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2000 Subaru Outback repairs by problem area
Engine (48%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (17%)
Brakes and Traction Control (5%)
Suspension and Steering (14%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (14%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (1%)
Other (1%)
Chart based on 110 repairs.
2000 Subaru Outback repair cost distribution
$2500+ (5%)
$1000 - $2499 (16%)
$500 - $999 (10%)
$100 - $499 (38%)
< $100 (30%)
Chart based on 97 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2000 Subaru Outback
Engine not specified
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Dec 2012 - Dec 2013 | |||
| Jun 2013182000 miUS $120 | Front left wheel bearing failure. It was my fault, forgot to stake axle nut after previous axle replacement. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ontario, Canada Nov 2009 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Dec 2009125860 miC $1200 | Head gasket blew. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Pennsylvania, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Sep 2010155000 miUS $12000 | alternator | ||
2000 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| Subaru Outback in Indiana, United States May 2011 - Jul 2011 | |||
| Jul 2011162000 miUS $900 | Clutch replaced, as well as clutch hydraulics | ||
| Subaru Outback in Connecticut, United States Dec 2010 - Jul 2012 | |||
| Jan 2011161000 miUS $350 | check engine light on....extreme fuel vapor smell at idle. replaced 2 fuel rubber hoses. cleared check engine light | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Apr 2013 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 2013153000 miUS $1400 | Replaced both headgaskets. | ||
| Jul 2013155000 miUS $100 | Replaced rear 02 sensor | ||
| Oct 2013158300 miUS $200 | Replaced header | ||
| Apr 2014161300 miUS $60 | Replaced o-rings and recharged AC | ||
| Nov 2014167000 miUS $125 | Cylinder #4 stopped firing. Replaced plug wires and coil/igniter. | ||
| Subaru Outback in West Virginia, United States May 2011 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 2011151000 miUS $90 | Replaced Knock sensor. Replaced O2 A/F sensor, up stream. | ||
| May 2015154000 miUS $5 | Replaced original positive terminal on battery with 3rd party replacement. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Oct 2014 - Nov 2014 | |||
| Nov 2014135000 mi | Headgasket weep from drivers side cylinder bank | ||
| Subaru Outback in Maine, United States Jan 2016 - Jan 2016 | |||
| Jan 2016 | head gasket or engine block need repair; steering column loose; brakes; water pump | ||
| Subaru Outback in Alabama, United States Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Jun 2016202000 mi | The clutch on the manual transmission wore out. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Nebraska, United States Jan 2015 - Aug 2016 | |||
| Feb 2015154500 miUS $26 | Turn signal wouldn't work when turning left. Replaced w/ aftermarket stalk. Replaced faulty knock sensor | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Jul 2014 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Oct 2014154000 miUS $240 | jury-rigged exhaust until replacement arrives. | ||
| May 2015156600 miUS $250 | replaced pads and rotors as well as parking brake pads. Also replaced the intermediate pipe and muffler. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Maryland, United States Dec 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Feb 2011155800 miUS $260 | O2 sensor error message and idle control message. Car is old and diagnosis and repair is not worth the cost, so nothing was done. | ||
2000 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD
| Subaru Outback in Minnesota, United States Apr 2014 - Sep 2019 | |||
| Jan 2015US $300 | Antifreeze leaking | ||
| Jun 2018173000 mi | Condenser failed | ||
| Subaru Outback in Tennessee, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 2015191000 miUS $230 | Steering column bearing was bad, causing steering to occasionally lock or freeze while driving. Upgraded to wood steering wheel while the new (used) column was being installed. Much tighter steering and no wobble in the wheel now. | ||
| Apr 2016202000 miUS $35 | Smacked out old wheel studs, smacked new ones in, and replaced all five lug nuts. Four of the five studs broke at highway speeds, noticed after intense vibration. | ||
| Jan 2018216000 miUS $600 | Wheel bearings had to be replaced on one side, which meant a used wheel hub from another car. Required new tie rod ends as well. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Michigan, United States Mar 2009 - Nov 2012 | |||
| Apr 2009131000 miUS $900 | The head gaskets were leaking externally (no mixing of water and oil in either the block or cooling system). | ||
| Mar 2010150000 miUS $150 | Brake hoses wore out. | ||
| May 2012197100 miUS $400 | Replaced the pads, rotors, calipers, brackets, hardware and hoses for both the front and rear | ||
| Subaru Outback in Quebec, Canada Feb 2013 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Jun 2013181660 miC $300 | heating radiator replacement. | ||
| Mar 2014184760 mi | Timing belt failure : engine blowed ! | ||
| Subaru Outback in New Mexico, United States Dec 2012 - Apr 2013 | |||
| Apr 2013130000 mi | Engine light came on. Code for back two cylinder misfiring. Inspected wires - ok. Put in a jar of fuel injection cleaner and cleared codes. One week later still no recurring codes. Engine light came on again. Code for back 2 cylinders again. Car runs fine. Filled with higher grade of gasoline (knock/ping could be cause for that code). After 400 miles, still no engine light. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ohio, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jan 2015US $2500 | Leaking head gaskets replaced, all seals, rear main seal, and gaskets too. | ||
| May 2015117100 miUS $600 | pads, calipers, rotors | ||
| Jun 2015118000 miUS $300 | wheel bearing bad - replaced sticking caliper | ||
| Sep 2015120000 miUS $2400 | Seal leaks and slippage from first to second when "cold" | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Nov 2008 - Mar 2012 | |||
| Dec 2008140000 miUS $1750 | Water pump, timing belt, valve cover gaskets, both front halfshafts, halfshaft seals, . Catalytic converter. | ||
| Apr 2009145000 miUS $2400 | Transmission seals leaking into transfer case, diluting transfer case grease, transfer case seals leaking diluted grease onto exhaust, bad burning grease smell. Transmission was also slipping a little. Inspected transmission while out, did complete rebuil | ||
| Jul 2011185000 miUS $500 | replaced both front cv joints (total axle assemblies) | ||
| Dec 2011191000 miUS $350 | rough idle, fuel odor, cleaned throttle body, replaced fuel filter | ||
| Subaru Outback in Missouri, United States Nov 2008 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Dec 200897000 miUS $290 | Needed a sensor replaced because of hesitation in shifting into drive from park. | ||
| Nov 2009105000 miUS $1600 | Replace O2 sensor triggering CEL Replace CV boots | ||
| Dec 2010115000 miUS $2500 | Automatic transmission replaced. Had been delaying in shift into gear from P. | ||
| Mar 2014147000 miUS $2000 | Dreaded headgasket Fuel line leak | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States Apr 2015 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Sep 2015226089 miUS $25 | I smelled raw fuel on some cooler mornings. Bought 5 feet of Gates fuel injection fuel line to replace all of the lines in the engine compartment. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New Mexico, United States Nov 2008 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Apr 200988000 miUS $150 | alternator malfunction - replaced | ||
| Sep 2011100000 mi | Replaced previous remanufactured alternator with fresh remanufactured one provided under warranty through NAPA. Previous NAPA alternator lasted <20,000 mi and < 3 yr, but warrantied for 3 yr (better than Subaru warranty). | ||
| Oct 2011101000 miUS $1200 | Thermostat and radiator hoses replaced | ||
| Dec 2011102000 miUS $1340 | Replaced both struts in front and both shocks in rear, followed by an alignment. | ||
| Oct 2012106200 miUS $250 | Both CV joint boots on one axle were split. Replaced entire axle. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Rhode Island, United States Sep 2015 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Sep 2015141000 miUS $50 | Car wouldn't start. Mechanic found a bad Alternator/PS Drive Belt. Removed and replaced with a new belt and starts just fine now. Prior to non-start radio was all static, not working well and only other symptom was slight rough idle. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States Feb 2015 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Apr 2015101000 miUS $875 | Tire technician noted that all four struts were bad and the rear two were leaking. Replaced all four struts. | ||
| May 2015101800 miUS $300 | Both front inner CV boots leaking, both replaced. | ||
| Jun 2015103000 miUS $55 | Torn passenger-side inner tie rod boot. Replaced entire tie rod, $50. Intermittent code for upstream oxygen sensor. Replaced oxygen sensor. | ||
| Nov 2015106600 miUS $40 | Idler pulley whining when running at idle, replaced and fixed the problem. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Sep 2012 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Aug 2013256000 mi | Problem diagnosed. Driver side wheel bearing. Will attempt DIY. | ||
| Jan 2014266500 miUS $575 | Replaced driver side wheel bearings. | ||
| Apr 2014259500 mi | Went for biannual California smog certification passed, but Check Engine light on. Exhaust problem codes. Estimate $800 fix. Saving money to get it done. Car running well in the meantime. | ||
| Nov 2014265000 miUS $1800 | Check Engine light, 3 codes indicated evap issues internal air intake and Cat conv. Traced problems to broken and corroded wires near MAP sensor and Evap sensor solenoid. Guide roller bearings broke out of casing sending shrapnel into timing belt compartment other roller disengaged. Somehow belt stayed on! Replaced belt, pulleys tensioner, water pump and thermostat. Serviced transmission & replaced gasket. | ||
| Jan 2015258300 mi | Check engine light (CEL)came on for a couple days, then went off. Did this twice more. Light was off, mechanic checked code. Code Cat malfunction. Cleared code. CEL has stayed off. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Alabama, United States Oct 2011 - Jul 2012 | |||
| Dec 2011156000 mi | rack and pinion leaking replace rack and pinion, one month later began leaking again new rack and pinion began leaking, took it back to the dealer | ||
| Jun 2012168000 miUS $2800 | replaced engine due to blown head gasket | ||
| Subaru Outback in Virginia, United States Jul 2010 - Sep 2010 | |||
| Aug 2010127000 miUS $100 | Catalytic converter needs replacing because it is (supposedly) very dirty. Cleaning it out did not solve the problem. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Aug 2010235000 miUS $300 | Right headlight going out intermittently Engine will "hiccup" briefly (less than 1 second)while climbing any hill. Likely valve replacement needed...not economical at this car mileage. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Oct 2009 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Apr 2010204000 miUS $500 | Cracked universal joint boot on driver side front axle. Fix is to replace axle. Also needed new front sway bar linkage bushings. | ||
| Nov 2010220000 miUS $2000 | Cracked head gasket leaking coolant externally. I decided to get it fixed before it got worse. The shop that I took it to did an exceptional job Garage 1 Auto Repair (Subaru Specialist) in San Jose, CA | ||
| Sep 2012255000 miUS $1100 | servo controlling locking torque converter was bad. Replaced servo pack. Torque converter would not disengage at stop which caused engine to stall.Otherwise car runs great. | ||
| Jan 2015297500 miUS $500 | Front axle boot torn, replaced axle | ||
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States Nov 2010 - Mar 2011 | |||
| Dec 2010168000 miUS $1550 | Oil leaks at CAM and crankshaft replaced timing belt and cover. Replaced left front axle and CV. | ||
| Mar 2011172000 mi | Right front axle replaced due to faulty part from previous repair. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Great Britain Mar 2011 - Apr 2015 | |||
| Apr 2011115000 mi | Worn prop shaft joint | ||
| Jul 2011115200 mi£300 | Rear left brake caliper piston seized | ||
| Mar 2012118000 mi£200 | Exhaust flanges corroded | ||
| Feb 2013124700 mi£100 | seized brake caliper | ||
| Subaru Outback in Virginia, United States Mar 2011 - Apr 2011 | |||
| Apr 2011120000 miUS $91 | Front differential fuel low, transmission noise, recommended transmission replacement, got second opinion (same), sold the car. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Jun 2011 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Sep 2011147000 miUS $3600 | Original 147K engine overheated (stuck thermostat), parts melted. Replaced engine w/ refurbished engine with 88K from salvage shop, dealer installed.Happy to have my really nice car back w/ a younger engine. I will drive slowly from now on! | ||
| May 2012154300 miUS $150 | Still so happy I got a used engine with 88K on it for my lovely Subaru car with 167K miles. Since the new engine 9/2011, I have just needed recharge or repair on my air conditioning system, I am not sure which. Yay! | ||
| Jul 2012169000 mi | The AC stopped working at full cold, got that fixed with Mechanic A, but then it still cooled poorly but a little. | ||
| Aug 2012169300 mi | I decided to take it to the dealer, got it recharged and it worked great. But then the fan and related temp electrical went out. The dealer then charged me 135 to change the fuse! | ||
| Jan 2013148000 miUS $131 | Retractable Cargo Cover Broke, First time a few years ago, the screw housing end cap came part. I just replaced the cover. This time a spring inside has broken and it will not auto retract. I will get a used one. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Michigan, United States Jan 2010 - Feb 2012 | |||
| May 2010141000 mi | Rear wiper motor froze. New motor $214.00 not includind labor. I removed motor, not easy, external nuts were rusted. Drove out frozen shaft, cleaned, lubed shaft, reinstalled wiper motor, good as new! Pays to do it yourself. | ||
| Sep 2010145000 mi | Dreaded leaking head gasket! Good drip after driving, as car cooled stopped. Went to dealer, $1700 -$2000 for fix. Called Subaru, going to review it. Out of Extended Warrenty. Mec. bottle of stop leak, stopped leaking. Waiting. | ||
| Nov 2010145000 mi | Head gasket leak. Mechnic gave me bottle bottle of Subaru stop leak, stopped leaking. I called Subaru. Will help pay. Can't tell u how much. Cant believe it stopped leak for 2 months. I was good (bad) dripping leak. Time will tell. | ||
| Nov 2011155500 miUS $179 | Oh boy, head gaskets replaced. Can't believe it took only 1day. Amazing pull the engine, heads off. Check for warped heads. Mine were OK. No machine shop. That would have added 2 more days. Great mechanic Fox Subaru GR, MI. . Nasty hard rattle going over little bump let alone bigger bumps. Dealer thought with out looking a rear strut. I put it up on ramps in my garage. Thank goodness link that holds anti-sway bar to chassis broke. Replaced both sides today. | ||
| Dec 2011157000 miUS $150 | Lose of coolant in about 1 hr of driving. A by-pass hose maybe 8 -10 inches long failed. It's tees off near the thermostat housing. $15 forhose, $91 labor, clamps and new coolant etc. Waited for it. 1 HR. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Michigan, United States Oct 2009 - Mar 2012 | |||
| Nov 200996000 miUS $2000 | I purchased the car in 3/09 with 73,000 miles had it checked by dealer and indepenant shop. At 94,000 head gaskets started to leak! Dealer did not pay a dime! My car was well taken care of by the prior owner and myself. Sub North Amer. Cheap! | ||
| May 2011145600 miUS $400 | Alternator went bad and I had to have it replaced. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ohio, United States Nov 2009 - Oct 2012 | |||
| Jan 201095000 miUS $140 | replaced left axle boot | ||
| Jul 2011112000 miUS $450 | ac did not work all the time various componets replaced ending up being a $10 relay. | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Sep 2010 - Oct 2010 | |||
| Oct 201096000 miUS $359 | CVC boots front ruptured - had to be replaced. | ||
2000 Subaru Outback 4-door
4-cylinder manual AWD
| Subaru Outback in Arkansas, United States Sep 2008 - Jan 2009 | |||
| Nov 200880000 miUS $400 | Half axle boot covering split, spewing grease on exhaust system and causing contamination of bearings, so entire boot was replaced. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States May 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jul 2009184000 miUS $700 | timing belt failure | ||
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States Nov 2009 - Apr 2010 | |||
| Apr 2010180000 miUS $257 | Knocking/vibration at highway speeds when turning slight left. Tire shop said front bearings bad and needing repair. Quoted at $257. Was trying to sell car anyway. Purchaser was aware of problem and bought car for $250 less than my asking price. | ||
2000 Subaru Outback 4-door
4-cylinder automatic AWD
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States Oct 2009 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Dec 2009156000 miUS $28 | Check engine light came on; code P0420. Checked exhaust system for leaks/damage, found none. Went ahead with replacement of front catalytic converter Passenger side valve cover gasket leaking oil. Replaced, no leaking after repair. | ||
| Mar 2010167000 miUS $385 | knocking/clicking sounds coming from left side while in a turn and accelerating. Replaced both axles and stub shafts. | ||
| Subaru in Ontario, Canada Sep 2008 - Mar 2009 | |||
| Mar 2009181040 mi | Head gasket leak. No repaired due to cost, and due to it being endemic to the 2000-2004 model years (recall issued years ago, no longer applicable) | ||
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