2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

ENGINE STALLED AT LOW RPMS. SIMILAR TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITHOUT ENGAGING CLUTCH. OCCURRED WHEN APPROACHING STOP AT INTERSECTIONS OR SLOWING FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC.

LOW BEAMS JUST BURNT OUT USING AUTO SETTING, THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT!!

ONGOING FAILURE OF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMPS. SAME COMPLAINT THAT OTHERS HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THE HEADLAMPS ARE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN ALSO LEAD TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. SUBARU NEEDS TO PROVIDE A FIX, NOT JUST A ONE-TIME REIMBURSEMENT OF REPLACEMENT HEADLAMPS.

MY 2011 OUTBACK HAS RECENTLY STARTED STALLING OUT AT STOP SIGNS. IT WILL STALL 5 TIMES IN 2 MILES. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT WILL STALL AGAIN AT THE NEXT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN (LOCAL STREETS). APPARENTLY SUBARU HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN 16-90-13R THAT INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS A POOR DESIGN OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I'VE READ MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS ON LINE. SUBARU SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. IT'S AN EXPENSE REPAIR AND A SAFETY HAZARD.

I HAVE REPLACED BOTH LEFT & RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM BULBS AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. ONE OCCASION THEY WERE BOTH OUT AND MY WIFE DROVE HOME WITH ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS ON (SHE SAID "IT SURE IS DARK ON ROUTE 9A"). I'M NOT SURE I SAVED ALL THE RECEIPTS, BUT I BET AUTOZONE HAS RECORDS WITHMY REWARDS ACCOUNT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO RAPID STOP SUCH AS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT RESULTING IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

"AIRBAG RECALL" THIS RECALL WAS IN JUNE AND SUBARU IT NOT TAKING ANY APPOINTMENTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

MULTIPLE HEADLIGHT FAILURE SINCE CAR WAS NEW. ATLEAST ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY THREE MONTHS.