2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

DOME LIGHT, CLOCK, SUNROOF, REMOTE KEY FOB, GARAGE DOOR OPENER ON REAR VIEW MIRROR, ETC. NOT WORKING. FUSES BLOW WITHIN A DAY OR 2 OF BEING REPLACED. ORIGIN OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN IN SPITE OF MANY ATTEMPTS AT FIXING IT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER 5 MONTHS. THESE DEVICES DON'T WORK WHETHER THE CAR IS RUNNING OR IN PARK.

I WAS DRIVING HOME TONIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED EVERYTHING QUIT WORKING, THE CAR JUMPED A FEW TIMES AND TURNED BACK ON. I LOST BRAKES AND NO STEERING COMING DOWN A 8 % GRADE. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT KEPT DOING IT. I WAS OUT OF CELL SERVICE RANGE SO I COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP. IT WAS SCARY. I GOT HOME AND I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY CAR IS OUT OF THAT RECALL RANGE AT 100000 MILES. I JUST PAID 11,000 FOR THIS CAR. I BELIEVE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE.

STATIONARY, STARTED CAR AND WENT TO PUT IN REVERSE GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) ONLY TO HAVE IT GRIND AND POP OUT. UNABLE TO PUT IN REVERSE, NOW THE OTHER GEARS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A DAMAGED REVERSE SYNCHRO BREAKING UP. EARLIER MODEL YEAR 2011 OUTBACKS WERE PART OF A TRANSMISSION (MANUAL 6 SPEED) RECALL FAILURE FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION- THIS IS A LATER IN THE YEAR MODEL SO NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER RECALL.

CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, ALL LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, CODE READS TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING , WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT STALLS OUT WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTICE AND RESPONDED. CALLED SUBARU DEALERS AND SOONEST THEY CAN SCHEDULE IS NOVEMBER 2019. ROUGHLY 7 MONTHS OUT. THIS RECALL IS A BIG DEAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MATTER. 7 MONTHS IS TO MUCH. WITHIN A MONTH IS ACCEPTABLE.

TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS TOGETHER PERIODICALLY TURN ON, AND OCCASIONALLY THE SPEED CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. NO CAR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN AFFECTED, YET. UNKNOWN IF THESE "SYMPTOMS" POSE OR COULD RESULT IN A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE CAR IS STALLING OUT WHEN IN MOTION AND COMING TO A STOP. WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP, AT STOPLIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, OR ANYWHERE YOU NEED TO STOP, THE CAR TURNS OFF. TO START THE CAR BACK UP AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT BACK ON, THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS THIS IS OUR FAMILY AUTO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. HARLEY SWAIN SUBARU (1915 N 1ST ST, HERMINSTON, OR) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO REDUCE SPEED AT INTERSECTIONS. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH REQUIRES REPAIRS TO TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2017 WITH 94,000 MILES, AND STARTED DEMONSTRATING SHUDDERING AND OCCASIONAL STALLING WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2018 AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL, BUT 'UNFORTUNATELY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE ISSUED HAS EXPIRED AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.' I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BELIEVE I WAS SOLD A LEMON, WHICH I'LL TAKE UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP. SOA CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NATURE OF MY CAR PROBLEM AS BEING A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT IN AN EMAIL RESPONSE TO MY PETITION FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR, I WAS TOLD AGAIN 'UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED WE CAN'T HELP YOU'. SO SOA KNOWS IT MADE CARS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS BUT EXPECTS THE UNKNOWING CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT OR ELSE BE OUT OF A CAR?

THE VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING FROM A STOP ON CITY STREETS AND THEN IT QUICKLY HESITATES ONE OR MORE TIMES BEFORE STAYING IN GEAR. THIS REDUCES CONSISTENT FORWARD MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF REAR END OR OTHER CRASHES. THE 2ND DAY WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF DISTRACTED DRIVING CRASHES. SUBARU FOUND A FAILED VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE TYPE OF DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL TO REDUCE RISKS OF CRASHES. SUBARU ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN JULY 2017 FOR THESE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND COVERED VEHICLES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES THROUGH JULY 31, 2018. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND LATER DATE APPEAR TO BE TO AVOID A SAFETY RECALL. VEHICLES THAT HAD NOT FAILED WERE NOT TO BE BROUGHT FOR REPAIR. HAD THERE BEEN A RECALL, THIS SAFETY ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BEFORE JULY 31, 2018.