- VIN: 4S3BH68624760****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2004
Ownership Cost for 2004 Subaru Outback Limited
Estimated: $36813 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1700 |
$816 |
$714 |
$646 |
$578 |
$4454 |
Insurance |
$1480 |
$1532 |
$1585 |
$1641 |
$1698 |
$7936 |
Fuel |
$1592 |
$1640 |
$1697 |
$1765 |
$1844 |
$8538 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1942 |
$1003 |
$743 |
$2291 |
$8742 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$464 |
$464 |
$464 |
$464 |
$464 |
$687 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8976 |
$7120 |
$6364 |
$6254 |
$8099 |
$36813 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Wagon Displacement CC: 2500 Displacement CI: 152.559360236 Displacement L: 2.500000 Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive Make: SUBARU Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) Manufacturer Id: 1075 Model: Legacy Model Year: 2004 Plant City: Lafayette Plant Company Name: SIA Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Indiana Seat Belts All: Manual Transmission Speeds: 4 Transmission Style: Automatic Trim: Outback-Ltd. Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1998 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE |
ON 1/15/01 BEARD SUBARU DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED MY ENGINE FOR AN OIL LEAK. I PAID $654.50 FOR THEM TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RESEAL BAFFLE PLATE AS WELL AS RESEAL OIL PUMP, QUESTIONABLE CAM SEALS (REFERRING TO PAPERWORK FROM DEALER). ON 3/23/01 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CAR COMPLETELY DIED. BEARD SUBARU DIAGNOSED ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO DROP IN PRESSURE W/IN ENGINE. UPON SEVERAL CONTACTS W/ SUBARU OF AMERICA, THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 50% TO REBUILD ENGINE, WHICH HAS BEEN VERBALLY ESTIMATED AT $2,500. BEARD SUBARU UNABLE TO EXPLAIN CAUSE OF ENGINE SEIZE, BUT DENIES IT IS RELATED TO RECENT REPAIR OF ENGINE LEAK. SUBARU OF AMERICA REQUIRES ME TO ACCEPT OR DENY OFFER TO OF "COURTESY FOR MY PATRONAGE" 50% BY WED. 4/4/01. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW AT BEARD SUBARU AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT FAITHFULLY. I QUESTION A DEFECT WITHIN MY VEHICLE, OR A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THE RECENT WORK CONDUCTED BY BEARD SUBARU. I REQUESTED WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE ON 3/27/01. ON 3/30/01 I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM BEARD SUBARU THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO ME "NEXT WEEK". THEY ARE AWARE I BEGIN A NEW JOB ON 4/2/01 REQUIRING ME TO RENT A VEHICLE UNTIL MY SITUATION IS RESOLVED. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS OFFERED TO PAY 50% CAR RENTAL FEE FOR 5 DAYS. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE A SECOND OPINION BEFORE I AM REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO SUBARU OF AMERICA'S DEADLINE BY 4/4/01? I AM WEARY TO ACCEPT AN AGREEMENT THAT NO ONE HAS PROVIDED A SECOND OPINION, THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN ESTIMATE OF WHAT I WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY "AFTER JUST PAYING $654.50 FOR AN ENGINE LEAK" AND I AM BEING TOLD I MUST RESPOND TO THE OFFER BY 4/4/01 OR I WILL NOT BE ASSISTED.*AK |
2004 |
ENGINE |
THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. WE LAST DROVE THE CAR HOME AT 10:30 THE NIGHT BEFORE, SO THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR FOUR HOURS IN COLD WEATHER (AROUND 20 DEGREES). THE DOGS STARTED BARKING AND I WOKE UP TO FIND MY CAR BURNING IN THE DRIVEWAY. FIRETRUCK CAME AROUND 5 MINUTES LATER AND PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE WAS BURNING AROUND ENTIRE VEHICLE. FIREMAN SAID THAT FIRE APPEARED TO BE INTERNAL TO THE CAR AND NOT CAUSED BY HUMAN INTERVENTION. POLICE PUT THE FIRE DOWN AS A "ROUTINE" ENGINE FIRE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OLDER SUBARU VEHICLES. *TR |
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