2012 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 120K MILES. SUBARU REIMBURSED ME FOR A REPLACEMENT WHICH FAILED 9K MILES LATER. I REPLACED THAT ONE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WITH A USED TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 35K MILES ON IT. THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE FAST LANE ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. WE HAD TO NAVIGATE ACROSS TRAFFIC WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO ACCELERATION. SUBARU CLAIMS THAT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT PUT THEIR CUSTOMERS IN DANGER, BUT I AM ON MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION AND THE LAST ONE ALMOST CAUSED US TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER.

3.6 ENGINE USES 1/2 QUART OIL AFTER 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE. CAR HAS ALWAY HAD 5W30 MOBILE 1 OIL USED IN IT SINCE WE HAD THE CAR. HAD SOME MINOR OIL CONSUMPTION AT FIRST BUT NOW IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON. DEALERSHIP SAID IT CAUSE THE OIL MANUFACTURES ARE MAKING THE OIL THINNER SO THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM? SORRY I WAS NO NOT BORN YESTERDAY. 2 REASONS FOR OIL CONSUMPTION THAT I KNOW IS A OIL LEAK OR DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS WHICH SUBARU HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ON OTHER MODEL CARS.

THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NOT JUST ONCE BUT SEVERAL TIMES I LOST COUNT ALREADY. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I ALWAYS GET NERVOUS WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN DUE TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STALL BY THE TIME I COME TO A FULL STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD FIRST FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA DIE, THEN WOULD JERK A LITTLE AND THEN FINALLY DIE. STARTING THE CAR BACK ON HAS NO ISSUES -- THE CAR TURNS ON NORMALLY. I TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONNAT REPLICATE THE ISSUE.

THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NOT JUST ONCE BUT SEVERAL TIMES I LOST COUNT ALREADY. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I ALWAYS GET NERVOUS WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN DUE TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STALL BY THE TIME I COME TO A FULL STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD FIRST FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA DIE, THEN WOULD JERK A LITTLE AND THEN FINALLY DIE. STARTING THE CAR BACK ON HAS NO ISSUES -- THE CAR TURNS ON NORMALLY. ALREADY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND WAS TOLD MAY JUST BE IDLING ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT STILL EXPERIENCING IT RANDOMLY. HESITANT TO BRING IT BACK FOR I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEXT TIME, IT MIGHT COST ME A THOUSAND OR MORE TO FIX IT.

PASSENGER AIRBAG "NOT WORKING" LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACKS HAD BEEN RECALLED IN TEXAS, THEY WERE NOT RECALLED IN OKLAHOMA DUE TO LESSER HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. PAID NEARLY $500 TO HAVE WIRES WHICH HAD COME UNPLUGGED UNDER CONSOLE PLUGGED BACK TOGETHER. THIS TOOK AROUND 7 HOURS TO GET ACCOMPLISHED. AT LEAST 1/2 OF THIS TIME WAS SHOWN AS "DIAGNOSTIC." THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AND INTERMITTANT BEEPER REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY, WHETHER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT, AND WHETHER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, MOVING, OR AT REST, TURNED OFF.

THE REAR 3RD HIGH BRAKE LIGHT LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY TIME THAT IT RAINS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK RURAL ROAD. WE WERE TOLD THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE OUR AUTO WHICH WAS MADE THE SAME YEAR AS OTHER RECALLED AUTOMOBILES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED PROPERLY.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE FLASHING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN JUNE, 2017 WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS ISSUE FIRST HAPPENED IN 4/2017. AT THAT TIME, I WAS ON A TRIP HOURS FROM HOME DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. DEALER REPAIRED A WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN THE OTHER DAY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 7/5/17. THE STORED CODES ARE DIFFERENT THAN IN 4/2017.

TAKATA RECALL. NO FAILURE AS OF THIS DATE. HOWEVER, SUBARU IS TAKING AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE CAR. AS YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT TRANSPORT A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE FOR THE ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED. SUBARU MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TAKATA PRODUCT ISSUE, BUT THEY NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR CHOOSING TAKATA FOR THEIR CARS.

VERY LOW ENGINE RPM, OR COMPLETE ENGINE QUIT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CONDITION IS SIMILAR TO COMING TO A STOP IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE UNTIL IT HAPPENS WHEN I MIGHT NEED TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AGAIN. SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN # 16-90-13 DESIGN CHANGE TO LOCK-UP TYPE TORQUE CONVERTER PERTAINS, BUT SUBARU HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. MAYBE THEY'RE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FIRST.