# 2005 Subaru Outback - Trouble Prone Car?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-trouble-prone-car/144722>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 18, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-trouble-prone-car/144722 "2019-07-18T22:05:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RogerOlasiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@RogerOlasiman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RogerOlasiman)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-trouble-prone-car/144722/1 "2019-07-18T22:05:09Z")

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I bought it second hand and I gave up on it after 3 years and 8 months at about 187k. The actuators for 3 of the 4 doors (so that left out the passenger side one), were all replaced. I noticed that the engine hesitated especially after the 2nd gear (it’s an auto) and it felt like it was gonna stop. Finally, while pulling a trailer, the engine fizzled out. A visiting mechanic came to visit and noticed that one of the cylinders was failing he said. I noticed the same hesitation with the engine after the 2nd gear too with the company car that I sometimes drove. It was a model year later. I could smell the coolant too everytime I stopped and parked. Could be coolant leak.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-trouble-prone-car/144722/2 "2019-07-20T15:04:22Z")

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So is this just a complaint or are you wanting to know something?

I can’t say that I’d consider a 15 year old car with near 200k miles, purchased used, and having a cylinder described as failing for some unknown reason as being trouble prone.