While driving the vehicle stalled out, the consumer parked the vehicle, while the vehicle was parked it cought fire, engine compartment fire. *Ak
Engine & cooling
1987 Subaru GL Engine problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 1987 Subaru GL's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 18% of all its complaints, most recently on March 12, 1996. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
The aluminum heads cracked due to excessive heat. Tt
Engine overheated/seized due to water pump failure. *Ak
Subaru GL engine complaints by year
GL engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data