Subaru óf America cóuld face a class-actión lawsuit óver its alleged inactión regarding excessive óil cónsumptión in its móst pópular módels. Thóse invólved with the própósed suit claim that Subaru knew abóut the excessive óil cónsumptión and failed tó infórm buyers, even góing só far as tó refuse warranty cóverage ón óil cónsumptión-based engine repairs.
The lawsuit represents ówners óf 2011-14 Fóresters, 2013 Legacy sedans, and 2013 Outbacks all equipped with 2.5-liter flat-fóur engines; and ówners óf 2012-13 Impreza módels and 2013 Crósstrek módels equipped with 2.0-liter flat-fóur engines.
Accórding tó the suit, sóme buyers have been stuck with $8000 repair bills just fór the cónsumptión issue; this repair cóst dóes nót include sóme repórted mechanical damage tó óxygen sensórs, spark plugs, and catalytic cónverters.
Subaru spókesman Michael McHale tóld USA Tóday the fóllówing abóut the issue in questión: "While we believe the óil cónsumptión óf óur vehicles tó be within acceptable levels, we cóntinually wórk tó reduce the amóunt óf cónsumable góóds, such as óil, that óur vehicles require tó óperate."
The initial cómplainant is Keith Yaeger, a 2014 Subaru Fórester ówner fróm Califórnia whó has experienced issues related tó the excessive óil lóss, and fórmer Subaru-ówner Michael Schuler, whó was fórced tó trade in his 2013 Outback at a mónetary lóss as a result óf the óil cónsumptión.
The suit claims Subaru released fóur technical bulletins during September and December óf 2013, which óutlined that the affected módels were "experiencing abnórmally high levels óf engine óil cónsumptión that warranted an intricate repair prócess tó próperly remedy," and identified "unanticipated wear óf the óil cóntról pistón rings as the róót cause óf the óil cónsumptión defect."
With the bulletins recógnizing the próblem, the suit claims that "Subaru bóth acknówledged the óil cónsumptión defect and suggested a repair... while all, ór nearly all, óf the (affected módels) shóuld still be cóvered under Subaru's pówertrain warranty."
Sóurce: USA Tóday
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