2017 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

BATTERY FAILURE AFTER 6 MONTHS UNDER NORMAL USE. NO PERIODS OF LEAVING HEADLIGHTS ON OVERNIGHT, ETC. HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 90 MINUTES, TURNED CAR OFF TO RUN INTO A SHOP, RETURNED AND CAR WOULDN'T EVEN CRANK. AAA TESTED IT AND THE ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR WAS 'GOOD' BUT BATTERY REPORTED 'FAIL'.

WITH ALL ITEMS OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE DRAINS THE BATTERY IN A SHORT TIME. I HAVE INSTALLED A SWITCH ON THE BATTERY TO OPEN CIRCUIT SO THE BATTERY DOESN'T DRAIN WHILE PARKED. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM BEING STRANDED AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.WHEN I RETURN TO THE VEHICLE I SWITCH BACK TO CLOSED BATTERY CIRCUIT. I NOW CAN START THE CAR AND I AM NOT STRANDED. THIS PROVES TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAWING TOO MUCH CURRENT WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH NO ITEMS ON IN THE VEHICLE. IF YOU WANT I WILL PROVIDE THE CURRENT FLOW WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND PARKED. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND I WILL PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT. I APPRECIATE YOUR ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM.

BATTERY DRAINS PREMATURELY? I'VE HAD TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. HAD IT CHECKED OUT & BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER ARE FINE. BATTERY JUST DEAD IN THE DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING. ROADSIDE ASSIST GUY RECOMMENDED FILING A REPORT BECAUSE HE'D HEARD OTHERS HAD HAD PROBLEMS, TOO, POSSIBLY WITH BACK HATCH NOT CLOSING PROPERLY CAUSING DOME LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND DRAIN BATTERY. DID FIND BACK DOME LIGHT ON 1 NIGHT, TURNED OFF LIGHT, AND RECLOSED HATCH. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DILIGENT SINCE BUT IT WAS DEAD AGAIN THIS MORNING ANYWAY. DATE LISTED BELOW IS MOST RECENT INCIDENT. PREVIOUS 2 INCIDENTS WERE ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND ABOUT 2-3 DAYS APART.

IN 2018 THE BATTERY KEPT DYING AND HAD GO BE REPLACED. NOW, IN 2012, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. IT HAD TO BE JUMPED OFF YESTERDAY MORNING, AGAIN THIS MORNING AND NOW THIS EVENING IS DEAD AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS A VERY LITTLE OVER 32,000 ACTUAL MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS KEOPT IN THE GARAGE ALL THE TIME AND THIS IS WHERE IT IS AS IT IS DYING.

THE BATTERY LIFE WAS TERRIBLE AND IT FINALLY DIED ON A TRIP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THERE SEEMS TO BE A BATTERY DRAIN ISSUE ON THESE CARS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROBLEM.

EXPERIENCED FREQUENT OCCURRENCES OF DEAD BATTERY (THAT WAS ONLY 8 MONTHS OLD). DEALER REPLACED BATTERY BUT I CONTINUED TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ISSUES OVER THE NEXT YEAR. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER IN AUG 2020 FOR ANALYSIS, WAS TOLD NO ISSUE, IT JUST ISN'T DRIVEN ENOUGH, AND RECOMMENDED BATTERY MAINTAINER INSTALL OR GEL BATTERY. ISSUE CAN OCCUR WHETHER CAR WAS DRIVEN YESTERDAY OR A WEEK AGO. WAS TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT BATTERY INSTALLED AT DEALER WAS TOO WEAK SO I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY IN FEB 2021 AND HAVE BEEN MONITORING VOLTAGE. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD A COMPLETELY DEAD BATTERY SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW SLUGGISH STARTS. VOLT METER SHOWS BATTERY DROPS BELOW 12V WITHIN HOURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN. I ENSURE THAT NO LIGHTS ARE LEFT ON, NOR IS ANYTHING PLUGGED INTO CHARGING PORTS, TO MITIGATE DRAINAGE AND BELIEVE THERE IS PHANTOM DRAIN/ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION SOMEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. SUBURBAN IMPORTS OF TROY (1800 MAPLELAWN DR, TROY, MI 48084) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BELOW THE LOAD TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE BATTERY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,900. CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.*JB

SUBARU DEALER REPLACED DEAD BATTERY 10/2020. CAR PARKED FOR 20 DAYS (NO LIGHTS, ETC WERE ON DURING THAT TIME) AND BATTERY WAS DEAD. DEALER CHECKED BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CLAIMED ALL WAS GOOD. HE DID SAY THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THEM TO GO DEAD IN 10 TO 14 DAYS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED. THE 1ST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY (10/2020)

BATTERY DIED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD NOT CHARGE VEHICLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO SUBARU IN SAVANAH WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM FIXED. THIS IS AN APPARENT SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH OUTBACKS

THE BATTERY KEEPS FAILING. IT'S MY 4TH BATTERY CHANGE AND I CAN FEEL THAT I WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE 4TH ONE SOON.