2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK, 6 SPD MT WITH 2,521 MILES. CAR HAS NEARLY STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN SLOWING OR DOWNSHIFTING WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND WITH AC ON. MORE NOTICEABLE DURING HOT WEATHER (90+ DEGREES). LOCAL DEALER DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE, ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED COLD ENGINE STALLING AND THEY DON'T THINK THAT "FIX" APPLIES BUT WILL CHECK TO SEE IF CAR COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THAT ISSUE. POTENTIAL FOR BEING REAR ENDED (AND POSSIBLY PUSHED IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) IS HIGH IF CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL. *TR

MY 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS STALLED ON MY MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF THE CAR RUNNING. IT HAS STALLED BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR SPOT SIGN, SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE BOTH A RIGHT AND A LEFT HAND TURN, AND IT HAS ALSO STALLED GOING ABOUT 35MPH DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. EVERY TIME IT HAS STALLED THE A/C WAS ON. *TR

IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. WHEN YOU RE DRIVING IN 3RD GEAR AND SHIFT DOWN TO 2ND TO MAKE A ROLLING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE CAR STALLS OUT. THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW IT HAS SHUT ITSELF OFF IS THAT YOU HAVE NO POWER AND ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS COME ON. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I SHIFTED INTO 1ST COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T START UNTIL THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD THEN IT STARTED TO DO IT WITHIN A MILE TO 2 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT OR ALL DAY WHILE I WORKED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES OF IT HAPPENING. THEY CHECKED IT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY CONTACTED THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS WHO SENT SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND PERFORMED A BUNCH OF TEST ON IT. THEY THEN FOUND OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND STARTED WORKING ON A FIX FOR THE CAR. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO SWAP CARS WITH ME WHICH WE ARE IN THE PROCESSES OF DOING. THEY HAVE ALSO INFORMED ME THEY NOW FEEL THEY HAVE A FIX FOR THIS CAR, BUT I AM LEARY TO TRY IT. *TR

WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO TURN OR WHEN SLOWING TO STOP, THE ENGINE REGULARLY SPUTTERS AND HAS DIED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. LUCKILY THE CAR HAD ENOUGH RESIDUAL SPEED TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE RESTARTING AFTER IT HAPPENS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING, 26 JULY 2010. AFTER 2 HOURS, THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT "DOWNLOAD THE FIX". *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5I WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MAY 2010. WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS UPON FULLY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH TO EITHER SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND/OR BRING THE CAR TO A COAST THE ENGINE RPMS DROPS RATHER RAPIDLY WHICH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BORDERLINE STALLING BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPUTER COMPENSATES BY INCREASING THE IDLE SLIGHTLY WHILE COASTING OR SLOWING DOWN WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THIS IS FAR MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING. TODAY (SUN 7/25) I WAS APPROACHING A RIGHT TURN, THE A/C WAS RUNNING. I STARTED THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN THE CAR BY FULLY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH AND BRAKING. WHEN I STARTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE TURN I BARELY COULD DO SO. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE ENGINE THIS TIME STALLED. GENERALLY YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE SHUDDER BEFORE A STALL, IN THIS CASE IT DID NOT. IT ALMOST RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A POLE WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN INSIDE. THE CAR RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS SAME DAY ON AT LEAST TWO MORE OCCASION I FULLY DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO EITHER SLOW THE CAR OR COAST AND THE CAR SHUDDER INDICATING A POTENTIAL STALL BUT THE CAR COMPENSATED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BECAUSE IT WILL RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5I AUTOMATIC WITH 1,900 MILES STALLS WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE POWER RIGHT OFF THE LINE ALSO FLUTTERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, OR WHILE IN NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD USUALLY OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED IN SOME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,100.

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLS WHEN IN NEUTRAL OR BETWEEN GEARS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THE STALLING OCCURS NEARLY DAILY WITHIN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING AND LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER STEERING AND VERY LIMITED BRAKING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE CONDITION AS THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAS STALLED UNLESS YOU KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND WATCH FOR THEM ALL TO LIGHT UP AND THE TACHOMETER TO ZERO. SUBARU HAS STATED THAT NO SOLUTION EXISTS BUT THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. NUMEROUS INCONCLUSIVE TESTS DONE ON THE CAR. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHILE THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. THE EVENT OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, GETTING READY TO DOWN SHIFT. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IN, THE ENGINE STOPS BEFORE THE CAR COMES TO A COMPETE STOP. THE ISSUE IS NOT REPEATABLE. IT HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE OTHER THAN THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING ON. THE ISSUE HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING IS SWITCHED OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2011 2.5 PREMIUM 6MT (NON-PZEV) SUBARU OUTBACK ON JUNE 25TH, 2010. JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, WITH ONLY 50 MILES ON THE CAR AND MY FIRST TIME DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON, I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST NEAR-STALL ENGINE SHUDDER WHILE COMING TO A STOP. AS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES HAVE GONE UP LATELY, SO HAS MY USE OF A/C, AND SO HAVE MY OCCURRENCES OF ENGINE STALLS AND NEAR-STALL SHUDDERS. THE REVS WILL DROP BELOW 500RPM, THE HVAC FAN SPEED WILL AUDIBLY SLOW, SOMETIMES THE "BATTERY/ALTERNATOR" WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM. THE SHUDDER IS SOMETIMES QUITE VIOLENT, AND SHAKES THE CAR. A FEW TIMES, THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY STALLED OUT. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST DURING AN ENGINE STALL. I'M 33 YEARS OLD. I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUALS SINCE 17. THIS IS MY 3RD SUBARU AND MY 6TH CAR ' ALL MANUALS. I'M PRETTY SURE I'VE GOT MY HEAD WRAPPED AROUND DRIVING STICK. THE SHUDDERS AND STALLS WILL OCCUR EVEN IF THE GEAR STICK IS IN NEUTRAL, SO I KNOW THIS IS NOT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OR IMPROPER USE OF THE CLUTCH. THE SECOND ISSUE I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY NEW OUTBACK IS A SLIGHT SHAKE OR SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR