Subaru Outback Complaints (2019)

1,036 consumer complaints on file.

#11378016December 5, 2020
SUSPENSION
MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE RIGHT REAR STABILIZER BRACKET OUTSIDE WELD. THE WELD IS IMPROPERLY PLACED AND DOES NOT ACTUALLY ATTACH PART OF THE BRACKET TO THE SUBFRAME. (NOTE, THE WELD ON THE LEFT REAR STABILIZER BRACKET IS PROPERLY PLACED AND DOES ATTACH THE BRACKET TO THE SUBFRAME.) IT'S CLEAR THAT THE BRACKET OR WELD WERE OUT OF POSITION BECAUSE THE WELD BEAD HAS NO PENETRATION ON THE STABILIZER BAR BRACKET. THE LACK OF WELD ON THIS SIDE OF THE BRACKET WILL PLACE THE BRACKET UNDER A TORSIONAL LOAD THEREBY PLACING GREATER STRESS ON THE WELD ON THE INSIDE TAB OF THE BRACKET. FAIILURE OF THIS BRACKET COULD LEAD TO REDUCE VEHICLE STABILITY. CHANCES ARE IF MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED LIKE THIS THEN OTHER VEHICLES WERE ALSO PRODUCED LIKE THIS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHICH YOU WOULD NORMALLY NOTICE BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A ROUTINE INSPECTION ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377915December 4, 2020
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY HE NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ALL THE WAY ACROSS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND VIRTUALLY STRAIGHT UP THE MIDDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER SUBARU OF FREMONT (5601 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT, CA 94538, (510) 319-5500) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377329December 1, 2020
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAPLE HILL AUTO GROUP (5622 WEST MAIN STREET KALAMAZOO, MI, 49009, (269) 342-6600) TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD WITH A MAGNIFYING LENS AND FOUND A TINY CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,708.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377362December 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE PURCHASING CAR NEW IN 08/19, I HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY 10 TIMES IN 12,000 MILES. THIS IS DUE TO 4 THINGS: 1. A POORLY DESIGNED KEY FOB WITH A HYPERSENSITIVE BUTTON THAT OPENS THE HATCH UNINTENTIONALLY WHICH KILLS BATTERY; 2. COMPUTER MODULES THAT REMAIN FULLY 'ON', DRAWING AT LEAST 3.6 AMPS (MUCH MORE IF INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON) WHEN HATCH IS OPEN AND/OR DOOR IS OPEN OR AJAR WITHOUT MITIGATION FROM A TIMER AS LONG AS KEY FOB IS DETECTED. SO IF I OPEN HATCH FOR DAY USE ACTIVITY, THE THE BATTERY DIES UNLESS I FIND A WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE FOB. IF THE UNINTENTIONALLY BUMP THE HATCH BUTTON WHILE CAR IS IN SECURE GARAGE, HATCH IS OPEN AND BATTERY IS DEAD NEXT MORNING; 3. AFTER AN UNINTENDED HATCH OPENING RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY, MANUALLY CLOSING THE HATCH, JUMPING THE BATTERY, AND DRIVING RESULTS IN A LOUD, CONTINUOUS ALARM WITH NO DASH LIGHT IDENTIFICATION IN THE CAR FOR ONE MINUTE OR UNTIL CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN ALARM RESUMES CAUSING GREAT ANXIETY AND DISTRACTION! ; AND 4. THESE PROBLEMS AND WHAT YOU MUST DO TO COMBAT THEM ARE NOT REVEALED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL NOR IN THE SALES AND PURCHASE PROCESS WHICH I FIND VERY DECEPTIVE! DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS EITHER NOT INFORMED OR NOT FORTHCOMING UNTIL BACKED INTO A CORNER BY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT WILL NOT RESPOND. THEY CLAIM 'OPERATOR ERROR'. I CLAIM DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE TO CARRY MY OWN JUMP START BATTERY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAUSE CARGO AREA IS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITH A DEAD BATTERY, AND I MUST TREAT MY KEY FOB LIKE A HAND GRENADE IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM BEING STRANDED. I CANNOT TRUST THIS CAR, NOR DO I HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE IT ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377116November 30, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD BROKE WHILE PARKED. RESULTING IN A $1000 COST TO REPLACE AND RECALIBRATE SAFETY CAMERAS. CAR WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN MY GARAGE. CAR NEVER STRUCK BY STONES OR OTHER DEBRIS. WINDSHIELD WAS LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OLD. CRACK STARTED FROM THE OUTSIDE MOLDING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376828November 28, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED SUBARU OUTBACK 2019 IN FEBRUARY 2020 WITH 4500 ODOMETERS READING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY ON MARCH 15, 2020, A TINY STONE HIT ON MY WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED MY WINDSHIELD. I REPLACED IT ON JUNE 17, 2020 WHICH COST ME $960.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376853November 28, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT IN MOTION. SPIDER CRACKS RADIATE OUT FROM UNDER THE REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE FROM EXTERNAL SOURCE (I.E. FLYING DEBRIS).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376498November 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED FOR NO REASON AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376511November 27, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND WINDSHIELD BREAKAGE AND WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK, OBJECT, ETC. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE (I95 IN FLORIDA). THE FIRST TIME (2019) WAS MID AFTERNOON, LOW TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE MOST RECENT TIME (NOV 2020) WAS APPROX 5:45AM ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH HEADED TO WORK. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN EITHER DIRECTION FOR MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376525November 27, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE VENT WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT ON 10/31/2020 WHILE IN TRANSIT SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 28 NEAR HIGHLANDS PARK BRIDGE NEAR PITTSBURGH, PA., MOVING AT APPROX. 55MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE WAS FACING TOWARDS A RIVER SEPARATED FROM NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC BY AN APPROX. 40 FOOT DROP. NO TRAFFIC WAS IN FRONT/BEHIND/TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376536November 27, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON ITS OWN (CLEARLY NO POINT OF IMPACT). STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, ABOUT 3 INCHES TO THE RIGHT (PASSANGER) SIDE OF THE MIDLINE. PROPAGATED THROUHGOUT THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376660November 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS PRE-OWNED (BY THE DEALERSHIP) 2019 OUTBACK BOUGHT FROM RAMSEY SUBARU, NJ IN MAY 2020 WITH 3366 TOTAL MILEAGE. IN THE 6 MONTHS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT HAS FAILED TO START TWICE, ONCE REQUIRING TOWING TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND ONCE REQUIRING A JUMP START. I AM NOW QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT WIFE AND KIDS BEING STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375935November 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER 1.5 YEAR OWNERSHIP OF NEW 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK, NOW HAS 17,000 MILES, BATTERY DIED. CAR STARTED FINE IN THE MORNING, DROVE TO RESTAURANT FOR BREAKFAST, CAME OUT AFTER EATING, CAR DIDN'T START. CALLED SUBARU FOR JUMP START. THE FOLLOWING DAY, TOOK CAR TO SUBARU DEALER; BATTERY TESTED NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375186November 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, ONLY RUNNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH-BEAM AND REAR TAILLIGHTS ILLUMINATED HOWEVER, THE LOW-BEAMS FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE WITH THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHT ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ARRIVING TO HER RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,275.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375078November 17, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE BATTERY DRAINED, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED OUT TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE EACH TIME. GRAND JUNCTION SUBARU (651 MARKET ST, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505, 970-208-0110) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,013.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374689November 14, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AT SLOW SPEED, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. BRAKING FORCE WAS UNABLE TO OVER COME THE ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. A SCARY SITUATION, CONFIDENCE LOST IN THE VEHICLE.SUBARU NORTH AMERICA CLAIMS "THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AND OPERATING AS DESIGNED."
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372987November 4, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEAD BATTERY PROBLEM. HAVING THE BATTERY GO DEAD IN A PARKING LOT, HAD TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED TO GET HOME.HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AFTER A FEW MORE CASES OF SLOW STARTING, BATTERY WAS REPLACE BY DEALER. HAD TO JUMP START THE NEW BATTERY IN GARAGE TWO MORE TIME IN THE PART WEEK. HAD TO BUY A BATTERY STARTER BOX TO CARRY IN THE CAR TO BE SURE I CAN GET HOME IF I DRIVE THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372999November 4, 2020
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE PROVIDER SCHEDULED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366609October 27, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO EXPLANATION OR IMPACT LEAVING AN 8" LONG CRACK AND NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366531October 26, 2020
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SAW THE WINDSHIELD CRACK SPONTANEOUSLY FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CHILSON SUBARU LOCATED AT 3443 WI-93 TRUNK, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701, (715) 834-0701, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY THE INSURANCE PROVIDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THREE TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *BF*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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