999 outback, family owned, bought in 2000, 87,000 miles. Over heating problems, shop said head gazette. problems with the dash lights and other electric problems. paid a shop in lake county $2000. The problems came back.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-subaru-outback-head-gasket/115099/2 "2018-04-08T00:34:03Z")

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Well . . . what did this “shop in lake county” do for your $2000?

And how soon did the problems reoccur?

If the problems reoccurred 1 week after they performed their repairs . . . whatever they were . . . then I’d say they need to look at the car again. Improper repairs and/or diagnosis would be my guess

But if the problems reoccurred 2 years after the repairs, the shop is off the hook. Because many shops guarantee their work for 12 months.

We need more details