2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

WAS DRIVING MY OUTBACK IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR "LOST POWER". WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SPEED DROPPED FAST AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING "RUN OVER" BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A TIRE CHANGE AND UPON RETURN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND LEAKING FLUID. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS FOUND OUT AFTER I DROVE IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND I HAD NO ABILITY TO STOP WHATSOEVER. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED BEYOND BELIEF IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR. COINCIDENTLY THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN AND RECALLS ALREADY OCCURRED IN 2014 WITH 660,000 SUBARUS. HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC YEAR WAS NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. THE REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD MINIMAL CORROSIONS OR AT LEAST THE EXPECTED LEVEL AFTER 8 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE BRAKE LINES THEMSELVES HAD SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CORROSION AND THIS COULD HAVE EASILY LEAD TO AN AWFUL ACCIDENT. THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING AND I BELIEVE THAT SUBARU IS TO BLAME. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND SUBARU SEEMS UNSYMPATHETIC. THERE IS NO WAY A BRAKE LINE IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR SHOULD BECOME CORRODED SO QUICKLY. IT'S REASONABLE TO SAY THAT THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT OR BACK LEFT AND RIGHT LINES COULD HAVE BEEN PINCHED WHEN THE CAR TURNS, CREATING A LEAK OF SOME KIND. HOWEVER, THE CENTER OF THE CAR AND THE FITMENTS THAT PIECE THE BRAKE LINE TOGETHER WERE BEYOND SHOT. I FIND IT STRANGE THAT 2005-2009 OUTBACKS WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT WHAT CHANGED WITH 2010 AND BEYOND? MY GUESS IS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHOS RAN INTO THE SAME ISSUE. THE POOR ENGINEERING WITH THIS MODEL IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN.

ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEFECTIVE. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN PUSHING IN THE BUTTON OR PULLING. THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH. THIS FEATURE NO LONGER WORKS, AND APPEARS TO ALSO EFFECT THE HILL HOLDER AS THIS NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. ISN'T SAFE TO PUT ONTO A JACK WHILE CHANGING A TIRE WITH THIS FUNCTION NOT WORKING AS IT WILL ROLL OFF THE JACK.

MY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND TURN OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHILE ON THE CITY STREETS AND WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE DURING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD OF BEEN A DEADLY SITUATION. THE CAR ALSO STALLS AND SLIPS GEARS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND CAUSING A JERKING MOTION LIKE AN MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD DO.

UNDER SUDDEN BREAKING VEHICLE STALLS. ENGINE STOPS AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN INTERSECTIONS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPS SUDDENLY. HAVE HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND IS STALLED! SUBARU HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS YET DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A RAPID STOP. THE RPM PLUMETS DURING THE STOPPING ACTION AND DOES NOT RECOVER IN TIME, THEREFORE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE TRAVELING PARTICULARLY FAST EITHER. 15MPH OR ABOVE WILL CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT THE FREQUENCY DOES INCREASE OVER TIME. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TORQUE CONVERTER.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND FORWARD MOMENTUM AND THEN CATCHES UP AGAIN. STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR LURCHES UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A DISRUPTION IN FORWARD MOMENTUM-- WHICH IS VERY ALARMING FOR ME AND THE CARS BEHIND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT FOR THE CVT. I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF THE CODES THAT CAME BACK SAID IT NEEDED A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD, YES.

THE TRACTION, OIL TEMP, BRAKE SIGN TURNS ON IN MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BRAKE SIGN IS A SAFETY ISSSUE.

THE TORGUE CONVERTER IS CAUSING NOISE, SHUTTERING, AND LATE DOWN SHIFTING REPLACEMENT OF A FAILING TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V009000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SUBARU OF ROCHESTER (LOCATED AT 4840 MAINE AVE SE, ROCHESTER, MN 55904, (507) 285-4777) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR MAY OF 2019 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.