Brandon

Thanks for the help. Due to my ignorance, what are TSB's? We just had the car towed to the dealer. Due to time of day and obligations we were trying to get to (getting food etc to a local Ronald McDonald House) I was unable to look it over. As for the head gasket, there were two, I believe both rear and were external. The shop indicated there was no coolant in the oil pan and it had not been going on for long. Is there anything with this I should be looking out for? Thanks for the post. Brandon

I am new to the board and I am posting because my wife and I are having a lot of trouble with what is basically a new car. We have an '01 Outback wagon, it has less than 30,000 mile and it has had all of its scheduled maintence. It also gets its oil changes every 3000. About a month ago I noticed oil and coolant on my garage floor. We had to have two head gaskets replaced. Yesterday, we were driving and without any notice we started having transmission problems. The transmission did not seem to engage and by the time we got the car off the highway and close to home (all down hill about 4 miles) the transmission went. While trying to go up a shot hill I believe the clutch was burnt out. The car cannot be moved on its own now. The car is a 5 speed and my wife drives it mostly not on the highway. She has been driving 5 speeds all her life so I cannot imagine it is her shifting. So in short, problems are in the last month or so. 1. Leaky head gaskets. 2. Burned out clutch Any ideas? The car is still under warranty, but like other people on this cite, we bought this car because they are know for being very reliable. Thanks. Brandon