2013 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, USUALLY IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL IN SESSION, THE SPEED SURGES FROM THE CURRENT SPEED TO A LOWER SPEED BACK TO THE SAME SPEED. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT BUT IT OCCURS AT LEAST 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR BUT OVERTIME IT IS TAKEN IN TO THE SUBARU DEALER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND ALWAYS STATE THAT THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AFTER INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, SOME EVEN WORST AND THEY ALL STATE THAT THE DEALER ALWAYS TELLS THEM THE SAME THING: THEY FIND NO ISSUES.

SABARU HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN 2010 THO 2015 VEHICLES. I HAVE 2013. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH NOW AND PARTS ( A NEW TRANSMISSION} ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I'M COMPLAINING SO IT IS NOTED THAT SABARU IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE LEAST SABARU COULD DO IS INFORM THE CUSTOMER AS TO A DATE WHEN THE PARTS WILL AVAILABLE. I NEED TO USE THE CAR.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT AT A CONSISTENT SPEED OF AROUND 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO STOP, PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN PARK, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN.

VARIOUS EXTERNAL LIGHTS (EIGHT) HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. CAR HAS ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT WHEN ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS NON FUNCTIONAL. FLASHERS NOT FUNCTIONING IS NOT SAFE WHEN MAKING A TURN.

I HAVE A 2013 SUBARU OUTBACK PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO IN APRIL 2014. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. I'VE REPLACED IT TWICE, ALL PAID OUT OF POCKET. WHILE THERE APPEARS TO BE A POINT WHERE THE CRACK STARTS, IF A ROCK OR DEBRIS HIT THE WINDOW IT WASN'T OBSERVED OR HEARD. ALL CRACKS HAVE OCCURRED ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE WINDOW AND SPLINTER INWARD. HERE IS THE HISTORY OF THE DAMAGE: OCTOBER 8, 2015 - REPLACED CRACKED WINDSHIELD (PD $324.87) JUNE 15, 2016 - REPLACED CRACKED WINDSHIELD (PD $326.80) AUGUST 7, 2017 - NEW CRACK APPEARED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF COSTCO PARKING LOT (BEGAN INVESTIGATING ISSUE) AUGUST 14, 2017 - ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED WHILE LEAVING PUBLIC PARKING LOT IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE CURRENT DAMAGED WINDSHIELD. I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND TO CONTACT THEIR CUSTOMER DEALER SERVICES NUMBER (OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY).

TAKATA RECALL- WE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT 4-4-2016. WE WERE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER CAR DID NOT STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT AND HIT OUR CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE. POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN UP.

ABOUT EVERY 3,000 MILES, I HAVE REFILL ENGINE OIL TO REQUIRED LEVEL. ALL HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY - THE ENGINE CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL

HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM H7 BULB 5 TIMES THIS YEAR AND HAS EVEN BLOW LESS THAN 1 HOUR AFTER FIXED BY A SUBARU DEALERSHIP. TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 8 MONTH. HIGH BEAM LIGHTS 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. FIXTURES TWICE. CHARRED FROM EXTREME AMP SPIKES IN WIRES. NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS FOR PASSENGER SIDE IS OUT.

THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUBARU AND THEY SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS $1500.00.

WHILE DRIVING THE COVER OF THE SUNGLASS HOLDER POPPED OPEN. THE OUTBACK HAS A SUNGLASS HOLDER LOCATED RIGHT BELOW THE CENTER REAR VIEW MIRROR. THERE ARE TWO TINY CLIPS THAT HOLD THE COVER OF THIS THIS HOLDER CLOSED. THE CLIPS HAVE FAILED AND THE COVER REMAINS OPEN. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A TRIVIAL PROBLEM, BUT IT OBSTRUCTS PART OF THE MIRROR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS CONDITION. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON <SUBARU "SUNGLASS HOLDER" PROBLEM>, YOU WILL FIND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE OUTBACK, LEGACY AND FORESTER MODELS.I AM NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I FLIP THE MIRROR TO NIGHT MODE, BUT I THINK IT WILL OBLITERATE THE VIEW ENTIRELY. EXAMPLES CAN BE SEEN AT: HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS-MAINTENANCE/79345-2013-SUNGLASS-HOLDER-NOT-WORKING.HTML