2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE REPAIRS AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BRAKE HAD A LOCKED CALIPER, DAMAGED ROTOR AND A MISSING BRAKE PAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

PURCHASED THIS CAR 7/2011. NO PROBLEM WITH EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS UNTIL ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. HIGHBEAMS ARE FINE. NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THEM. RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. AROUND 11/2012, REGULAR HEADLIGHTS(BOTH BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING )HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REPLACED. IN OCT 2013, BOTH BULBS ON DRIVER SIDE WERE REPLACED. WENT SEVERAL WEEKS LATER FOR MY STATE SAFETY STICKER, THE SMALL BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THEN IN FEB 2014, THE LARGE BULB ON THE DRIVER SIDE BURNT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. MAY 2014, BOTH LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE OUT. REPLACED THEM. THESE NEEDED TO BE DONE AT A GARAGE EACH TIME. JAN 2015, BOTH REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.NOW, FEB 12, 2015 AND AGAIN, BOTH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE OUT, AND NEED REPLACING. GOING TO TRY MORE HEAVY DUTY BULBS. HUSBAND HAS LEARNED HOW TO REPLACE THE BULBS THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE PAPERWORK FOR AT LEAST 7- 8 BULBS IN 3 1/2 YRS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THINK SUBARU NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM IN EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE SUBARU 2011. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK GREAT CAR THE PROBLEM IS I'M CHANGING A LOW BEAM BULB EVERY 6 TO 8 MONTHS. MY WIFE HAS A 2006 LEGACY WAGON AND I'VE ONLY HAD 1 BULB GO OUT. I CALLED MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR. I TOLD HIM I HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS ON MY 06 LEGACY AND DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM. THAT WAS THE END OF OUR CONVERSATION . MAYBE I'LL CALL SUBARU IN NJ. VERY HELPFUL GROUP. I WORKED WITH THEM WHEN I HAD HEAD GASKET ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE AUGUST 2010 AND THE LOW LIGHT BEAMS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OR THE OTHER THREE TIMES NOW. THIS TIME THE NEW BULB LASTED LESS THAN A YEAR. AND LAST YEAR I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE HIGH BEAMS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT NEEDED HEADLIGHTS REPLACED SO OFTEN (ACTUALLY I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED). ALSO, I HAVE TO BRING IT TO A DEALER EVERY TIME THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT'S TOO DIFFICULT TO CHANGE MYSELF. IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT SO IT LEADS ME TO THINK IT'S A FAULT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. OTHER THAN THIS, I LOVE MY CAR! *TR

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2011 WE HAVE LOST BOTH DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, ONE TAIL LIGHT AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT TWICE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ISSUE HAPPENED WITHIN THREE MONTHS. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN IN COLD WEATHER (TEENS AND TWENTIES). WE HAVE RECEIVED INSPECTION TICKETS FOR THIS ISSUE FROM THE POLICE. LOOKING ON LINE THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADLIGHT BLOWING VERY QUICKLY. ALSO, SUBARU HAS A VERY POOR DESIGN FOR ALLOWING OWNERS TO REPLACE THEIR OWN HEADLIGHTS. YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE INNER FENDER WELL HAS TO BE REMOVED AND THEN IT IS A VERY TIGHT SPACE TO REACH THE HEADLIGHT TO REPLACE IT. THIS CAN GET VERY EXPENSIVE TO THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS BEING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LITE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS THE LITE CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS STAYED ON. THE RESULT IS THAT THE BAG IS NOT ABLE TO DEPLOY IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVES THE FRONT END. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO MY FAMILY , I TRY TO AVOID ANYONE FROM RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

AT A HARD, FAST BRAKE TO AVOID TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND DIED. IT LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER IS THE CULPRIT. THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE IN THE SUBARU (NOT JUST OUTBACKS) HAS BEEN SHOWN TO RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER / STALLED ENGINE, WHICH CAN ENDANGER THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE BARELY 2 YEARS, THE 1ST HEADLIGHT (DRIVER SIDE) BULB BLEW OUT. TO REPLACE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS $90 DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF REACHING THE BULB HOUSING - SO I WAS TOLD. THEN ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS LATER THE OTHER HEADLIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) WENT OUT. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE REAR LIGHT BULB WENT OUT. AROUND 2 MONTHS AGO (12/20/2014) THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN AND THEN PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT LAST FRIDAY (1/17/2015). THIS IS A GREAT VEHICLE OVERALL, BUT I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT I'M CONSTANTLY REPLACING HEADLIGHTS (FRONT OR REAR). THIS IS VERY ANNOYING, EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN TWO 2011 OUTBACKS AND EACH OF THEM ARE CONSUMING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WITH AT LEAST 4 BULBS CHANGED IN UNDER 50000 MILES. I HAVE FILED A SIMILAR REPORT FOR THE OTHER 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK I OWN AND CONSIDER THIS ISSUE SERIOUS BASED ON THE LACK OF LIFE OF THE PART REGARDLESS THE TYPE OF BULB REPLACED. MY PREVIOUS 2003 OUTBACK NEVER HAD A BULB CHANGED IN IT, YET THIS VEHICLE IS PLAGUED WITH BULB ISSUES AND COSTS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES ON THIS OUTBACK BASED ON THEM BURNING OUT PREMATURELY. I OWNED A 2003 OUTBACK THAT NEVER HAD THE HEADLIGHTS CHANGED, AND THIS IS HAPPENING TOO FREQUENTLY AND IS OCCURRING ON BOTH 2011 OUTBACKS I OWN. THE MOST RECENT LIGHT FAILURE WAS LAST NIGHT AS THE CAR STARTED. THE FIRST FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, AND THE SECOND ONE FAILED WITH 100 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NOT REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR