2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3-6 MONTHS. ABOUT TO REPLACE A BULB FOR THE 6TH TIME.

ONCE AGAIN THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT IS FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE [XXX] PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FUNCTION. MY WIFE SAYS "I NEED A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE". OBVIOUSLY THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY. THE AUSTRALIANS AND RECALLED THIS BRAKE FOR YEAR 2015 AND WILL PROBABLY DO SAME FOR OTHER YEARS. ATTACHED YOU WILL SEE A LIST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A LONG LIST. THIS IS FAULTY DESIGN, PURE AND SIMPLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 5/30/16 THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS PARKED ON A HILL AND COULD NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE DUE TO MALFUNCTION. WHAT IF THE TRANSMISSION COG COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR? IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND DONE UNTOLD DAMAGE. THIS ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS DANGEROUS AS A CRITICAL SAFETY ELEMENT OF THE CAR. THE 2015 OUTBACK HAS BEEN RECALLED IN AUSTRALIA FOR THIS VERY ISSUE.

70% OF THE TIME I TRY TO ACTIVATE THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE, THE COMPUTER JUST 'CHIRPS' AND THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKS. THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ACTUATED THUS THE VEHICLE IS AT RISK OF ROLLING DOWN A HILL WITH NOONE AT THE WHEEL. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AT LEAST AND REDESIGNED TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF DEPENDABILITY. IT IS A BRAKE FOR GOD'S SAKE!!

CAR STALLS TO COMPLETE STOP MOTOR STOPS AND CAR IS DEAD LEAVING MY WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION FOR CARS TO NEARLY HIT TILL SHE PUTS IT IN PARK TO RESTART CAR I HAVE READ, IT IS THE TORK CONVERTER IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS A SAFETY CONCERN !!!!!

THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. LAST EVENING IS AN EXAMPLE. PARKED ON SLOPE IN DRIVEWAY AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN TIME TO LEAVE THE BRAKE COULD NOT BE DISENGAGED. IT WAS LOCKED UP. HAD TO MANUALLY DECOUPLE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH SPECIAL TOOL. MOST OF THE TIME THIS BRAKE CANNOT BE ENGAGED AS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS UNRESPONSIVE. THE "BRAKE" DASH LIGHT JUST FLASHES AND A 'CHIRP' IS HEARD WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. PARKING BRAKES ARE TERRIBLY IMPORTANT IN HILLY ENVIRONS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE THUS RECALLED/REDESIGNED TO A MORE DEPENDABLE SYSTEM (IE. MANUAL LEVER/CABLE BRAKE).

REPLACED LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE,8MONTHS LATER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS EVEN THOUGHT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE USED AT A REDUCED POWER FOR DRIVING LIGHTS. HIGH BEAM NOW DOES NOT WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL OPERATING CONDITIONS,WITH OR WITHOUT AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL ON OR OFF.

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM, BECAUSE, DUE TO THE FRONT END DESIGN, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IT YOURSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL BECAUSE THE FRONT END DESIGN ALLOWS THE LIGHTS TO OVERHEAT.

I HAVE TO REPLACE MY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS AT A VERY EXPENSIVE COST. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.

WE HAVE OWNED THIS SUBARU SINCE NEW. THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT BULBS BURNT OUT AT 58,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS, USING THE SUBARU RECOMMENDED H7 BULBS FROM SYLVANIA. THE CAR HAS BURNT THROUGH AT LEAST ONE DOZEN LIGHT BULBS.