2017 SUBARU OUTBACK Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AFTER A COLLISION TO A DEAR. THE CRACK HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE

WHILE DRIVING MY NORMAL WORK COMMUTE DOWN A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AT 47MPH'NO ROCKS SEEN OR OTHER CARS PRESENT'MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED 12 INCHES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LAST WEEK'IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPOT'THE WINDSHIELD GOT A LARGE CHIP IN IT FROM A TINY PEBBLE FLUNG UP BY A TRUCK. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM SUBARU DEALERSHIP 1 MONTH AGO. IT SEEMS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT I WILL HE INJURED FROM THE FAULTY WINDSHIELD IN AN ACCIDENT, FROM A ROCK, OR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SUBARU DENIED THERE WAS IN ISSUE DESPITE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN NEW JERSEY, AND TONS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. DESPITE RESEARCH, I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY MODEL OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED.

WINDSHIELD CRACK ON 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK REQUIRING THOUSANDS IN REPAIR. THE REPAIR WINDSHIELD CONTAINS THE SAME DEFECT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A ROCK OR ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AN OBJECT HIT THE LOWER LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEFT TWO IMPRINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD. OVER TIME, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS POORLY MANUFACTURED AND THAT THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT THAT HIT HIS WIFE'S WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THAT SEVERE OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACK THAT FORMED OVER THE WINDSHIELD HAD OBSTRUCTED HIS WIFE'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. ROY ROBINSON SUBARU (6001 33RD AVE NE, MARYSVILLE, WA 98271) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN INDEPENDENT GLASS CENTER TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM HAD KICKED UP A ROCK THAT HIT HIS PASSENGER WINDSHIELD. DUE TO THE ROCK HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, A CRACK FORMED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN 3 DAYS, THE CRACK SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND THAT THE SIZE OF THE ROCK THAT HIT HIS WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THAT SEVERE OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACK THAT FORMED OVER THE WINDSHIELD HAD OBSTRUCTED HIS VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO DIRECTED TO A WINDSHIELD SUPPLIER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 4 MONTHS TO HAVE HIS WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 342.

IN NOVEMBER 2019 I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR FREE BY SUBARU IN CHANDLER, AZ AND WAS GUARANTEED FOR 30 MONTHS, IN SEPTEMBER 2020, I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY AGAIN WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY SUBARU IN CHANDLER, AZ FOR FREE AND GUARANTEED FOR 30 MONTHS. I DID A SEARCH ON FAULTY BATTERIES ON SUBARU AND FOUND THE BELOWS INFORMATION.. SO I DECIDED TO FILE A REPORT. " SUBARU IS HIT WITH A NEW LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE 2016-2020 SUBARU OUTBACK AND 2019-2020 ASCENT HAVE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CAUSING PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. WHAT SHOULD OWNERS DO IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES?"

BATTERY GOES DEAD OVERNIGHT. IN 2019 I EXPERIENCED A DEAD BATTERY ON MY OUTBACK. IT HAPPENED IN EARLY 2020. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AROUND MAY OF THIS YEAR. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER AND LEFT FOR 2 DAYS. DEALER UPDATED ECO AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX IT, FAIL INAGAIN IN JULY 2020 AND AGAIN TODAY 9-15-2020

MULTIPLE BATTERY FAILURES- BATTERY DIES REPEATEDLY. HAVE REPLACED 4 TIMES ALREADY. LAST DEAD BATTERY IS TODAY WITH IT HAVING DIED LAST WEEK AS WELL. THIS WILL BE 3RD BATTERY IN LESS THAN A YEAR.SOMETIMES HEADLIGHT WILL DIMLY FLASH OR THERE WILL BE A THUMPING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE BACK, POSSIBLY THE TAILGATE. OTHER TIMES IT IS DEAD NEXT DAY WHEN GOING TO START IT AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS DAY. KEYS ARE NOT KEPT IN CAR.

THE BATTERY IS DISCHARGING RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. NO DOORS OR HATCH ARE LEFT OPEN AND EVERYTHING IS TURNED OFF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. THE CAR CAN BE JUMPED AND THE BATTERY RECHARGED, ONLY TO HAVE IT DISCHARGE AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS TIME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS.

THE BATTERY ON MY 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK KEEPS DRAINING AND GOING DEAD. THIS IS THE FOURTH BATTERY GONE DEAD IN FOUR YEARS. LAST ONE ONLY LASTED LITTLE OVER THREE MONTHS. WE REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW FACTORY BATTERY AT END OF MAY. TODAY IN SEPTEMBER 7TH. BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD AS I TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. LAST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SUBARU DEALER. THEY SAID EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WAS OK ON THE CAR. TECHNICIAN SAID THE BACK DOME LIGHT WAS ON. THIS TIME I CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT AND IT WAS ON OFF POSITION. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELCTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO DIE.