2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

OUR 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK HAD A RADIATOR LEAK WITH NO WARNING SIGNAL. THE CAR OVERHEATED, THE RADIATOR CRACKED, AND WE BLEW THE HEADGASKET. ONLY AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE DID A WARNING LIGHT COME ON. THE CAR ONLY HAS 100K MILES AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED.

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN STOPPING. SUBARU ADMITS THERE'S A PROBLEM IN A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL.

THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP. I'M GOING 70 MPH, AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT IS FLASHING FOR NO REASON. IT'S WAS NOT ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, JUST SUDDENLY STARTED FLASHING 5 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD AND TRIED RESET MY E BRAKE. IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF NO MATTER WHAT I DID. ONCE IN PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THAT'S WHEN I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW MY CAR HOME. MY MECHANIC USED A SCANNER TOOL TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND THEY DESCRIBED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, ABOUT A YEAR BEFOREHAND. I WAS ALMOST HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT 50 MPH. TURNS OUT THE E BRAKE HAD ENGAGED WITHOUT IT BEING TOUCHED, AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL SO MUCH DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE. MY BREAKS HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT ONLY WAS THIS A VERY UNEXPECTED AND EXPENSIVE FIX, BUT ALSO PUT ME AND OTHERS IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF MY BEAKS SUDDENLY LOCK ON ME OR GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AGAIN, SOMEBODY COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. PLEASE, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK.

BRAKES MUSHY, EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL, HAVE TO PUMP THEM UP TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. HAVE HAD NEW ROTORS, NEW PADS, DEALER FLUSH AND REFILL INCLUDING ABS WITH COMPUTER. NO CHANGE. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SUSPECTED, ESPECIALLY AS THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL REGARDING CERTAIN 2012 MODEL OUTBACKS, I BELIEVE THAT ISSUE MAY APPLY HERE TOO. DANGEROUS

MY VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON A CITY STREET. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN SUBARUS MADE AROUND THIS YEAR. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS EVEN ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE CVT BECAUSE OF SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER.

THE HEAD LIGHTS TO THIS VEHICLE ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT. SOMETIMES IF I HIT A BUMP THE LIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON. TODAY I DROVE NEARLY FIFTY MILES IN THE DARK WITH EITHER THE HIGH BEAMS ON OR THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF.

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHEN I BRAKE AT INTERSECTIONS/LIGHTS. I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN P-ARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN LAST TWO MONTHS AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY; CAR NOW HAS 121 000 MILES. IT IS A VERY UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AND RAISES SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE SCHEDULED A SERVICE CALL WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOMORROW BUT NOTICED ON SUBARU'S SITE SIMILAR CONCERNS FROM OTHER DRIVERS.

A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. IT CAUSES AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL DISTANCE REQUIRED TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. 2012 SUBARUS WERE RECALLED. IS MY 2011 RECALLED? IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH CVT TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. SUBARU HAS A TSB AND KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS IN THESE CARS. THE VEHICLE STALLED COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED VIA RECALL OF CVT MODEL 2011 OUTBACKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH APPROACHING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED WHILE DRIVING TO HER RESIDENCE. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BOWSER AUTOMOTIVE - POWER OF BOWSER (1001 CLAIRTON BLVD, PLEASANT HILLS, PA 15236) AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.