2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 2.5I OUTBACK WITH THE CVT I NOTICED A SWAY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 80 MPH. THE CAR FEELS TO DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE (ALMOST SNAKE LIKE) WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. I ASKED THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY ISSUES AND THEY SAID NO, BUT WOULD TAKE A LOOK. THEY FOUND NOTHING TO BE INCORRECT YET THE CAR CONTINUES TO SWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT FEELS AS IF IT WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN UPGRADED FRONT AND REAR SWAY BAR TO TIE THE LENGTHIER VEHICLE TOGETHER A BIT MORE. I WOULD PURCHASE THESE MYSELF BUT DON'T WANT TO VOID THE LEASE WARRANTY AND REALLY FEEL THAT SUBARU SHOULD PROVIDE AND INSTALL THESE FOR FREE SINCE MULTIPLE PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN JULY 2010. IT HAS STALLED TWICE (ONCE IN SEPTEMBER AND ONCE IN OCTOBER) WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND MAKING A LEFTHAND TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN BOTH INSTANCES OF STALLING, THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE HILL. SINCE I WAS TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. I AM BRINGING IN THIS CAR FOR SERVICE THIS UPCOMING WEEK. THE SUBARU DEALER I JUST SPOKE WITH SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO SERVICE MULTIPLE CARS WITH THIS STALLING ISSUE FOR THE 2010 MODEL. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SUBARU NEEDS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE FIX BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR DIE--PERHAPS SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT ALREADY? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN STALLED. OTHER THAN THE SHAKING, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE PROBLEM TO BE RELATED TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE REACHING A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO DECELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. THIS FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK AUTOMATIC,2.5I, IN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP NOTICED VEHICLE WANTED TO STALL WHEN I SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED. HAVE HAD FOR 4 MONTHS VEHICLE IS WORSE, RPM'S DROP TO NEAR ZERO, CAR WILL THEN IDLE FAST TO COMPENSATE...IN THE LAST MONTH VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SHUDDER, ON TOP OF THE NEAR STALLING...WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SUBARU HAS FIXED PROBLEM ON MANUALS BUT IS STILL WAITING FOR SOFTWARE FOR AUTOMATICS TO REFLASH COMPUTER. CAR IS VERY SHAKY AFTER THE NEAR STALLS UPON ACCELERATION. CAR ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN I HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE AND RELEASE TO INCH FORWARD (WAITING IN TRAFFIC) AS THOUGH IT HAS A VERY FAST IDLE. I WAS TOLD BY CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TODAY, THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATICS..JUST MANUALS???? MY DEALER DISAGREES AND STATED TODAY THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM WAITING FOR A SOLUTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK PZEV 6-SP MANUAL. THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES STALL (4 TIMES AND COUNTING, IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS) WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. ALSO AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL STUMBLE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED FOR UPSHIFTS (NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE MONTHS). THE PROBLEM IS AGGRAVATED WHEN THE A/C IS ON. THIS STALL PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, MOST NOTABLY AT 70KPH IN 4TH GEAR - SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE ORANGE AND RED DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON, STEERING AND BRAKING BECOME HEAVY, THE A/C SHUTS OFF WHILE THE FAN CONTINUES TO RUN AND A RESTART WITH THE KEY IS NECESSARY. THANK GOD THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED ON AN ON-RAMP OR OFF-RAMP. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP, THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES STALL. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THREE MONTHS. THE ENGINE TRIES TO STALL UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, I.E. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR AND FAN CUT OFF. THE PROBLEM OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON, AND THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 85 DEGREES. A MONTH AGO, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR TWO RECALLS, AND TWO OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDING THIS ONE. THE MECHANIC STATED SUBARU WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HIS COMPUTER HAD NOT BEEN UPGRADED TO REFLASH THE ECU. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE ECU UPGRADE (FLASH) WAS AVAILABLE. ONE MONTH LATER, THEY STILL HAD NOT CALLED. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY, AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY (8/27/10) TO HAVE THE ECU UPGRADED. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE LOST RESULTING IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK, 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS STALLED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN WITH BOTH CLUTCH AND BRAKE PRESSED TO GROUND. NOTIFIED DEALER. DEALER LOOKED AT CAR AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. SUGGESTED I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG TO MAKE IT STALL. *TR

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLING AND CHOKING OFF. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME. CAR PUT IN SHOP 2X SO FAR WITH NO SOLUTION. CAR STALLED OR CUT OFF 2 TO 3 TIMES A DAY. NO TREND. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE DEALER LOANED US A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK, AND THIS CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR WE OWN IS APPROX. 4/5 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 13000 MILES ON CAR. THE LOANER WE HAVE HAS 3500 MILES ON CAR AT THIS TIME. WE DON'T FEEL THIS IS RELATED TO JUST OUR CAR BEING THE LOANER WE ARE DRIVING HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 4 CYLINDER, STANDARD, HAS A SIGNIFICANT STALL FLAW. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE ONRAMP. AT 50 MPH WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE STALLED RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING. A TRACTOR TRAILER BARELY AVOIDED HITTING THIS CAR AS WE MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE. THE ENGINE STARTED UP PROMPTLY. THIS IS THE 10TH TIME THE CAR HAS STALLED AND THE MOST SERIOUS TO DATE. OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN AT LOWER SPEEDS WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED: 20 MPH, LEFT TURNS, AND DECELERATING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR 3 TIMES, BUT HAS NOT DUPLICATED THE ISSUE. *TR