2005 Subaru Outback

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· SUSPENSION

  CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2014. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING THIS CAR IN WET, SNOWY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAD 5 PASSENGERS AND TWICE WE HAD THE REAR END OF THE CAR KIND OF BREAK LOOSE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SWINGING TO THE SIDE. IT SCARED ME AND THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING ALONE. I ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED UNDER INFLATED OR POOR TIRES, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY WERE NOT BAD. I WENT TO A SUBARU WEBSITE LOOKING FOR TIRE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THERE ARE OVER 1,000 POSTINGS REGARDING "GHOSTWALKING" ON 2005-2009 SUBARU OUTBACKS. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT IT APPEARS TO DESCRIBE MY CONDITIONS. *JS

• 12/29/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,696 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 12/29/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  INTERMITTENT THROTTLE DISABLED. CAR BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT GAS PEDAL HAS NO RESPONSE. *KB

• 12/28/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR PEDAL RANDOMLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON FLAT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, RESULTING IN NO SPEED CONTROL, ABLE TO DRIVE ONLY ON IDLE SPEED. FIRST SEEMS LIKE NOT 'SHIFTING GEARS' CORRECTLY, THEN NO SPEED CONTROL. (MANY COMMENTS IN ONLINE FORUM OF ELUSIVE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE BY SUBARU DEALERS AND MUCH MONEY SPENT WITH ONLY RANDOM SUCCESS.) WHEN RESTARTED CAR DROVE NORMALLY WITH 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' ON ABOUT 3 MILES THEN SAME THING, ACCELERATOR WENT LIMP, NO SPEED CONTROL BUT GOT ME HOME. CAR TAKEN IN TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY.(DROVE DOWN HILL APPROX 30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEM). SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED "NOT CURRENT CODE" (CLEARLY THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT) AND SAID NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM (NONSENSE, IT'S ALL OVER THE WEB); THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE MECHANISM, HOPING THAT WOULD FIX. DROVE CAR TO SAN FRANCISCO ABOUT 100 MILES AND FOUR DAYS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN, SAME SCENARIO--ACCELEARTOR FAILS TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT GROUND, THIS TIME GOING ABOUT 20MPH, 55F OUTSIDE, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS THIRD TIME! SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF HAPPENS ON A FREEWAY, A BRIDGE, A HILL, ETC. CALLED TWO SUBARU DEALERS, NOBODY WANTS TO HELP!

• 12/27/2016· SUSPENSION

  REAR SUSPENSION ISSUES CAUSE UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING FROM THE REAR END ON SNOW AND ICE. CAR REFUSES TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON SNOW/ICE EVEN WITH SNOW TIRES AND PROPER ALIGNMENT.

• 12/27/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ARE ON THE TAILLIGHT ARE OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUEMR DID NOT REMEMBER TO TURN LIGHTS ON WHEN IT WAS DUSK OUTSIDE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUEMR FEELS THAT HTIS MAY BE A SAFTEY ISSUE THEREFORE CONTACTED TEH MANUFACTURER. *AK IPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM

• 12/26/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WHEN THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MOTHER WAS DOING ABOUT 5 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IS WAS A NICE DAY AND WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK TREES AND THAT FRONT END DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CAR'S ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL HIS MOTHER TURNED THE CAR OFF. *AK UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM

• 12/25/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  MY 2005 OUTBACK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED PEOPLE USE THE TERM "GHOST WALKING" TO DESCRIBE THE ISSUE. AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR SLICK SPOT ON THE ROAD, THE DRIVER MOMENTARILY LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK END SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE AND THE CAR CAN JUMP SEVERAL FEET TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WAS DRASTICALLY WORSE TODAY. DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, DRY STRETCH OF INTERSTATE, I DROVE OVER AN ICY PATCH UNDER A BRIDGE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED TO THE LEFT SEVERAL FEET AND INTO THE OTHER LANE. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME, THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AS I HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS DRIVING OVER LARGE BUMPS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THERE IS CARGO IN THE BACK AND ON ICY OR BUMPY ROADS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OUTBACKS MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2009. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BEHAVIOR AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I DO NOT INTEND TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE MUCH LONGER AND I WOULD HESITATE TO BUY ANOTHER OUTBACK FOR FEAR OF A SIMILAR ISSUE.

• 12/25/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT, FLAT AND LEVEL ICE-COVERED NORTHERN INDIANA ROAD AT 35 MPH, MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT LTD FISHTAILED (REAR OVER-STEER) REPEATEDLY. THIS FELT AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING QUICKLY PUSHED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. (THIS IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "GHOSTWALKING" AND IS UNMISTAKABLE ONCE EXPERIENCED.) THERE WERE TWO AVERAGE WEIGHT ADULTS IN THE FRONT SEATS AND ONE YOUNG ADULT (135 LBS) IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A FOUR-WHEEL ALIGNMENT TWO YEARS AGO AND DOES NOT EXHIBIT ANY ALIGNMENT-RELATED ISSUES ON DRY PAVEMENT. I.E., DOESN'T PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT, NOR WEAR TIRES UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED IN WINTER WITH BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK WS60 215/55 R17 TIRES WITH APPROX. 75% OF THEIR TREAD REMAINING. (THESE TIRES SHOW NO SIGNS OF ABNORMAL WEAR OR OTHER DEFECTS.) I AM A DRIVER WITH 37 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS DEGREE OF UNPREDICTABLE INSTABILITY IN ANY VEHICLE THAT I'VE DRIVEN ON ICE. THIS VEHICLE GIVES THE OPERATOR THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS VERY SURE-FOOTED IN ANY OTHER CONDITION, LEADING THE OPERATOR TO APPROACH ALL ROAD CONDITIONS WITH A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT CAN (AND DOES) RESULT IN NEARLY OUT-OF-CONTROL SITUATIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON ICE. *TR

• 12/21/2016· AIR BAGS

  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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/21/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  2005 SUBARU OUTBACK FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INVOICE STATES THAT IT TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN BUT IT SHOULD STATE THAT IT TURNS ON BY ITSELF. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS IN USE, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUMPING A 10 INCH CURB, STRIKING A PINE TREE, THEN DOWN A GRASSY SLOPE AND OFF A SECOND CURB INTO A LOWER PARKING AREA. *JB

• 12/16/2009· SUSPENSION

  I DRIVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT LIMITED AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAR SWAY, UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT SUBARU'S REAR SWAY BAR AND ALIGNMENT SPECS. TO BE UNMATCHED FOR THE LONGER WHEEL-BASE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SWAY BAR TO A HEAVIER DUTY ONE AND A BETTER ALIGNMENT MY OUTBACK NOW DRIVES OUTSTANDING AND HANDLES LIKE A DREAM. I AM A SPIRITED DRIVER AND I DRIVE IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING ICE AND SNOW AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE UPGRADES. *TR

• 12/14/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 12/14/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EVERY TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED WHILE GOING DOWNHILL THE THROTTLE BEGINS TO RAPIDLY AND WILDLY ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AS IF IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. IT STOPS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. VERY UNNERVING. *JB

• 12/12/2022· SERVICE BRAKES

  Vehicle experienced sudden complete brake failure while driving due to a rupture in brake system in the exact area of a known defect / recalls NHTSA SUBARU RECALL WQG-43 and WQK-47 (both completed) which had been issued to inspect and repair the defect. Safety of driver / occupants were immediately put at grave risk due to inability to slow or stop vehicle. Car was traveling on a two way high traffic road at a speed of approximately 30+MPH. I was able to stop slowly using the emergency hand brake though only after attempting to pump the brakes which became absolutely unresponsive (this took approximately 7-10 seconds while pumping the Brake pedal). It was pure luck that there was no one directly in front of me at the time. If anything had been in front of me my choices would have been: A) swerve to the right into parked cars B) swerve left into oncoming traffic or C) run into or hit whatever was in front of me. None of those would have been acceptable options and all could have potentially injured or killed occupants within the vehicle not to mention the potential to have injured or killed any other parties involved in a collision. I am frankly amazed that a brake system defect of this nature was not fully repaired and or replaced using a non-defective design and parts. I view any application of a aerosol surface treatment as temporary & superficial at best. It's only a matter of time for the brakes to fail on every 2005-2009 Subaru that has this defect. The risks to vehicle occupants and any other individuals involved in potential accidents are simply too high.Vehicle is currently at IRA Subaru in Danvers Massachusetts and has been inspected by them confirming the problem with photo documentation. There was no other prior warning before the sudden complete brake system failure. It is unclear if the Vehicle or component has been inspected by the manufacturer. No other party has inspected the vehicle. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Mileage: 77,884K

• 12/12/2008· POWER TRAIN

  BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING HUBS WENT BAD BETWEEN 55K AND 58K MILES. THEY WERE FIXED WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. THEY CAUSED A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 12/08/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE GAS PEDAL STOPS FUNCTIONING. IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS LOCAL ROADS. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN YOU HAVE TO FIND A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE OR MORE. RESTART THE CAR AND THE PEDAL COMES BACK. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS. I COULD END UP GETTING REAR ENDED. MY GRAND CHILDREN RIDE IN THE CAR. THE SCANNER CODE CAME UP P2138 SUBARU RECOMMENDS THAT THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A 185.00 PART PLUS LABOR.I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE

• 12/08/2008· AIR BAGS

  NOVEMBER 15, 2008 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE AIRBAGS IN OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK DEPLOYED WITHOUT PROVOCATION. OUR CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED SUBARU DEALERSHIP HERE IN PUERTO RICO WHERE THEY HAVE YET TO DISCOVER WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. WE PURCHASED OUR CAR IN SEATTLE BUT WE LIVE HERE BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS STATIONED HERE FOR THE MILITARY. WE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET SUBARU OF AMERICA'S ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING WHAT CAUSED THIS DEPLOYMENT BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING DONE IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR. WE ARE FEARFUL TO DRIVE OUR CAR AGAIN AND WANT SUBARU OF AMERICA TO BE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE AND INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY MALFUNCTION IN THEIR VEHICLE. AS FAR AS WE KNOW THE SERVICE MANAGER HERE SENT THEM AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM THAT AFTER HE HAD LOOKED OVER THE CAR, HE SEES NO DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. THIS INFORMATION WE ALREADY KNEW, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF COLLISION. SO FAR THIS IS THE EXTENT OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE SITUATION. *TR

• 12/07/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER FEEL THAT THE HEADLIGHT ARE POINTED TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED AND THAT IT MET THE SPECS.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS CUT IN HALF. ONLY HALF OF THE ROADWAY WAS ILLUMINATED DURING NIGHT DRIVING. THE UPPER HALF OF THE BEAM WAS BLOCKED OUT. *TC

• 12/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN ENGAGED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS (AND COMMON IN SUBARUS) MALFUNCTION. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

• 12/05/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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.

• 12/04/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  REAR WIPER FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS MULTIPLE BROKEN WIRES WHERE THE DOOR HINGES. APPEARS THAT THE WIRING INSULATION BECOMES HARDENED AND BRITTLE, AND WILL BREAK INSTEAD OF FLEXING. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WIRES IN THE HARNESS THAT ARE SHOWING BARE WIRE BUT HAVE NOT YET BROKEN. THIS IS WHAT ALL THE HARNESS ENABLES AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL: REAR WIPER MOTOR LICENSE PLATE LIGHT REAR GATE LATCH SWITCH REAR GATE LOCK ACTUATOR REAR DEFOGGER BACK-UP LIGHT RH REAR DEFOGGER BACK-UP LIGHT LH *TR

• 12/04/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE FREEWAY, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "CRUISE" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT HIGH IDLE BUT SPEED AND RPM WERE NOT MAINTAINED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STOP. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS RUNNING AT 2200 RPM. AFTER A BRIEF STOP AND INVESTIGATION, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DRIVE NORMALLY TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE. I SCANNED THE OBD II CODE (DTC CODE) AND FOUND P2138 - THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NO INJURIES, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE. HAS RECURRED ONE TIME SINCE. *TR

• 12/03/2013· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE GHOSTWALKING WHILE DRIVING 40-45MPH IN A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. MULTIPLE OTHER VERIFIED ISSUES FROM 2005-2009 OUTBACK VEHICLES EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CANNOT SAFELY TRAVEL ABOVE 45MPH WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. SUBARU HAS NOT OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM OR PROVIDED A SOLUTION. *TR

• 12/03/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVING AT NIGHT. STOPPED TO GET GAS. WENT TO START CAR AND TURN ON LIGHTS. BOTH HEADLIGHTS OUT-JUST LIKE THAT. HAD TO DRIVE HOME ON RUNNING LIGHTS; LUCKILY LESS THAN 5 MILES. HEADLIGHT ISSUES STARTED ABOUT 10K MILES AGO WHERE INDIVIDUAL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT; HAVE REPLACED IND LOW BEAM LIGHTS 4X IN THE LAST 10K MILES. NEVER HAD 2 GO OUT AT ONCE LIKE THIS-AT NIGHT. DID A SEARCH ON INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SUBARU IS TOO INTERESTED IN RESOLVING WHEN LEFT TO ITS OWN ACCORD. *TR

• 12/03/2010· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWPACKED DIRT ROADS TO TOWN, I REACHED A STRAIGHTAWAY WHERE, UNKNOWN TO ME, ICE HAD FORMED OVER THE SNOW. DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 30-35 MPH, THE BACK END SUDDENLY BEGAN TO TRACK TO THE RIGHT. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO CORRECT, BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT. I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL, AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE DITCH, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND MINOR INJURY TO MYSELF. *TR

• 12/01/2012· SUSPENSION

  HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. DRIVEN IT THRU SOME SNOW AND HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT IS KNOW AS THE "GHOST WALKING ISSUE". THE REAR END TENDS TO WANDER BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING ON SLUSHY SNOW AND ON ICE. ALSO DOES THIS WHEN ONE REAR WHEEL GOES IN A POT HOLE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON AN OFF RAMP. CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED AT THE DEALER AND HAS NEW TIRES AS WELL. THESE THINGS WERE DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT IT DID NOT. CAR IS ALL STOCK. CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE ABOVE CONDITIONS. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE AND NOW WE DON'T DARE LET HER DRIVE IT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON SUBARU SITES LIKE SUBARU.ORG THAT I AM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. WE ARE GETTING RID OF CAR AS SOON AS WE CAN BECAUSE OF THIS MAIN REASON. *TR

• 11/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2005 SUBARU OUTBACK LEGACY STATION WAGON THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (REAR) MALFUNCTIONS UNDER WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. IT BEGINS A RHYTHMIC TRANSFER OF POWER BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOSES TRACTION AND THEN SPINS OUT... THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS. THEY HAVE PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS BUT INDICATE THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT... SO, THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY REPAIR MADE TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS FAULT. THE REPAIR WOULD INVOLVE REPLACING THE ENTIRE UNIT (LSD)... BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY... WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT... WE HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL "POTENZA" TIRES WITH AN AGGRESSIVE ALL WEATHER TIRE HOPING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM... SUBARU WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL ON THIS 2005 OUTBACK! WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THANKS! *NM

• 11/28/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE BECOME RUSTED AND HAVE HOLES IN THEM DUE TO CORROSION.

• 11/28/2009· SUSPENSION

  2005 OB SW MT. CAR IS VERY UNSTABLE IN SLUSH OR SNOW. CAR WEAVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE RESULTING IN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY TO MINIMIZE INSTABILITY. *TR

• 11/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  MY PASSENGER SIDE TANAKA AIRBAG WAS REPLACED IN APRIL. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THIS RECALL, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR'S BUZZER AND LIGHT (ERROR CODE 26) CONTINUE TO INDICATE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WITHOUT A PASSENGER PRESENT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY SUBARU MECHANIC THAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY". I HAVE FOUND VARIOUS BLOGS AND FORUMS INDICATING THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THE CONSUMER.

• 11/24/2017· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 11/22/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTING AND THE ADJUSTMENT CAUSED LOW BEAMS TO CREATE A GLARE TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *BF THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM FILAMENTS WERE IN ONE BULB AND THE BULB WAS SURROUNDED BY A COLLAR WHICH MAY HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE LOW BEAMS WERE ON OR WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN RURAL AREAS, IT LOOKED AS IF A DARK SHADE WAS PULLED DOWN MAKING THE LIGHTED AREA ONLY ABOUT 6 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND THROUGHOUT 180 DEGREES HORIZONTALLY. *SC

• 11/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A BAD ELECTRICAL CONNECTION THAT OCCURS WHERE THE HATCHBACK OPENS UP. THE WIRES FRAY AND BREAK FROM NORMAL USAGE OF THE HATCHBACK, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, DEFOGGER AND BACKUP LIGHTS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE A NUMEROUS BLOGS AND VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET SHOWING THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE RECALL ITEM FOR ALL 3RD GENERATION SUBARU OUTBACKS (2005-2009). *TR

• 11/19/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE DANGEROUSLY DIM, BARELY LIGHTING UP THE ROAD. BOTH THE FOG LAMPS AND ALSO THE HIGH BEAMS WORK WELL, BUT THE LOW BEAM LIGHT (WHICH IS PRODUCED FROM A DIFFERENT BULB THAN THE HIGH BEAM) IS VERY INADEQUATE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH HIGHER INTENSITY BULBS. THIS OFFERED LITTLE IF ANY INCREASE IN LIGHTING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED TO ASSURE THE PROPER VOLTAGE IS BEING SUPPLIED. GOOGLEING THIS PROBLEM HAS TOLD ME I'M NOT ALONE. OTHER SUBARU OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME ISSUE. HERE'S WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN INNER REFLECTIVE CAVITY IN WHICH THE HEADLIGHT BULB IS HOUSED. THE REFLECTION PROCESS WITHIN THIS HOUSING MAGNIFIES THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE BULB. THIS PROCESS IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A REFLECTIVE PRISM INSIDE A LIGHTHOUSE. IN THE CASE OF OUR SUBARU, THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT BULB HOUSING HAS EITHER WORN AWAY OR BECOME CLOUDED TO THE DEGREE THAT THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE BULBS NO LONGER REFLECTS ADEQUATELY TO PRODUCE A BRIGHT LIGHT. THESE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO EITHER BE REPLACED OR PERHAPS SOMEHOW REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, OPENED UP AND THEN REPAIRED. IN EITHER CASE THIS WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO THE DEGREE IN WHICH MOST CONSUMERS WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO INCUR THE COST, THEREBY CONTINUING TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH UNSATISFACTORY HEADLIGHTS. MY QUESTIONS: IS THIS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE? IF SO, IS IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY CORRECTIONS? I'D BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS YOU CAN OFFER TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT OTHER SUBARU OWNERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

• 11/18/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL WE CALLED IN MAY 2016 AND WERE PUT ON A "LIST" AND TOLD IT WOULD BE 7-8 WEEKS. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR CAR, RENDERING IT FAIRLY USELESS. NOW IT IS NOVEMBER, MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AND WE ARE STILL ON THE LIST AND REPAIR IS STILL QUOTED AT 2 MONTHS.

• 11/18/2009· TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  DRIVING UNDER NORMAL COLD CONDITIONS. EVERY TIME THAT WE WENT UNDER AN OVERPASS WHERE ICE HAS FORCED ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE HAZARD ENDED QUICKLY OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN OFF THE ROAD

• 11/17/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR GOING LIMP AFTER START. THE ENGINE DOES NOT REGISTER THE GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE. CODE READER SAID ITS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. BROUGHT TO MID HUDSON SUBARU IN WAPPINGERS NY, THEY SAID GAS PEDAL SENSOR. THAT DID NOT FIX VEHICLE. SUBARU DOES NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE... THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC AND THERE IS NO WARNING, JUST DRIVING ALONG AND GAS PEDAL NO LONGER HAS ANY EFFECT ON PROPULSION OF VEHICLE.

• 11/17/2014· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY SUBARU (AND OTHERS '05-'09) HAVE SERIOUS COMPUTER ISSUES CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I GOT THE CAR SPECIAL EDITION OF CONSUMER REPORTS AND THE ARTICLE BELOW IS NO JOKE. SUBARU OUTBACK '05-'09 HAVE GOTTEN TERRIBLE REVIEWS FOR THE FOLLOWING: MAJOR ENGINE ISSUE AND DRIVE ISSUES AND MORE. THE DEALER AND HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE MAY BE A SERIOUS NEED FOR A RECALL. WHEN DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE CAR WILL STALL OUT THE NEXT DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR RAN BUT THEN STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD EVENTUALLY AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $200 FOR DIAGNOSIS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I NEED TO GET A NEW BATTERY ($225 AT SUBARU WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD AND $119 AT FIRESTONE), HOWEVER, FIRESTONE DOES NOT HAVE THE MEMORY STICK SUBARU DOES AND I RUN A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AFTER THE WORK IS DONE AT A NON SUBARU DEALERSHIP. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR HEADQUARTERS WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ARTICLE THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS TOO. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD HERE IS AN ARTICLE WHICH DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED AND SUBARU MUST BE WAITING FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE ANYMORE BY DRIVING THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. HTTP://WWW.COMPUTERWORLD.COM/ARTICLE/2467230/ENTERPRISE-APPLICATIONS/PLEASE-DON-T-REBOOT-THE-SUBARU.HTML SUBARU HQ LOST THE EMAIL TWICE AND I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. AUSTIN SUBARU AND SUBARU HEADQUARTERS ACTED LIKE THEY REMEDIED THE SITUATION BY CLEANING A DIFFERENT PART. *TR

• 11/17/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING NIGHT TIME WITH THE FRONT GLASS HEADLIGHTS LENS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/14/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 11/14/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR FOR THE 2-YEARS AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. THE THROTTLE PEDAL AT TIMES WILL BECOME NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE IDLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. AT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH A CODE. P2138. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH NO LUCK THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAD TO LIMP OR BE TOWED HOME. THE RPM CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM IDLE TO 3000 RPM AND AS I SAID THE PEDAL HAS NO CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. IT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. *TR

• 11/14/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SITTING AT STOP LIGHT - LIGHT CHANGES GREEN - NO ACCELERATION. CAR WILL MOVE AT IDLE SPEED CREEP THROUGH INTERSECTION. PULL OVER STOP TURN CAR OFF. RESTART W ACCELERATOR WORKING BUT CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. ERROR CODE INDICATES PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND DEALER SAYS ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACED. NEW 'DRIVE-BY-WIRE' ACCELERATOR SYSTEM FOR SUBARU IN 2005. REPAIR: ~$200 WITH NO CHANGE IN ASSEMBLY FROM WHAT THE SERVICE DEPT. REPORTS. *TR

• 11/12/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING MY OUTBACK LOST SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD BUT DECELERATED TO ABOUT 15 MPH WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN MY BEING REAR ENDED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. AFTER DOING THIS THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY EXPECT THE CHECK ENGINE AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS STAYED ON. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. SINCE THEN, THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD PEDAL ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR AT SPEED AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 11/12/2012· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE AN 2005 OUTBACK XT. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS ON PACKED SNOW. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED WINTER DRIVER AND HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HANDLE THIS "LOOSELY" ON SNOW. ABOVE APPROX 40MPH THE BACK END WANTS TO SNAP AROUND EVEN ON FLAT, STRAIGHT ROADS WITHOUT THE BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT IN 06, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC IT WAS DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. SO AFTER ONLY 15K MILES, I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THE CAR ALIGNED. YEARS LATER, I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT THE "GHOSTWALKING" ISSUE CAUSED THESE OTHER ISSUES AND WAS NOT THE RESULT OF THEM. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE SHOCKS/STRUTS AND USE STUDDED SNOW TIRES IN THE WINTER. THIS HAS HELPED, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME BACK ERRATICALLY. IT ALWAYS OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NOW IS SOMETIMES EVEN FELT ON WET FREEWAYS. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF THREE OTHER 05 OUTBACK OWNERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE "GHOSTWALKING" PROBLEM AT SOME POINT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 92 LEGACY WAGON AND A 96 IMPREZA AND BOTH WERE OUTSTANDING ON SNOW, EVEN WITHOUT SNOW TIRES. THE 05 OUTBACK HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FURTHER EXAMINED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

• 11/11/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IT STARTED WITH THE DOME LIGHT SOMETIMES WORKING AND OTHER TIMES NOT,THEN THE REMOTE TO OPEN DOORS. I CHANGED BATTERY AND FUSE, DID NOT HELP. SO EVERYTHING IS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. NEXT IT WAS THE SEAT BELT BELL. IT WILL GO ON WHEN YOUR DRIVING WHEN BELT IS ON. NOW IT WON'T CHIME AT ALL JUST THE LIGHT FLASHES. NEXT IT WAS THE HEAD LAMPS. CHANGED ONE, THEN IMMEDIATELY THE OTHER WENT OUT. THE HEAD LAMPS ARE NOT EQUAL IN POSITIONING. AND NOW THE STEREO ONLY HAS THE RIGHT SIDE WORKING (NOT SURE IF THAT'S CONNECTED TO ELECTRICAL) IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. TODAY THE DOME LIGHT DECIDED TO WORK. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER SUBARU AGAIN AND WANT TO SPRUCE THIS ONE UP AN GET RID OF IT. *TR

• 11/10/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I TOOK A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP THIS SUMMER FROM LA TO KANSAS CITY, MO. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BEFORE I LEFT BOTH GOING AND COMING BACK. I LEFT KC TO HEAD BACK TO LA. 3 HOURS OUTSIDE OF KC I SAW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE UP TO RED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. SMOKE POURED OUT OF MY CAR. I PUT COOLANT AND WATER IN IT 3 TIMES. IT SEEMED FINE WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THEN THE NEEDLE WOULD GO UP TO RED. I DIDN'T DARE DRIVE IT, SO I CALLED AAA. THEY TOWED ME TO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN KS. I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. THEY FIXED THEM. I HAD TO STAY THERE OVERNIGHT. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND TOLD ME BEFORE I WAS TO PICK UP THE CAR THAT THEY HAD TAKEN IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT BROKE DOWN ON THEM. THIS TIME IT WAS THE TENSIONER TO THE TIMING BELT HAD SLIPPED TIME AND THE BELT HAD SHATTERED INTO. OKAY, THAT WAS ANOTHER WEEK AND A HALF STRANDED TO GET THAT FIXED. I FINALLY LEFT TO DRIVE BACK TO LA. THE CAR OVERHEATED ALL THE WAY BACK TO LA. IT WAS THE WORSE TRIP IN MY LIFE. I STOPPED IN CO. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RADIATOR CAP NOT HOLDING PRESSURE AS LONG AS I KEPT THE RPM'S UP THE CAR WOULD STAY COOL. I HAVE TO SAY WITH ALL THAT GOING ON, THE CAR GOT ME HOME. WHEW! IT WAS A NAIL BITER. WHEN I GOT BACK TO LA THE DEALER THERE TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE NEW HEAD GASKETS. WHAT?! I SAID, I JUST HAD NEW ONES DONE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE HEADS WERE WARPED. NO ONE CHECKED. NOW, HERE IS THE CRAZIEST THING. MY CAR HAD ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. 19,000! IT WAS PRACTICALLY STILL A NEW CAR! IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE POWER TRAIN. I HAD THE HEADS PLANED AND NEW GASKETS PUT IN. THE DEALERSHIP IN KS AND LA STARTED POINTING FINGERS AT WHOSE FAULT IT WAS AND MEANWHILE MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, WITH THEM DOING NOTHING TO IT. I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE AT SUBARU CORPORATE WHO HELPED ME OUT. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND MY CAR STARTS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. LEMON! *TR

• 11/09/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  PLEASE REFER TO CODE P2138 - THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR SWITCH WITH "D"/"E" VOLTAGE CORRELATION DTC SEVERITY 2 OF 3 REPAIR -- I BELIEVE ELAINE CHAO SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES AFFECTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE -- MY SUBARU OUTBACK ACCELERATOR WILL SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST EVERY DAY. SUBARU IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF SUBARUS AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL. I'LL BE GOING 75 MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY THERE WILL BE NO POWER AND THE CAR WILL COAST TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS THEN SHUTS DOWN EVERYONE ON I35 AND I ALMOST GET HIT FROM BEHIND MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK.

• 11/09/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATED 20 TO 25 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *NM THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE ONE FOOT ON EITHER SIDE MAKING NIGHTIME DRIVING FRIGHTENING AND STRESSFUL. A DARK SHADOW APPEARS TO DROP 25 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TC

• 11/08/2019· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ON ANY WET OR SNOWY PAVEMENT CAR IS GHOST WALKING, LIKE THE REAR END HAS MARBLES UNDER IT. SPEED OF 35 MPH, STRAIGHT DRIVING, ON WET PAVEMENT. LIKE A CAT WALKING ON ITS NAILS.TERRIFIED. HAD ALIGNMENT, NEW TIRES, NEW REAR STRUTS, SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS. DISABLED ABS SO AT LEAST I CONTROL BRAKING