2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN THE SUMMER ON A DRY ROAD AT AROUND 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL EXCESSIVELY BEGIN TO VIBRATE/SHAKE AROUND 55MPH AND HIGHER SPEEDS LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT EXCESSIVELY. THE VIBRATION/SHAKING WAS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AS IF IT WERE ON BLACK ICE. THE VIBRATION ONLY BECAME CONTROLLABLE IF I SLOWED DOWN. THIS SHAKING/VIBRATION ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. *TR

I TOOK MY 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK TO MY DEALER TO HAVE MY FRONT BRAKES CHECKED. IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE GRABBING, AND I WANTED TO CHECK THE WEAR. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES, CLEANED THEM UP, AND STATED THEY WERE AT NORMAL WEAR FOR 35,000 MILES. IN THE NEXT BREATH, THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN EXACT REASON WHY MY TWO YEAR OLD CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A CVT AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS VERY VAGUE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. THEY STATED IT WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO. *KB

ENGINE IDLE DROPS 200 RPM BELOW NORMAL UNDER BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THIS RESULTS IN AN ENGINE STALL IN TRAFFIC. SUBARU OF AMERICA SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION "RETRAINING" WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE CURED THE ISSUE. *TT

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK EXHIBITS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. AND POOR LANE TRACKING (WANDERING). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEELS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS OR SNOW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, SHE WOULD NEED TO WASH THE DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE WHEELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK (LEGACY) FLOOR MAT BUNCHED UP, STICKING BETWEEN FIREWALL/CONSOLE AND GAS PEDAL. MAT DOES NOT STAY "HOOKED" ON RETAINING HOOKS. SECOND OCCURRENCE (SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL/STOPPED/ SHUT OFF ENGINE BOTH TIMES), I THREW THE MAT IN THE BACK, HAVEN'T USED IT SINCE. THESE TYPES OF "HOOKS" SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED ON ALL VEHICLES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOUGHT NEW, MAY 2010. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED FLASHING- BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CRUISE, OIL LIGHT, ETC. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL ONLY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE STILL ILLUMINATED AND FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, MY AUTO IMPORTS IN MUSKEGON MI, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES IN THE PAST. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IT IS GOING BACK IN TOMORROW AFTER THE FLASHING DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR 6 DAYS. THE STALLING HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING TO ACCOMMODATE A TURN OR START UP FROM A STOP SIGN/SIGNAL. *TR

SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 WITH CVT TRANSMISSION BOUGHT NEW. NUMEROUS FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED DUE TO A SOLENOID OPEN CIRCUIT THAT DISABLED THE CAR. CODE P2762 ( LAST WEEK IN MARCH, ABOUT 2,600 MILES). THAT WAS FIXED. AFTER THIS EVENT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ON OCCASION DISENGAGE WHILE STILL ON DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD BE DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD ROAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RE-ENGAGE AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL OR PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE. THE FIRST TIME THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SUBARU DEALER A NUMBER OF CODES CAME UP; C0057, C0045, C0231, C0232, C0282. SUBARU TOLD THE DEALER TO ERASE THE CODES AND RE-PROGRAM THE SOFTWARE. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE THEN (LAST WEEK OF JULY 2010, ABOUT 9,000 MILES). THE NEXT TIME WAS LAST WEEK IN AUGUST, ABOUT 10,200 MILES. SINCE THE SOFTWARE WAS RE-PROGRAMMED NO CODES APPEAR EVEN THOUGH THE EVENTS ARE IDENTICAL. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2010. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER (1/27/11). NO CODES WERE FOUND. DEALER SAYS THAT IF THERE ARE NO CODES AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT THEN IT DOES NOT EXIST AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED. THE EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2010.TO BE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WHILE THE CAR IS ON DRIVE WITH NOTHING HAPPENING OTHER THEN HIGH ENGINE REVS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDER BEING IN A LEFT TURN SITUATION. WE HAVE NO SYMPATHY FROM SUBARU. *TR

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5. 9.5K AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 65MPH SEVER VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL (STEERING WHEEL DEFLECTION ABOUT 1/8 INCH BACK AND FORTH). SPEEDOMETER HAND SEEMED TO VIBRATE - BUT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDS, ARMS, HEAD, EYES ABSORBING THE RAPID WHEEL VIBRATION). NEVER HAPPENED ON INFREQUENT HIGH SPEED ROAD TRIPS. COULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOT FELT. DEALER DID ROAD FORCE TEST ON THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL BRAND POWERS. TWO FAILED AND REPLACED. FAILED TIRES WHERE IN DIAGONAL POSITIONS. ASKED MANAGER ABOUT THE OTHER TWO TIRES - HE SAID TIRES WERE EITHER GOOD OR BAD. NOT CONSISTENT WITH MY EXPERIENCE. DID NOT HAVE VIBRATION WELL INTO THE MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR. SO TIRES COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BAD AT THE BEGINNING OR IT WAS NOT JUST THE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE SEATS WERE SET TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS AT 125 LBS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.