Subaru Outback Complaints (1997)

79 consumer complaints on file.

#607504February 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER UNABLE TO NAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALLED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607047February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
STRESS CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833012January 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND RADIO WILL STOP WORKING, AND THEN IN AN HOUR THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. FUSES WERE CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL HAVE TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831722December 3, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A STOP THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD TWO OR THREE FEET BEFORE DRIVER CAN STOP THE VEHICLE. OWNER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS MAY OF 1997. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831330November 25, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER RIGHT ABOVE OF RADIO, CAUSED LIQUIDS TO SEEP INTO THE STEREO SYSTEM. THE RADIO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND SMOKE STARTED TO POUR OUT OF THE DASH. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781211October 13, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE DEALER STATED THAT SOME OF THOSE VEHICLES HAVE DRIVESHAFTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY BALANCED WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT 65 MPH AND UP, THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540062September 15, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET
POSSIBLE WELD FRACTURE IN THE HANGER BRACKET OF THE FRONT TRANSVERSE LINK RECALLED, RECALL WORK NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538016July 21, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536780June 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1993 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON AND IT WAS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE, WITH LITTLE TROUBLE. PERHAPS, MY RUBY RED SUBARU SHOULD BE PAINTED LEMON YELLOW? PLEASE, STAY TUNED. M.A.ROTH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824072June 9, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
COFFEE CUP HOLDER PLACEMENT IS ABOVE THE RADIO, AND BY IT BEING DIRECTLY OVER THE RADIO, SPILLLS OR FLUIDS COMING DIRECTLY INTO THE RADIO, CAUSES THE RADIO TO BURN OUT. THE HOLDER SHOULD NOT BE OVER THE RADIO. IT CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH NO RADIO, HAVING TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES, NOT FALLING ASLEEP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823398May 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S HAND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533072March 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821018January 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN FREEZING WEATHER OR 32 DEGREES BELOW VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT ,CONSUMER MUST WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING VEHICLE , DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM ,HAS CHANGED SPEED SENSOR BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819794December 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON A DRY PAVEMENT, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, WENT TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE SPINNED OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER WON'T DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819802December 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE SINCE COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819718December 4, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE ARE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECOMING INOPERATIVE, ALSO HEATER. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED A FUME ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY OTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818824November 12, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS ON FOUR OCCASIONS DUE TO ERRATIC IDLING. WHEN AT STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO IDLE AND CREEP FORWARD WITH INCREASED SPEED. OTHER TIMES, WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 1/2 AN HOUR TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE WILL DROP TO 40MPH. THEN BEGIN SPEEDING BACK UP. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING SINCE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816080September 8, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS STREAK UP WHEN IT RAINS AT NIGHT, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517157July 9, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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