2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

GAS PEDAL GOES LIMP AND/OR WORKS INCONSISTENTLY/ERRATICALLY; THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, CREATING POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AT STOPLIGHTS/INTERSECTIONS, ON HIGHWAY, ISSUE MANIFESTS AS ACCELERATING IRREGULARLY AND LURCHING FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY; HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, WHILE STATIONARY AT STOPLIGHT, IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

COMPLAINT: SUBARU POWERTRAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS MEANINGLESS BECAUSE MY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEALER WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT MY FREQUENT ENGINE STALL PROBLEM UPON BRAKING IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. OR SOME OTHER CAUSE. MY 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES AND HAS ONLY 53K MILES. NO CHECK ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS HAVE TURNED ON. YESTERDAY, THE ENGINE STALLED AT TEN STOPS IN A ROW AND THEN EVERY OTHER STOP TIL I GOT HOME. SO FAR IT HAS RESTARTED BUT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM BEGAN ONLY ONE WEEK AGO AND IS RAPIDLY WORSENING, I AM AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL SOON FAIL TO RESTART OR WILL DIE WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC. MY LOCAL MECHANIC WILL NOT LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SUBARU EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE THEY CANNOT FIX IT IF IT IS THE POWERTRAIN. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST FATALITY THAT EVENTUALLY LEADS TO A RECALL. IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE SUBARU RECALL FOR INSPECTION CARS EXPERIENCING FREQUENT ENGINE STALL PROBLEMS OR OTHER SYMPTOMS OF BAD TORQUE CONVERTERS TO AT LEAST CONFIRM OR RULE OUT A POWERTRAIN DEFECT AS THE CAUSE?

CAR HAS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS, 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. IT SHUDDERS, THEN STALLS COMPLETELY. RESTARTING IMMEDIATELY HAS CAUSED ANOTHER STALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES HAS ALLOWED A NORMAL START, ALTHOUGH TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED IN DANGEROUS, HIGH-TRAFFIC SPOTS WITHOUT AN EASY SHOULDER TO PULL ON TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND REVERSE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (JOHN HOWARD SUBARU, 1730 MILEGROUND RD, MORGANTOWN, WV 26505) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER CALLED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD A NEW TITLE, IT NO LONGER COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AT 1-800-782-2783 AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT UPDATED 8/22/18*JB

CAR IN PARK , IGNITION OFF. ENTERED CAR AND STARTED TO MOVE CAR APPROXIMATELY 30-25' TO PARK IN FRONT OF GARAGE. STEEL GARAGE DOOR DOWN. PROCEEDED TO GARAGE DOOR 1-2 MPH WITH FOOT ON BREAK. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED AND COULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN CAR AND IT CRASHED THROUGH GARAGE DOOR AND WAS STOPED BY BOXES AT BACK OF GARAGE. ACCELERATION SUDDEN AND HIGH WITH NO INDICATION OF WHY. CAR DAMAGED DUE TO DEBRIS FROM FRAGMENTS OF STEEL DOOR MOSTLY ON TOP AND FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. MECHANIC UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. RECORDS AVAILABLE.

THE STEERING HAS A SHAKE TO IT ON THE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND UP . GETTING WORSE. I HAVE 125,000 IN IT, ITS IN GREAT SHAPE-CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WHEN TURNING OFF THE HIGHWAY ON THE OFF RAMPS IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS. ALMOST GONE OFF THE RAMP TWICE NOW.... BARE WHITE KNUCKLE DRIVING. NEW TIRES, BALANCED THREE TIMES, ROTORS TURNED, NEW BUSHINGS (WHICH WERE NOT NEEDED BUT SUGGESTED AS A FIX) ETC.... NO MECHANIC KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING. I AM GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT, BUT I LOVE THE CAR OVER ALL I JUST WANT AN ANSWER TO GT IT FIXED OR HAVE SUBARU TO FIND A FIX AND PUT OUT A RECALL SOON. NOW I SEE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME THING---PLEASE, PLEASE HELP.

PASSANGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN 90 LB PERSON SITS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER SAYS UNIT IS WORKING WITH LARGER ADULT SITTING IN SEAT.

OCCASIONALLY THE 2.5 L ENGINE WITH CVT WILL APPEAR TO ALMOST STALL UPON DECELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP (AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN, ETC.). THE ENGINE WILL SHUDDER, THE RPMS WILL DROP BELOW 700 AND THEN QUICKLY RETURN TO NORMAL IDLE (ABOUT 800 OR SO). HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED A STALL BUT HAVE COME CLOSE. OUR CAR HAS ABOUT 87000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. OUR MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, IT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AND THERE ARE NO CODES. OTHER SIMILAR POSTS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTOR MAY BE THE CULPRIT. CONSIDERING THE QUANTITY OF POSTS, AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN. STALLING CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM.

CAR STALLS ON THE ROAD WHEN YOU COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS CONCERNING THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THIS IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL FOR THESE TYPE OF MODEL CARS.