2005 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT AND BACK WHEEL BEARINGS NNEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE RIGHT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

THE WIRES THAT PASS THROUGH THE BODY TO THE LIFTGATE THAT OPERATE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, REAR WIPER, DEFROSTER, LOCK BREAK AND MAKE A SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT. MANY SUBARUS HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

REAR WIRING HARNESS THAT PASSES FROM CABIN TO HATCH DOOR HAS SEVERAL WIRES BROKEN CAUSING REAR DOOR LOCK AND LIGHTS FAILURES. *TR

REAR HATCH WIRES ON WAGON LIFTGATE THAT GO THRU RUBBER BOOTS HAVE DEFECTIVE INSULATION CAUSING WIRES TO BREAK IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SYSTEMS INCLUDE : BACK UP LIGHTS, LICENSE PLATE, WIPER. *TR

THE WIRING FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HATCH HINGE BOOT CAUSING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS TO NOT OPERATE. THE PURPLE WIRE HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BOOT AREA. THE PURPLE WIRE IS EXTREMELY SMALL GAUGE FOR A LOCATION THAT IS OPENED AND CLOSED OFTEN. *TR

WIRING LOCATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE HATCH DOOR AND BODY (IN THE PROTECTIVE BOOT) WAS SEVERED AS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY WIRING AND DESIGN. WIRES WERE STRESS-SEVERED AND NEARLY SEVERED BY NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING/CLOSING THE WAGON REAR DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AS DISCOVERED BY VISITING ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED THE MANUFACTURER'S TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE SPECIFICS OF THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2014. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING THIS CAR IN WET, SNOWY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAD 5 PASSENGERS AND TWICE WE HAD THE REAR END OF THE CAR KIND OF BREAK LOOSE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SWINGING TO THE SIDE. IT SCARED ME AND THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING ALONE. I ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED UNDER INFLATED OR POOR TIRES, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY WERE NOT BAD. I WENT TO A SUBARU WEBSITE LOOKING FOR TIRE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THERE ARE OVER 1,000 POSTINGS REGARDING "GHOSTWALKING" ON 2005-2009 SUBARU OUTBACKS. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT IT APPEARS TO DESCRIBE MY CONDITIONS. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN ENGAGED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS (AND COMMON IN SUBARUS) MALFUNCTION. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR