I was in an accident in my 2004 Subaru outback, the car that hit me, hit the front passenger side so hard that the tire was at a 45 degree angle to the body. After having the "wreck damage" repaired, the body shop informed me that I have a rack and pinion leak on the driver's side. It was not doing this before, can this be attributed to the wreck?

I was in an accident in my 2004 Subaru outback, the car that hit me, hit the front passenger side so hard that the tire was at a 45 degree angle to the body. After having the "wreck damage" repaired, the body shop informed me that I have a rack and pinion leak on the driver's side. It was not doing this before, can this be attributed to the wreck? 2 Answers

Hello - I have a question for all the Subaru experts if you could please. I was planning to buy a 2011 Outback tonight, 95K miles. What I found out today is making me question the investment. After reading about the CVT issues, I started digging and confirmed that this Outback did have an issue just a few months ago and SOA confirmed the CVT in this vehicle has a 24K or 24 month warranty since it was replaced with a remanufactered (NOT REBUILD) CVT under warranty. So, should I buy it and have peace of mind that the CVT issues have been addressed and maybe I'll get 100k miles out of it or walk away? Can't afford a new one, so was looking for exactly this price range - I think I should happy at this news since the known CVT problems have been addressed but could I be getting into a money pit. Thanks for any helpful feedback! 1 Answer

Hello - I have a question for all the Subaru experts if you could please. I was planning to buy a 2011 Outback tonight, 95K miles. What I found out today is making me question the investment. After ...

I have a 2000 Subaru Outback that won't start. I have replaced the starter twice, and still nothing. I was told to try the starter relay, but can't seem to find the location of the relay. Any idea where the starter relay is located. I have contacted multiple auto shops and no one can seem to help me find where this is located. Can you help? 4 Answers

Engine has been replaced w/ an engine from a 2002 subaru outback due to shop blowing motor with timing belt installed incorrectly. Not sure if this affects the answer.

I have a2001 outback...My wifewasdriving this morning and the car ran hot...Sheput the heat on high audit cameo normal temps...When she got home and after it cooled down, I opened the. Cap on the radiator and it was full but the over flow was empty...Would the empty over flow cause that to happen???? Please help!!! It's our only transportation ... 14 Answers

Car running hot but never over heated

i have a 2004 outback 3.0 that started overheating 3 days after i purchased it. I had the obveous replaced; heat sensor. radiater cap. When I went to rewplace the thermostate I found that it had been removed. Put in an after market therm and it didn;t change situation. I replaced water pump. That didn't work. Situation now is that the two upper hoses get hot quickly and are under pressure; lower hose is much cooler and not pressureized.Logic dictates either a bad therm (but it overheated even when the therm was removed) or a bad radiator (but the radiator seemed to pass water freely when I had it out. I understand there is a chemical that detects carbon in cooling system. Seems that should be my next step to rule out hg. I also understand that heater plays a roll in cooling system but not sure how much it would effect water temp and pressure. Any suggestions would be appreciated 2 Answers

started overheating. I replaced heat sensor, radiator cap. Went to replace therm. but found it didn't have one. Did relace it with a non subaru therm. Didn't solve problem so replaced water pump. A...