2005 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER (SERRA SUBARU OF TRAVERSE CITY, 1747 S GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ERROR CODE P2138: SOME FAILURE OF PEDAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY WHILE IN MOTION. EXACT ISSUE UNKNOWN. ACCELERATION GOES LIMP AND PEDAL BECOMES NON-RESPONSIVE. HAS HAPPENED IN BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING SITUATIONS. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC

GAS PEDAL FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO ACCELARATE. TOTAL FAILURE OF PEDAL. LUCKILY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE ANOTHER VEHICLE PLOWED INTO ME. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PEDAL OPERATED PROPERLY. VERY DISCONCERTING. FAILURE CODE WAS P2138.

2005 SUBARU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE AIRBAG COULD NOT BE REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING AN INTOXALYSER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROCESS TO HAVING THE INTOXALYSER REMOVED AND THE RECALL COMPLETED WAS DIFFICULT. *JS

INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE SPEEDOMETER FELL TO 0, AND WHEN PRESSED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD THEN COME ON. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR FATAL IF THE CAR WERE TO GO LIMP WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, OR TAKING A TURN. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE OUTBACK, AND ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY SUBARU. THIS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL.

CAR RANDOMLY GOES LIMP WHILE DRIVING, ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND EEK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, PULLING A P2138 CODE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (COLE SUBARU, RT 460 GREEN VALLEY SUITE 4, BLUEFIELD, WV 24701 (304) 305-4090) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. TWO MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND CONTACT HER ONCE THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FAILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

4WAY CONNECTOR BRAKE LINE LEAKING CAUSING NO BRAKES. COULD OF GOT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAZZARD TO DRIVE CALLED ABOUT RECALL ON THIS BUT THE SAID MY CAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED AND WE'RE VERY RUDE AND SHE HUNG UP ON ME. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NUTRAL TO SLOW DIWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER (CASCADE AUTO GROUP, 4149 STATE RD, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH, 44223) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1-25871335589. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST AND THAT THE DEALER CITED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING HIGH MILEAGE AND A TIME SENSITIVE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $500 TOWARDS THE REPAIR BILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 215,000.

BOUGHT CAR IN 2006. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER HAVING A COUPLE OF MONTHS. UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, WENT OUT AFTER A MONTH; ALSO HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. HAD SENIOR REPLACED AGAIN, WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER 1 MONTH. WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, THE SENSOR WAS BUT NOT THE LABOR. SINGLE INCOME COULDN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR 9 YEARS, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. MY 1 ST SUBARU WAS A 1986; BEEN DRIVING ONE SENSE. JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.