2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE AIR BAG COMPONENT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, NOT TIRES. SUBARU HAS INSTALLED A TSB AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG HAS MANY THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE AS IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND HAS BEEN EVIDENT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. 2. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH. IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME AT THOSE SPEEDS. CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND ALSO CAUSES NUMBNESS IN HAND AND ARM ON LONG TRIPS. 3. TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED BY DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THERE IS A VIBRATION/STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REPAIR ATTEMPTS MADE BY SUBARU DEALER, NONE WITH LASTING RESULTS. THE TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED AT APPROX 12,000 MILES DUE TO CUPPING. SO FAR THE TSB'S ISSUED BY SUBARU TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE. *TR

MY 2010 OUTBACK HAS A STEERING WHEEL SHAKE THAT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY (65+) SPEEDS. THE WHEEL OSCILLATES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT HIGH FREQUENCY, MOVING ABOUT 1/8" EACH WAY. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 ATTEMPTS AT FIXING THE PROBLEM, BUT SUBARU HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

THE INCIDENT INVOLVES A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK AND DEALS WITH SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM. WE WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ON. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL SHUT OFF. THEN THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL COME ON. READING THE OWNERS MANUAL THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND IT MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WE ARE SUPPOSE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER IMMEDIATELY BUT EVERYTIME IT HAS OCCURRED WE HAVE NOT BEEN CLOSE TO A DEALER OR THEY ARE CLOSED. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 9 MONTHS AND IT HAS OCCURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES SO FAR. THE ISSUE HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO GO AWAY WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF AND SETS OVERNIGHT. THE COMPUTER HAS NEVER RECORDED A ERROR CODE UNTIL THIS LAST TIME. THE ERROR CODE THAT THE DEALER RETRIEVED WAS CODE 29 ODS FAULT. THEY CHECKED OUT THE AIRBAG COMPONENTS AND SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. THEY OPENED A CASE WITH THE TECH LINE AND ALL THEY SEEM TO WANT TO DO AT THIS TIME IS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND MY CONCERNS WITH THE SAFETY OF THE CAR TO SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS BE HANDLED BY A SENIOR REP. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SUBARU SWITCHED FROM A WEIGHT SENSOR TO A GEL PACK IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM AWARE OF ONE OTHER 2010 OUTBACK THAT HAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT NOT SURE IF IT WAS RESOLVED YET OR NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES IN THE PAST WHICH THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 14,011. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5L CVT. ENGINE HESITATES OR STALLS WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY IF UPHILL. USUALLY BEFORE ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP BUT ALSO WHEN WARM. NO DIFFERENCE WITH OR WITHOUT A/C. OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE DAILY. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 5000 MILES ON ODOMETER. SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. BUT SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH SAME YEAR MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUBARU'S HAS A FIX INVOLVING THE ECU. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AND HAS A SEVERE HESITATION. HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED 2 TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR