Subaru Outback Complaints (2006)

281 consumer complaints on file.

#11032627October 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ALL POWER AS YOU ARE DRIVING AND RPM GAUGE GOES UP AS CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SUBARU CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT, BUT SUBARU IGNORES NEED FOR RECALLS. MONEY SPENT ON TROUBLESHOOTING IS RIDICULOUS! CAR WORKS FINE AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ONLY TO HAPPEN SUDDENLY WEEKS LATER. GAS PEDAL ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY AND OR THROTTLEBODY ISSUES. ALSO SUBARU CARS FROM 2006 AND OLDER ALL HAVE HEAD GASKET LEAKS. THEY NEVER RECALLED CARS FOR THAT PROBLEM. THAT COSTS $1600. THEY USED A DIFFERENT GASKET MATERIAL AFTER 2007
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024271September 19, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING EPISODES WHERE IT SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENING BOTH ON CITY STREETS, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I INITIALLY TURNED THE CAR ON, BUT NOT ALWAYS. I WILL BE DRIVING NORMALLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THEN THE CAR WILL INSTANTLY STOP ACCELERATING WITH NO ADDITIONAL WARNING. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, MY CAR ACTUALLY SPED UP WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CODE READS P2138. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES IT DRIVES FINE (ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON). I HAVE HAD A SUBARU DEALERSHIP CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS ISSUE APPEARS SUDDENLY BUT THEN GOES AWAY SO THAT BY THE TIME I CAN GET IT OVER TO A MECHANIC IT IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND I WOULD SAY I'VE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE ABOUT 6-7 TIMES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002556June 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG SINCE SEPTEMBER 20, 2016. THE DEALER TELLS US WE ARE STILL NUMBER 45 ON THE LIST AND WILL NOT PREDICT WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SERVICE THE CAR.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002113June 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* 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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MOREHART MURPHY DEALER (30 PARKER AVE, DURANGO, CO 81303) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED TEN PARTS PER MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993881June 8, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - FIRST CONTACTED SUBARU AT BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2016 ABOUT SCHEDULING REPAIRS. RECALL HAS STILL NOT BEEN COMPLETED. DEALER IS WAITING FOR PARTS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993339June 5, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO ENTER TRAFFIC, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AND THE CAR IDLED INTO THE STREET AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND COAST TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR COMPONENT OF THE THROTTLE BY WIRE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990737May 20, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. I WENT TO PICK UP A NEW CONTAINER OF BRAKE FLUID. L.P. I NOTICED MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE WHEN I PUSHED IT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT TO A SHOP THAT SHOWED ME WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. UNDER THE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990580May 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986154May 17, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI, I'M WRITING YOU TO TO INFORM YOU OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 05-09 SUBARU OUTBACK AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOTIFICATION BOARD, LOCATED IN THE DOME LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ASSEMBLED WITH POOR QUALITY SOLDERS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND DIODES, THIS RESULTS IN FAILURE OF THE BOARD, THIS IS OFTEN SEEN IN LOWER TEMPERATURES WHEN THE SOLDERS CRACK DUE TO THERMAL CONTRACTION. WHEN ONE OF THESE SOLDERS FAILS, IT CAUSES 2 ISSUES, 1, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS DON'T COME ON CORRECTLY, AND 2, THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. THIS IS AN ISSUE KNOWN TO THE SUBARU OWNERS COMMUNITY. MY DEALER WANTS ABOUT $260 TO FIX IT. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980469April 25, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969593March 30, 2017
ENGINE
RINGLAND ISSUE ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER RINGLAND ISSUE THIS IS WITH MY 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK XT. YES, THIS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY BY A GRANDMOTHER AND SERVICED WITH THE PRECISION OF A FORMULA RACE CAR. WHY HAS SUBARU NOT JUST COME OUT AND SAID YES OUR VEHICLES FROM 2005-2006 WERE GARBAGE AND THE RINGLANDS WERE JUNK. I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM EVEN THINKING ABOUT REPLACING A STOCK RINGLAND ON A VECHICLE...NO OTHER CAR....NONE HAS HAD AS MANY ISSUES WITH RINGLANDS AS SUBARU. CAR IS NOW EXPERIENCING MISFIRES, AND SOME LOSS OF OIL AS LOSS OF POWER...COMPRESSION IN CYLINDERS IS NOW DOWN TO 30% SO THIS IS NOT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE...THIS IS A DEFECT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT OR A METALLURGICAL DEFECT AND THEY REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR OLDER CUSTOMERS...WE ARE ALL JUST SITTING ON TICKING BOMBS. LOVE YA GUYS AND STAY CLASSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967898March 22, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I WAS DRIVING MY OUTBACK, WHEN IT WENT "LIMP". THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. MY CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AT THE SPEED I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE, IT SLOWED BUT, WHEN I LET UP ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND MY CAR CONTINUED IN FORWARD MOTION BEFORE TOTALLY DYING OUT FROM UNDER ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A SIDE STREET NEAR MY HOUSE. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING AND I COASTED TO A STOP. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVE, AFTER A TWO MILE TRIP, WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE MOTOR CONTINUED REVVING WITH THE CAR MOVING FORWARD AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN BUT IMMEDIATELY PICK UP WHEN I LET UP ON THE BRAKE. I NEARLY HIT A 6' BANK OF FIREWOOD AT THE END OF OUR DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959658March 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE CAR WILL IDLE HIGH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT RESPOND, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON. THE CAR WON'T MOVE EVEN WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND WAIT UNTIL THE CAR STARTS, THE IDLE RETURNS TO NORMAL, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESPONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE LAST YEAR AND TWICE THIS YEAR; THE LAST TIME BEING 2/17/17. I WAS LUCKY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD. THE SECOND TIME WAS MORE DIFFICULT AS I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET IN WINTER, AND THE LAST TIME I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND HAD JUST GONE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN A SUBURB AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I DID BRING IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO RAN THE CODE, WHICH WAS P2138, THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I WILL BE GETTING THIS REPAIRED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE THE CAR JUST STOPS RESPONDING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956812February 24, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE FUEL COVER, OPEN AND CLOSE THE FUEL CAP, CLOSE THE FUEL COVER, AND START THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949764February 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OUR SUBARU OUTBACK SHUDDERS AND STALLS OUT. THIS HAPPENS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS AND HAS BECOME A BIT OF A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC. ON FEBRUARY 6TH 2017, I WENT TO OUR LOCAL SUBARU SERVICE CENTER AND THEY INSPECT THE CAR AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ASSOCIATE COMPONENTS AND THIS WAS VALIDATED BY A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB #16-90-13R . THEY EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERT WOULD BE $1546 DOLLARS PLUS TAXES. I SEE THIS MORE OF A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AS A RECALL. OUR VEHICLE HAS 96,404 MILE AS OF THIS DATE AND IS WELL MAINTAIN WITH ALL SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945687January 17, 2017
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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945561January 16, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON I-95 THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER I PULLED OFF THE NEXT EXIT, I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO BRING IT TO A STOP. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT. LATER, I CHECKED FOR OBD2 CODES AND CAME UP WITH "P2138". AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT MANY SUBARU OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE "PEDAL TRAVEL SENSOR" PART # 36010AG021. THAT PART WAS REDESIGNED AFTER THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT THROUGH THIS PART FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945040January 13, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION BOTH IN PARK, AND IN MOTION, AND WHILE BOTH TURNING AND GOING STRAIGHT, THE THROTTLE INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO ALL INPUT, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY RAN THE ENGINE AT OVER IDLE RPMS (ABOUT 2100RPM IN NEUTRAL). THE PROBLEM WOULD USUALLY PERSIST THROUGH SEVERAL RESTARTS. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WOULD RESTART AT NORMAL IDLE, AND THE THROTTLE WOULD BE RESPONDING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE CODE INDICATED TO MY MECHANIC THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACING IT, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND ANY ISSUE REGARDING VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS PROBLEM. SUBARU NEEDS TO ISSUE A RESPONSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937682December 27, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO WHEN MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ON A SHARP DOWNHILL CURVE WHEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE MY CAR TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CARS BEHIND ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937255December 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,341.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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