Used 2001 Subaru Outback AWD 4dr Wagon w/Weather Package (2.5L 4cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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Don't buy this car
montanaowner, 05/20/2010
Subaru Outback AWD 4dr Wagon w/Weather Package (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
Bought this car new. Now have 118,000 miles and it needs its 3rd head gasket. First went at 36,000 miles, 2nd at 83,000 miles. In cold weather (10 degrees or less) gas lines at fuel pump condense, allowing fuel to vaporize into the engine compartment. Smells like you are riding in the gas tank. If I could have afforded to dump this car earlier I would have. Lots of other smaller problems. Seems to go through tires very quickly.
Head gaskets
Not so lucky, 03/20/2010
Subaru Outback AWD 4dr Wagon w/Weather Package (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I also had the head gaskets problem. Only when I bought my car in (at 102K) the dealership did not want to repair them on their cost because they would only do so for cars below 100K. This while my car had been in the dealership at 97K and they found nothing. I find it a bit fishy they only found it after the 100K had passed. For me no Subaru anymore, although they drive great, don't expect to get much further above 100K without significant repairs.
Money Pit -
The Angry Owner, San Jose, CA, 04/05/2019
updated 04/13/2020
Subaru Outback AWD 4dr Wagon w/Weather Package (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought it brand spanking new. At 80K we had to replace the catalytic convertor - $2,000. At 115K, we had to replace the head gasket - $2,000. At 125K the transmission took a dump. Because a new or rebuilt was over $3000, we opted for a used transmission and went ahead and did the CV joints at the same time since having the transmission out is a good time replace them - another $1700 total. Then, at 130K, we had an electrical fire underneath the dash. It turns out that the "weather package" - which runs on a 30 amp circuit - decided to go whaka-do and start a fire. Mechanic says it is sending excess amperage through the circuit. In doing so it melted the wiring harness. You would expect the fuse to blow but it didn't....why not? In the space of 6 years we spent $8,700 on this car. We bought a Subaru because of all of the talk about reliability. Bull-hockey. This car was a money pit and is now a useless hunk of metal. Buy a Subaru? NEVER AGAIN!
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