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A 2015 Subaru Outback, one of the vehicles a class action suit alleged had oil consumption issues. A judge approved the suit's settlement this week. Some owners will get new engines.

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Subaru agreed to put a new engine in some vehicles that customers said had oil- burning issues, according to the terms of a class-action lawsuit settlement approved this week.

The class-action suit said the Cherry Hill-based automaker was "unresponsive" to customer complaints and set "an unreasonably high threshold" to test oil consumption.

It's not known how many of the 650,000 Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, Legacy or Outback models owned or leased from 2011-15 were affected. Subaru asserted that 98 percent of vehicles haven't experienced oil consumption issues.

In admitting no wrongdoing, Subaru said it will install a new, re-designed $4,000 engine in some cars.

Sitting in Camden, U.S. District Judge Jerome Simandle signed off on the agreement Wednesday.

Nine plaintiffs will receive $3,500 apiece and get up to $1.5 million in attorney fees covered by Subaru.

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