Subaru Outback Complaints (2022)

465 consumer complaints on file.

#11524177May 28, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The car only left in the parking lot for 8 hours and then crack. No sign of hit.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11523863May 25, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Small chip in windshield turned into larger crack, spreading across windshield by the morning.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11523552May 23, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Windshield cracked
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11523517May 23, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Car was parked in garage. 14 inch crack appeared in windshield with no impact. Crack just appeared while car was parked.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11523181May 22, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Bought 2022 Subaru with eyesight system October 2022. We have replaced this windshield 4 times. Once was 1 month old after backing out of garage in cold weather and it cracked spontaneously. Since then we replaced entire windshield in December 2022, Feb 2023, March 2023 and May 2023 Subaru reports windshield is now made from acoustic glass but are not holding up against normal use.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11522661May 18, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
parked my car in the garage one night 2 days later got in it and it and a huge crack in it. started from the edge of the drivers side. no apparent chip, dont remember a rock hitting it - it is just cracked
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11522566May 17, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Pulled into a parking space at the Village Green strip mall, applied brakes and immediately, the engine accelerated and lunged my vehicle into another car that was parked in the parking space in front of my car. When the car accelerated, the brakes did not work. I reversed the car since it continued to accelerate into the parked car in front of me and the car went back as fast as it was accelerating forward. I put the car into drive since I had parked cars behind me as well. The car accelerated forward at a very high rate, I did not have brakes, I guided the car between parked cars as best I could but could not make a left turn and the car drove into a brick building in the strip mall. I opened a claim with Subaru Corp, Case #230508-190-1112.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11521154May 9, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Small crack appeared and then became huge
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520898May 8, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Never had a windshield so sensitive in the many many cars I've owned over the years. We haver had several chips filled that just randomly appear on the glass and never heard or saw anything hit. Finally one morning went out to the car to find a 12" long crack on the passenger side of the windshield. Paid my deductible and had it replaced and the NEXT DAY, less than 24 hours later sitting in a parking lot and it randomly cracked again. Took it back to the repair shop and they said it wasn't a problem with their install and I need to pay AGAIN for another windshield? These things shouldn't be cracking and chipping this easily.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520183May 3, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I bought this car Jan2022. Windshield cracked around March 2022. Again windshield cracked 5/1/2023.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519693April 30, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I was parked on my family’s driveway in Southern California. The car had been stations for about 3hrs and was parked outside. 10-30seconds after unlocking and starting the car I had a loud crunch/crack sound at which point I saw a 2-4” dual crack that appeared in the centre of the windshield. This happened while stationary without any impact. The crack size increased with vechicle movement. I’d like to report this as a concern give the sudden and unexpected nature of this crack to the front windshield
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518850April 25, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
We purchased this vehicle new July 2022. December 29 2022 the windshield cracked due to unknown causes. March 19, 2023 a small rock hit the windshield while on on ramp to interstate and the windshield instantly had a large crack. We have never had a vehicle windshield crack this easily.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518728April 24, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Horizontal stress crack middle of windshield from driver side to almost center of windshield. Stress crack keeps extending towards passenger side. Car was parked outside, sunny day @ 78DEG. Are clostest to edge I can get my fingernail in maybe the thickness of 3-4 sheets of paper. Line of site obscured due to crack.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518620April 24, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield crack formed despite no outside cause. In morning it was there. I went to Schlossman Subaru and they documented situation and said they would contact Subaru. I have tried to contact them several times for follow-up but they have not responded.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518373April 21, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Large crack developed in the lower/middle driver’s side windshield, spreading to the middle of the windshield. There is no obvious/apparent damage that caused this, with the crack starting at the edge of the windshield, and spreading inward.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11518350April 21, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The windshield developed a large crack while sitting in the driveway. It started about midway up on the passanger side and extended about a foot and a half.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517827April 19, 2023
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2022 Subaru Outback. The contact stated he had taken the vehicle to the dealer for standard maintenance. When parked, the contact noticed that smoke was coming from underneath the vehicle. A loud popping noise occurred then a fire started underneath the hood of the vehicle. The fire quickly spread. The fire department extinguished the fire. There was no damage. There were no injuries and medical attention was not needed. A fire/police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and is with insurance waiting for the condition of the vehicle to be determined. The vehicle had not been officially diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,260.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517346April 17, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
As I was driving on a rural road going 45 mph I heard a sudden explosion in my car. I thought a bomb exploded in my car because there was glass all over me. When I looked up, I then realized the sun roof had suddenly exploded while I was driving. There were no other cars near me or people as I mentioned, I was driving on a rural road so no objects hit the sun roof window it just suddenly shattered on its own.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516858April 13, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I drove my vehicle on Saturday April 1, 2023 without incident. There was no occurrence anything hitting the windshield. I returned home and did not drive the vehicle again until Monday April 3, 2023. I went to the garage to leave for work when I noticed a 15 inch crack in the windshield. The crack originates from the leading vertical edge on the driver side. There is no visible chip or other damage that would indicate debris struck the windshield. The vehicle has less than 18k miles on it and is parked in a garage 95% of the time it is not in use. The crack has continued to spread since the first day and now covers half of the windshields length.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516719April 12, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2022 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she entered the vehicle to start the vehicle; however, the engine failed to turn over. An unknown electrical system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery tray and battery holder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,322.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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