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2011 SUBARU OUTBACK — ENGINE

1 injured · 1835290 · 2022-08-22

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The car got overheated on 8/20/2022, because of the mechanical and design issue, specifically the coolant pipe and hose connection which got disconnected and blew up with force ejecting hot coolant liquid. The incident almost killed my husband. The hot liquid burned his abdomen and my face. He got transported by an ambulance, got admitted to a hospital, and got a 2nd-degree burner. This entire incident endangered my entire family members while we were far from home on a road trip adventure. My kids are under 10, and they were worried and crying. The incident definitely was reproducible, because, within a 3 hours window, the hose got disconnected 4 times, where the 4th time it hit my husband and me. A Yosemite Park Ranger was helping us inspect the car on the 3rd and 4th failure. For our safety, we have not been driving the car since 8/21/2022. So, the vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11480647
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown