Subaru Outback Complaints (2006)

281 consumer complaints on file.

#10933812December 8, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JUST RECEIVED "TAKATA RECALL" LETTER STATING THERE ARE NOW SUFFICIENT PARTS AVAILABLE. AT THE SAME TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CRUISE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL WORK AND TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT. I GOOGLED THIS AND FOUND THAT A CODE P2138 IS FOUND WITH THIS OCCURRENCE AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH MANY OF THESE VEHICLES. MY WIFE CALLED ME ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK AND SAID THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING LOT. I DROVE TO HER LOCATION. SHE STARTED THE CAR AND GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO BE OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. I FOLLOWED HER HOME AND WAS THANKFUL THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS GETTING BACK. I WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO DRIVE VEHICLE OR HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR SCHEDULED APPT. NEXT WED.KIND OF MAKES SENSE NOW BECAUSE WHEN I DROVE THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE TO GET GAS, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING, WHICH I FOUND UNUSUAL, AS THE CAR RUNS GREAT WITH PLENTY OF POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933632December 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED WRITTEN AND EMAIL NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU THIS WEEK (12/6/16) THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE NOTE CLAIMED TO BE A "2ND NOTIFICATION", IT IS NOT. I HAVE RECEIVED NO PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU THAT MY AIRBAG WAS DANGEROUS AND SO HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS. I NOW SEE THAT SUBARU KNEW MY AIRBAG WAS DANGEROUS ONE YEAR AGO BUT FAILED TO INFORM ME. I ASSUME THIS WAS DELIBERATE AS THEY KNEW THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS AND DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A CAR THAT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THE PARTS. THIS HAS PUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930154December 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930001December 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928560November 29, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AND THE EPM WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928551November 29, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET SPEEDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/THE CRUISE CONTROL FLASHES AND GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING. A CODE THAT HAS SHOWN UP IS P2138 "THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH VOLTAGE CORRELATION". VERY DANGEROUS AS I NO LONGER CAN CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925618November 12, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING IN BUSY TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, HIGHWAYS, AND STREETS, CRUISE AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, NO RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL, CAR COASTED INTO SLOW CRUISE, EVENTUALLY DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH. AGAIN, NO RESPONSE TO APPLYING GAS PEDAL. THAT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY. HAD NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS A COUPLE TIMES THEN IT STOPPED AND TWO OR THREE WEEKS LATER THROTTLE TURNED ON REVVING UP TO 500 IN IDLE, OVER 300 WHEN DRIVING. TRYING TO STOP AT INTERSECTIONS, BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED, NEARLY HIT SEVERAL PEOPLE TRYING TO GET HOME. ENGINE RACING OUT OF CONTROL. THIS STOPPED BRIEFLY, DROVE ERRAND, AND WITHNO FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR WAS SPEEDING UP ON HIGHWAY UPHILL AND STILL ACCELERATING AT 78 MPH. BRAKES DID NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY, JUMPED A CURB, WHEN TRYING TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. REPAIR OF THROTTLE SENIOR $365 AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN PORTLAND, OR. I ASKED THEM TO REVIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTATION I FOUND HERE AND ELSEWHERE SHOWING THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY IGNORED ME ENTIRELY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I FEEL SUBARU SHOULD PAY THIS REPAIR. IT EASILY COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS HERE, AND OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. PARK YOUR SUBARU IF THIS HAPPENS AND YOU CANNOT AFFORD REPAIR. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH SUBARU. DON'T DO WHAT I DID OUT OF DESPERATION AND DRIVE IT, BECAUSE IT COULD REALLY COULD KILL YOU. FIND ANOTHER WAY TO GET TO WORK. TRUCKS ON ROADWAYS CANNOT AVOID YOU IF NO ENGINE POWER WITH NO NOTICE AND NOWHERE SAFE TO PULL OFF, WHICH HAPPENED TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925455November 10, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET SPEEDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/THE CRUISE CONTROL FLASHES AND CAR GOES LIMP, GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING. A CODE THAT HAS SHOWN UP IS P2138.VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE REVS TO A CONSTANT 3,000 RPM. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON 3 OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924175November 3, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS A BLINKING CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TOPRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND WENT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TROUBLE CODE P2138 FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IN THE GAS PEDAL LEADING TO NO ACCELERATION. THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919150October 26, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ON THESE OCCASIONS I WAS STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT OR JUST AFTER I HAD BRAKED FOR SOMETHING, DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE SPEED DID NOT CHANGE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. ON THE FIRST TRY TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER WAITING AND TRYING AGAIN THE CAR TURNED OVER AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD WORK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE FLASHING CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WENT OFF AFTER STARTING THE CAR A COUPLE/FEW TIMES. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK THE CAR AND HE FOUND P2138 THREE TIMES IN THE HISTORY. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN ENTERING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND TWICE WHILE CROSSING INTERSECTIONS, VERY DANGEROUS! INFO ON THIS SITE AND A SUBARU OUTBACK FORUM SHOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918026October 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN JANUARY, 2016. SUBARU HAS NOT YET PERFORMED THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916537October 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915248October 11, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE SLOWLY IDLED AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNPREDICTABLE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT TOOK OVER THIRTY MINUTES TO RESTART PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET A COMPUTER CODE FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE WHILE THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CODE WAS (P2138). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914154October 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER PULLING THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITING A BRIEF PERIOD, AND MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,655.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903116September 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. WAS NOTIFIED 02//2016 OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG RECALL. LETTER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AND WOULD BE NOTIFIED BY SECOND LETTER WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. AS OF 9/1/16, NO SECOND LETTER. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SPORADICALLY AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE CALLED TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE LETTER FROM SUBARU STATED. IF I HAD NOT CALLED DEALER, WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT I NEEDED TO ON WAITING LIST. I COULD HAVE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR A SECOND LETTER AS SUBARU STATED THEY WOULD SEND BUT APPARENTLY THEY WERE NOT SENDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893586August 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. FEBRUARY 2016 RECALL 15V-323. 6 MONTHS HAVE NOT HEARD FROM DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887767July 22, 2016
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TL TIRES, SIZE: 225/15/R17 (NA). THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886278July 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT AT THE LOWER L SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMAINS ILLUMINATED. ANNOYING CHIME SOUNDS THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS ON. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN A PCB UP BY THE MAP LIGHTS. WILL CHECK THE SOLDER ON ALL RESISTERS AND LEDS ON THAT PCB. MOST WHO REFLOW THE SOLDER CLAIM THIS RESOLVES THE ISSUE. SUBARU OF AMERICA WAN'TS $300+ TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OVERHEAD CONSOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886279July 20, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FUEL DOOR RELEASE CABLE RUSTED THROUGH AND CAME ATTACHED FROM THE LEVER ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FOOTWELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885575July 18, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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