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2003 Subaru Outback Visibility problems

Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2003 Subaru Outback's visibility & wipers with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on December 7, 2007. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

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3
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0
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0
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0
Injuries
0
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0

Visibility complaints

Visibility & wipers

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru outback. Water was leaking in the vehicle through the sunroof. The dealer repaired the sunroof with silicone, but the failure recurred. The dealer repaired the failure again with the same silicone. The sunroof was never used. The water did not cause any damage. The failure mileage was 38,000 and current mileage was 53,700.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10211126
Visibility & wipers

Internal coating inside compass mirror with auto light detection. The golden coating inside the mirror decomposed and ran into the mirror all within an hour or two. It wasn't hot, I just got into my car and it began to sort of melt. The used replacement is $225...This is a 2003 subaru outback ll bean edition....This is ridiculous!!! *Nm

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10158069
SteeringEngine & coolingTransmission & drivetrainElectrical systemVisibility & wipers

Nar 03-27-2003 mr the car dies intermittently at speeds between 20-25 mph on deceleration. The power is completely lost with no power steering control. Additional items noticied .. Shifting in transmission at low speeds, dashboard creaks and drivers window faulty. *Cb

Filed Incident Steering · Engine and engine cooling · Power train · Electrical system · VisibilityNHTSA 10014538

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Outback visibility problems, every year

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