2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

(1)UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, (2)THE ENGINE STALLS APPROACHING A STOP WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED, IT ALMOST STALLS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT WHENEVER APPROACHING A STOP. IT HAS ONLY STALLED ONCE IN THE TWO WEEKS I HAVE OWNED IT. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND DISTRACTION.(3)CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEMS IN FOR OVER A MONTH WITH NO FIX AVAILABLE YET. I WAS OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE, BUT I DECLINED IT. VEHICLE IS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, NOT A 2010. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION DISABLING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN HITTING THE RESUME BUTTON CAUSED THE CAR TO SURGE . THE RPM INCREASED FROM 2000 TO 6000 RPM. THIS OCCURS WHENEVER THE SET SPEED IS 20MPH GREATER THAN THE CURRENT SPEED. THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THIS, CLAIMING THAT THE FULL ACCELERATION IS BY DESIGN. WIDE OPEN THROTTLE IS NOT A GOOD PRACTICE SINCE IT MAKES THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL. WHAT BELONGS ON A RACE TRACK NOT ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAS TRIED CONTACTING BOTH SUBARU NORTH AMERICAN CORPORATE OFFICE AND THE EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE REGARDING THE SEVERAL RECALLS HE HAS RECEIVED ON HIS 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. HE WENT TO THE TOP BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE - WELL - STUPID; AND HE HIS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO "FIX" THE CAR PROPERLY. HE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT TSB'S AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE; WHEN IN DEED THERE ARE FOUR (4). THE PEOPLE HE HAS CONTACTED ARE AT THE VICE PRESIDENT LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT. HE HAS ALSO TRIED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN THE PRESIDENT'S (THOMAS DOLL) OFFICE. EVERYONE REFERS HIM TO AN 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THE PEOPLE AT THIS NUMBER KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CARS; ALL THEY DO IS READ OFF WHAT IS EVER WRITTEN ON THEIR COMPUTER SCREEN. OF COURSE, SUBARU HAS NO PLANT MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS; THEIR PROBLEMS ARE ALL CAUSED BY THE COMPANIES THEY GET THEIR COMPONENTS FROM. MY HUSBAND DOES NOT WANT TO BE "PUT-OFF"; HE WANTS SOMEONE FROM SUBARU'S UPPER MANAGEMENT TO GIVE HIM A CALL RIGHT AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE LEFT REAR SIDE CAUSING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TO LOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND THEN SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION PER THE POLICE OFFICER'S INSTRUCTIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH AND THE PASSENGER HAD A NECK INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COLLISION CENTER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

MY 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS FRONT END SHAKING, AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AT SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH, 1 TRIP TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM RESULTED IN STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED DURING DECELERATION ONCE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED OR TAKEN OUT OF GEAR. OTHER TIMES IT WILL REV DOWN TO ABOUT 400 RPM AND THEN CATCH ITSELF PRIOR TO STALLING, BUT MOMENTARILY REMOVING ALL POWER ASSISTS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER ONCE, PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED AND ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED, PROBLEM HAS BEEN BETTER SINCE, BUT NOT RESOLVED. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK FOR IT'S SAFETY RATING. MY WIFE HAS BEEN IN TWO BAD ACCIDENTS AND NEEDED A CAR SHE FEELS SAFE IN. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH AND RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING AND SHE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR GOES ON AND OFF. SHE WEIGHS 125 POUNDS AND IS 5'3" TALL. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ARE GETTING THE RUN AROUND. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TELL US THE SEAT BELT WORKS FINE AND NOT TO WORRY. I DIDN'T BUY THIS CAR FOR A SEAT BELT. I WANTED THE BEST SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK, I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE A PASSENGER IS KILLED IN A WRECK. I WOULD RATHER THE AIRBAG IS ON ALL THE TIME. ON THE TOYOTA MY WIFE JUST WRECKED THERE WAS AN ON AND OFF SWITCH. *TR

I HAVE A SEVERE WATER LEAK IN MY BRAND NEW SUBARU 2010 OUTBACK, THAT RESULTED IN MOLD ON THE PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER FLOOR MATS. WHEN I TURNED A CORNER A LITTLE FLOOD POURED ONTO MY GRANDDAUGHTER ANKLE AND FOOT. IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD POURED A BUCKET INTO MY CAR. MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD TO SHOPVAC THE WATER OUT OF THE CAR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER LEAVES HAD PLUGGED THE DRAIN TUBE. UPDATED IVOQ 09/27/10 *TR

2010 SUBURU OUTBACK 2.5I 6 SPEED STANDARD TRANSMISSION. CAR STALLS WHEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING TO STOP OR SLOWING DOWN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 IN EARLY APR. WHILE I AM FAIRLY SATISFIED WITH THE VEHICLE, I ENCOUNTERED 4 TIMES TOTALLY THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NORMALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND SOMETIMES SWITCHING LANES. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE QUICKLY TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE WHEN ENGINE IS OFF, POWER BREAK AND STEERING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. I HAD TO USE PARKING BREAK TO STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING THE FIRST TWO TIMES SINCE I WAS NERVOUS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THE ENGINE WAS OFF. 2 WEEKS AGO, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK. DEALER TECHNICIAN JUST THOUGHT WHAT I SAID DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AT ALL. THEY DIDN'T THINK IT COULD HAPPEN AT ALL. (THEY STILL DON'T, NOT SURE WHY THEY HAVE SO MUCH CONFIDENCE). ANYWAY, DEALER SCANNED THE COMPUTER CODE AND NOTHING FOUND. SO, THEY RETURNED CAR TO ME AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG, IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR 2 WEEKS, THEN IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. I HAVE CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, BUT I DOUBT THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING EITHER THIS TIME. THEY JUST DON'T THINK THAT COULD HAPPEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON INTERNET, AND I DID FIND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I FEEL MAYBE SUBARU CAN BELIEVE OUR PROBLEM IS REAL NOW? THANKS. *TR