2005 SUBARU OUTBACK Problems & Recalls

See attached document for complaint.

See attached document for complaint.

Vehicle brakes failed while driving, the brake pedal went to the floor and almost caused a serious car accident. Yes, vehicle and brake lines are available for inspection upon request. My safety, the safety of others and more importantly my life and the lives of others were severely threatened becau...

There should be a recall for front suspension on this vehicle if not the entire suspension. Mine has been garage kept since day 1, is in showroom condition, not driven in salt on roads during snow, therefore no reason for the suspension to be in this condition. In 2019 at 74,000 miles I had to have ...

The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The brake warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive home where he inspected the vehicle and discovered severe corrosion at a connection point ...

Mileage: 180,000

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 ...

puddle of brake fluid under car no brakes after looking at it 4way joint connector at rear of car is leaking . online says recall was done but specifications for the repair are ludacris to spray wax over corrosion ! the lines are already damaged and that would just seal the corrosion in and continue...

The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing cruise control failures. Additionally, the contact stated while driving at 50 MPH up a steep hill of a bridge, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle decelerated significantly to 20-25 MPH. The accele...

Mileage: 177,000

The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving downhill at 40 MPH, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact parked on the side of the road and restarted the vehicle after 3-4 minu...

Mileage: 215,500

Parasitic Battery Drain: When the vehicle is in use, the CAN system in the car relies on an electrical current to be operated as intended. When the vehicle is not being driven, the CAN system should enter a sleep mode in which it stops drawing significant electrical current. However, vehicle does n...

The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the brake warning light remained illuminated and the brake pedal extended to the floor while depressed. Upon inspection, the contact discovered brake fluid had leaked from the rear passenger’s side wheel ar...

Mileage: 150,000

THIS IS THE FIRST SUBARU I'VE EVER OWNED AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR: AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE THAT REQUIRED THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BE TAKEN APART. WHILE REPLACING A SEEMINGLY SIMPLE PART, THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT KEEP THE BACK HATCH OPEN, THE THREADING THAT HOLDS THE SCRE...

Mileage: 20,000

THIS IS THE FIRST SUBARU I'VE EVER OWNED AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR: AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE THAT REQUIRED THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BE TAKEN APART. WHILE REPLACING A SEEMINGLY SIMPLE PART, THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT KEEP THE BACK HATCH OPEN, THE THREADING THAT HOLDS THE SCRE...

Mileage: 20,000

THIS IS THE FIRST SUBARU I'VE EVER OWNED AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR: AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE THAT REQUIRED THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BE TAKEN APART. WHILE REPLACING A SEEMINGLY SIMPLE PART, THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT KEEP THE BACK HATCH OPEN, THE THREADING THAT HOLDS THE SCRE...

Mileage: 20,000

ON RANDOM OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUITS WORKING, RESULTING IN SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH THE ENGINE SPEED NOT RESPONDING TO THE PEDAL POSITION. I HAVE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND WAIT. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE. OCCASIONAL...

Mileage: 196,000

DRIVING IN LIGHT SNOW OR MIXTURE OF SLUSHY SNOW THE VEHICLE REAR DRIFTS LEFT AND RIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. DANGEROUS IF THE SPEED IS EXCEEDED. CAR PASS ME ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT PROBLEMS WITH THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS CALLED GHOST WALKING. THE FIRST TIME TH...

Mileage: 176,000

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 E...

Mileage: 200,000

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

Mileage: 217,000

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 DOW...

Mileage: 185,000

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 DOW...

Mileage: 185,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK, CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT CONTINUED TO RECEIVE LETTERS CONCERNING THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LETTERS TO BE A SCAM. *JS

DEFROSTERS AND ALL DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROLS ARE UNRESPONSIVE. I CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY VEHICLE

DEFROSTERS AND ALL DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROLS ARE UNRESPONSIVE. I CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY VEHICLE

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS NORMAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. UPON INSPECTION THE LINES WERE LEAKING FROM THE SAME PLACE REPAIRED IN RECALL WQK47, NHTSA CAM...

Mileage: 152,730

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THIS PAST SUMMER. I HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE VERY SAME ROAD I DESCRIBE BELOW, UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER. ON THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT, THE ROADS WERE JUST STARTING TO BUILD SNOW AND FREEZE, BUT OTHERS WERE DRIVING AND PASSING WITH NO IS...

Mileage: 150,000

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 CONT...

Mileage: 180,000

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 CONT...

Mileage: 180,000

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 CONT...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FRACTURED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...

Mileage: 255,081

I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THAT HAD A RECALL FOR BREAK LINE RUSTING. RECALL #WQK-47. THE BREAKS NO LONGER WORK DO TO BEING COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE REPAIR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE AND THEREFORE THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER AND CORPORATE SUBARU CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE NO OB...

Mileage: 158,000

MY OUTBACK DEVELOPED A BRAKE LINE LEAK. THE LEAK WAS LOCATED IS THE SAME LOCATION THAT WAS INSPECTED AND RUST PROOFED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V-311000, SERVICE CAMPAIGN WQK47. THE LEAK WAS DISCOVER AFTER MY 16 SON LOST MOST OF BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A SERIOUS CRASH AS A RESU...

Mileage: 191,000

THE VEHICLE HAS SOFT BRAKES, IT IS COMMON AMONG THIS GENERATION. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF EVERYTHING IS REPLACED. THERE IS STILL A LONG/SOFT PEDAL TRAVEL. THIS MAY BE DUE TO AN INADEQUATE MASTER CYLINDER SIZE OR BRAKE BOOSTER SIZE. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE, DOES NOT MATTER WHEN YOU USE THE BRAKES, IT A...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE BRAKE LINES AND WAS PRESENT ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE...

Mileage: 183,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. DUE TO THE RUST, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE BRAKES, WHICH MADE IT HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN KENNEDY SUBARU (1201 E RIDGE PIKE, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462, (610) 278-5000) AND WAS ...

Mileage: 182,000

PURCHASED USED OCTOBER 2018 . RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NOVEMBER 2018 . RECALL WAS FOR DRIVER AIRBAG AND REAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION. AIRBAG WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND BRAKE LINE WAS ALLEDGED TO BE INSPECTED AND COATED . APR 2019 CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND BRAKES...

Mileage: 220,000

HEAD GASKET LEAK CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING.,. BEGAN AFTER 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOLD THAT CAUSED DUE TO DEFECT IN ENGINE DESIGN. LATER MODELS WITH NEW DESIGN HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEM. SUBARU IS KNOWS ABOUT ISSUE, BUT NOT TAKING ANY ACTION TO COMPENSATE FOR REPAIR (EXT. COST AROUND $3K).

Mileage: 110,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (~75 MPH) DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND RESULTING DECELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GLOWED STEADY AND THE CRUISE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SHOULDER (ACROSS THREE LANES) AND SHUTTING THE E...

Mileage: 162,167

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (~75 MPH) DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND RESULTING DECELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GLOWED STEADY AND THE CRUISE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SHOULDER (ACROSS THREE LANES) AND SHUTTING THE E...

Mileage: 162,167

THE WIRING OF THE REAR HATCH DOOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IS FAULTY AND THE WIRES BETWEEN THE CAR ROOF AND THE HATCH BREAK OVER TIME, DUE TO NORMAL HATCH FUNCTIONS (E.G. OPENING/CLOSING). DEPENDING ON WHICH WIRES BREAK, REAR-WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, BACK-UP LIGHTS FAIL, CAUSING A SAFET...

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES LIKE ICE AND SNOW, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SENSATION, ALSO KNOWN AS "GHOST WALKING" COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER CAN NOT CONTROL THE SWAYING, AND SPINNING OUT. CONDITIONS OF PROBLEM: DRIVING DURING WINTER CO...

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES LIKE ICE AND SNOW, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SENSATION, ALSO KNOWN AS "GHOST WALKING" COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER CAN NOT CONTROL THE SWAYING, AND SPINNING OUT. CONDITIONS OF PROBLEM: DRIVING DURING WINTER CO...

Mileage: 170,000

BOUGHT CAR IN 2013, HAVE REPLACED THE TURBO 3 TIMES! FIRST WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. AGAIN IN 2016 & AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER. JANUARY 2018, AGAIN THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED FOR THE 4TH TIME! THE OUTBACK HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE TURBO HAD A STRIPPED SUPP...

Mileage: 124,000

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION ; DRIVING VEHICLE AND BRAKES FAILED, LEAVING ME WITHOUT ABILITY TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ON A HARDLY-TRAVELED ROAD AND GETTING HOME WAS UPHILL.

Mileage: 192,000

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 T...

Mileage: 129,653

AS I WAS DRIVING, I ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR DECELERATED AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO IDLE FORWARD. THE GAS PEDAL BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT BLINKS BUT TH...

Mileage: 120,000

1) RECURRING PHANTOM REVVING (IN NEUTRAL AND/OR CLUTCH DEPRESSED, BOTH WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM ANY AND ALL SPEEDS) UPWARDS OF 4-5K RPM WITH DIFFICULTY GETTING THE RPMS BACK TO NORMAL. HAPPENS SOMETIMES DAILY, SOMETIMES CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES IT GOES A FEW DAYS WITHOUT HA...

Mileage: 174,000

RECALL WAS ISSUED A FEW YEARS AGO FOR DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINE ALLOWING SALT WATER TO GET IN AND CAUSE CORROSION TO BRAKE LINES. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND BRAKE LINES WERE SPRAYED WITH AN ANTI CORROSIVE. ON 7/29/18, BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING AND LOST ALL BRAKE PRSSSURE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A CORRODED ...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MA...

Mileage: 140,000

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 REASONABL...

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 REASONABL...

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

Mileage: 148,000

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.

Mileage: 230,000

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.

Mileage: 230,000

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 ...

Mileage: 81,000

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 ...

Mileage: 81,000

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.

Mileage: 171,000

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 ...

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

Mileage: 170,000

TAKATA RECALL

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 NOTICE...

Mileage: 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 CO...

Mileage: 27,779

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE ...

Mileage: 183,000

THERE IS SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN , THIS IS A 2.5 TURBO MODEL WHICH INCREASES DANGER OF FIRE.I NOTICED OTHER SUBARUS FROM DIFFERENT YEARS AND MODELS HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN BEING RECALLED, SO I SUSPECT THIS IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR FUEL LEAK PROBLEM.HOPE THEY RECOGNIZE THIS AND FIX IT!

Mileage: 127,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON JUNE 21, 2017 WITH A DISHWASHER IN THE TRUNK. IT WAS RAINING AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC, SO MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 40 MPH. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR ABRUPTLY SWERVED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS WAS MY SCARIEST DRIVING EXPERIENCE .

Mileage: 197,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE REMEDY FAI...

Mileage: 192,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR...

WHILE DRIVING OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE ACCELERATOR LOSES CONTROL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I THEN HAVE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE ROAD. I TURN OFF IGNITION, REMOVE AND REPLACE GAS CAP, RESTART THE XAR. HAD THE CHECK ENGINE CODE CHECKED AS P2138. TROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION ...

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. ..UPDATED 05/05/17 *BF THE CONSUMER ...

Mileage: 112,000

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.

Mileage: 186,000

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 ...

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...

Mileage: 149,000

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED FOR ANY ROCKS OR ANYTHING IN THE CAR THAT WOULD HAVE SHATTERED THE SUNROOF BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V323000 (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 ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDE...

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY SUBARU BACK IN FEBRUARY. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS NASHVILLE SUBARU, 1512 BROADWAY NASHVILLE, TN 37203. THEY ADVISED ME IT WOULD BE TWO WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD REPAIR MY VEHICLE, AND I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AFTER THAT. THEN...

SUBARU RECALL WQR-53, CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS ON EXTREME BACK ORDER WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A LOANER VEHICLE AS THE POTENTIAL FOR METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

I NEED TO AVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED ASAP.

REAR HATCH HARNESS WIRES ARE BROKEN/ FRAYED. BACKUP LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AND THE REAR WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. EVERY NOW AND THEM REAR DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK. HAZARD A LOT OF 2005-2009 OUTBACKS HAVE.

Mileage: 87,000

REAR HATCH HARNESS WIRES ARE BROKEN/ FRAYED. BACKUP LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AND THE REAR WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. EVERY NOW AND THEM REAR DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK. HAZARD A LOT OF 2005-2009 OUTBACKS HAVE.

Mileage: 87,000

REAR HATCH HARNESS WIRES ARE BROKEN/ FRAYED. BACKUP LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AND THE REAR WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. EVERY NOW AND THEM REAR DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK. HAZARD A LOT OF 2005-2009 OUTBACKS HAVE.

Mileage: 87,000

REAR HATCH DOES NOT LOCK.

Mileage: 95,000

RETURN FUEL LINE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. A SMALL RUBBER HOSE SHRINKS IN THE COLD ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN WHEN STATIONARY. LEAK GOES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER SUBARU ...

Mileage: 170,000

RETURN FUEL LINE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. A SMALL RUBBER HOSE SHRINKS IN THE COLD ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN WHEN STATIONARY. LEAK GOES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER SUBARU ...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V613000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

TAKATA RECALL - IT IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE TO GET A RECALL AND TO HAVE THE PASSENGER RISKING DEATH AND FOR SUBARU TO NOT PRIORITIZE THIS IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ORDERED BACK IN FEBRUARY HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE REPLACEMENTS. UNACCEPTABLE. WE ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO USE THAT SEAT????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILU...

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO BRAKING AND KEPT GOING, OVER THE,CURB, ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT 5 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT STOPPED.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO BRAKING AND KEPT GOING, OVER THE,CURB, ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT 5 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT STOPPED.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO BRAKING AND KEPT GOING, OVER THE,CURB, ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT 5 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT STOPPED.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO BRAKING AND KEPT GOING, OVER THE,CURB, ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT 5 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT STOPPED.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO BRAKING AND KEPT GOING, OVER THE,CURB, ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT 5 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT STOPPED.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARA OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 1 1/2 MONTHS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS RECALL! I CALLED THEM THE DAY I RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER! MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT WITHOUT THE RECALL BEING DON...

TAKATA RECALL. DESPITE BEING CONTACTED 2 MONTHS REGARDING THIS RECALL, AND BEING TOLD THAT WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW A PASSENGER TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANY SUBARU DEALERSHIP. AS A SINGLE CAR HOUSEHOLD, THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING.

TAKATA RECALL SUBARU CASE# [XXX] I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE ONGOING TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. UPON CONTACTING SUBARU MY WIFE WAS INFORMED BY "[XXX]" THAT : 1) THAT ONLY A "DEALER" COULD DO THE REPAIR WORK 2) SUBARU WOULD ONLY COVER $500 IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS PER THE LETTER RECEIVED: ...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE REPAIRS....

TAKATA RECALL. SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN WQR53. NOTICE RECEIVED WITH INSTRUCTION NOT TO ALLOW FRONT PASSENGER. CONTACTED SIX (6) LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO REMEDY DEFECT. ALL SIX ADVISE THEY CANNOT SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO REMEDY DEFECT AS THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. O...

Mileage: 147,000

NHTSA RECALL 15V-323. SUBARU NOTIFIED ME OF THIS RECALL. THEY SUGGESTED NO ONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS REPAIRED. BUT THEY ARE OUT OF PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. IN A FRONT OR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD STILL INFLATE, WITHOUT A PASSENGE...

Mileage: 125,000

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE CHILDREN AND MY SUBARU DEALER IS TELLING ME I AM NOT IN A HIGH PRIORITY GROUP TO HAVE MY AIRBAG INFLATORS REPLACED. I GOT A NOTICE SAYING PEOPLE SHOULD NOT RIDE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL IT IS FIXED, BUT THIS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE SCENARIO FOR MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY F...

Mileage: 108,000

MY 2005 NEARLY KILLED ME RECENTLY DRIVING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS THAT WERE A BIT ICY. DESPITE 4 STUDDED TIRES, IT WOULD BARELY STAY ON THE ROAD ABOVE 35 MPH EVEN GOING TOTALLY STRAIGHT. CARS OF ALL OTHER TYPES WERE FLYING PAST AT 60-75 MPH, NO PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR WOULD END UP GOING SIDEWAYS AND INADV...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

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 DIAGN...

Mileage: 160,000

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...

Mileage: 169,500

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...

Mileage: 169,500

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...

Mileage: 169,500

THE CABIN IS FLOODED WITH THE SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE ON COLD DAYS DUE TO THE SAME DEFECT THAT CAUSED A RECALL FOR THE EARLY 2000'S SUBARU IMPREZA WRX'S. THIS DEFECT IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE FORESTER AND THE LEGACY, JUST READ THE FORUMS. ON TURBO CHARGED CARS THIS CAN LEAD TO A FIRE AND ON ALL CARS IT...

Mileage: 200,000

CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER AND WILL NOT RUN ABOVE 1500 RPM IT WILL RUN BUT YOU HAVE TO TURN IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IT DOES THIS WHEN PULLING OUT OR GOING STEADY DOWN THE ROAD .... CRUISE LIGHT FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON

Mileage: 110,000

CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER AND WILL NOT RUN ABOVE 1500 RPM IT WILL RUN BUT YOU HAVE TO TURN IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IT DOES THIS WHEN PULLING OUT OR GOING STEADY DOWN THE ROAD .... CRUISE LIGHT FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENC...

Mileage: 150,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT AND BACK WHEEL BEARINGS NNEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE RIGHT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60...

Mileage: 60,000

THE WIRES THAT PASS THROUGH THE BODY TO THE LIFTGATE THAT OPERATE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, REAR WIPER, DEFROSTER, LOCK BREAK AND MAKE A SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT. MANY SUBARUS HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

REAR WIRING HARNESS THAT PASSES FROM CABIN TO HATCH DOOR HAS SEVERAL WIRES BROKEN CAUSING REAR DOOR LOCK AND LIGHTS FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

REAR HATCH WIRES ON WAGON LIFTGATE THAT GO THRU RUBBER BOOTS HAVE DEFECTIVE INSULATION CAUSING WIRES TO BREAK IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SYSTEMS INCLUDE : BACK UP LIGHTS, LICENSE PLATE, WIPER. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE WIRING FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HATCH HINGE BOOT CAUSING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS TO NOT OPERATE. THE PURPLE WIRE HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BOOT AREA. THE PURPLE WIRE IS EXTREMELY SMALL GAUGE FOR A LOCATION THAT IS OPENED AND CLOSED OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 178,000

THE WIRING FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HATCH HINGE BOOT CAUSING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS TO NOT OPERATE. THE PURPLE WIRE HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BOOT AREA. THE PURPLE WIRE IS EXTREMELY SMALL GAUGE FOR A LOCATION THAT IS OPENED AND CLOSED OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 178,000

WIRING LOCATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE HATCH DOOR AND BODY (IN THE PROTECTIVE BOOT) WAS SEVERED AS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY WIRING AND DESIGN. WIRES WERE STRESS-SEVERED AND NEARLY SEVERED BY NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING/CLOSING THE WAGON REAR DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE A...

Mileage: 93,781

WIRING LOCATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE HATCH DOOR AND BODY (IN THE PROTECTIVE BOOT) WAS SEVERED AS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY WIRING AND DESIGN. WIRES WERE STRESS-SEVERED AND NEARLY SEVERED BY NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING/CLOSING THE WAGON REAR DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE A...

Mileage: 93,781

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED THE MANUFACTURER'S TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE SPECIFICS OF THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S TAKATA AIR BAG RECAL...

Mileage: 70,000

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 NOTICE...

Mileage: 70,000

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...

Mileage: 130,000

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...

Mileage: 130,000

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 T...

Mileage: 80,000

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 T...

Mileage: 80,000

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 BE...

Mileage: 160,000

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 DRIV...

Mileage: 115,000

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 DRIV...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, WHICH REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BOLT FRACTURED. THE V...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, WHICH REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BOLT FRACTURED. THE V...

Mileage: 120,000

WIRES PASSING THROUGH REAR HATCH TO REAR LIFT GATE CRACK AND BREAK FROM OPENING AND CLOSING. REAR LIFT GATE LOCK NOT WORKING, WIRE IS BROKEN IN TWO. WIRES FOR REAR LIGHTS ARE CRACKING AND ABOUT TO SEVER AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

WIRES PASSING THROUGH REAR HATCH TO REAR LIFT GATE CRACK AND BREAK FROM OPENING AND CLOSING. REAR LIFT GATE LOCK NOT WORKING, WIRE IS BROKEN IN TWO. WIRES FOR REAR LIGHTS ARE CRACKING AND ABOUT TO SEVER AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

STRONG RAW GASOLINE SMELL IN AND AROUND ENGINE, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO BELOW 60 DEGREES (F). *TR

JUST AFTER GETTING OFF I-43 NEAR SHEBOYGAN ON FRONTAGE ROAD MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND NO ACCELERATION ON GAS PEDAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER TO A SHOULDER. TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES WHILE I CHECK UNDER TH...

Mileage: 112,000

JUST AFTER GETTING OFF I-43 NEAR SHEBOYGAN ON FRONTAGE ROAD MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND NO ACCELERATION ON GAS PEDAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER TO A SHOULDER. TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES WHILE I CHECK UNDER TH...

Mileage: 112,000

SUBARU OUTBACK 2005: THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE REAR TAILGATE FAILED AND SHORTED OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 110,812

SUBARU OUTBACK 2005: THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE REAR TAILGATE FAILED AND SHORTED OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 110,812

SUBARU OUTBACK 2005: THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE REAR TAILGATE FAILED AND SHORTED OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 110,812

FIRST EXPERIENCED WHAT IS NOW BEING CALLED GHOSTWALKING. REAR OF THE VEHICLE WANTS TO BREAK LOOSE AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 MPH. CAR HAS SINCE BEEN ALIGNED AND 4 NEW HIGH END SNOW TIRES INSTALLED AND IS NO BETTER. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

ON DECEMBER 18, 2014 THE DAY WAS CLEAR; THERE HAD BEEN NO RAIN OR SNOW THAT WEEK. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. AT THE POINT OF THE ISSUE I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THUS HAD USED MY BRAKES AT AN AVERAGE OF 12-18 TIMES SINCE I HAD LEFT THE HOUSE THAT MORNING. TRAFFIC WAS MAYBE MOVING AT 20-25 MILES AN HOU...

Mileage: 88,261

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND MY OUTBACK ACTED AS THOUGH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE MORE I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE LESS IT RESPONDED. IF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC HADN'T NOTICED, THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IF OFF FOR AWHILE,...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND MY OUTBACK ACTED AS THOUGH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE MORE I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE LESS IT RESPONDED. IF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC HADN'T NOTICED, THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IF OFF FOR AWHILE,...

Mileage: 120,000

LOW BEAMS REPLACE SEVERAL TIME, REPLACED BOTH RECENTLY AND BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME IN THE DARK ON THEY WAY TO WORK. LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF, ABS, BATTERY, BRAKE. SPEEDOMETER JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. BEEN HAPPENING OVER A MONTH OR SO. VERY UPSET CAN'T FIGURE OUT ...

Mileage: 92,000

LOW BEAMS REPLACE SEVERAL TIME, REPLACED BOTH RECENTLY AND BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME IN THE DARK ON THEY WAY TO WORK. LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF, ABS, BATTERY, BRAKE. SPEEDOMETER JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. BEEN HAPPENING OVER A MONTH OR SO. VERY UPSET CAN'T FIGURE OUT ...

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY FLOW RUSH HOUR MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC AT AROUND 65 MPH AND AT MERGING POINT OF MULTI HIGHER EXCHANGE WITH NEAR ZERO SHOULDER OR STOPPING LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MANAGE TO COAST TO A STOP JUST BETWEEN THE TRIANGLE SPACE SEPARATING TWO OF THE...

Mileage: 114,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY FLOW RUSH HOUR MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC AT AROUND 65 MPH AND AT MERGING POINT OF MULTI HIGHER EXCHANGE WITH NEAR ZERO SHOULDER OR STOPPING LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MANAGE TO COAST TO A STOP JUST BETWEEN THE TRIANGLE SPACE SEPARATING TWO OF THE...

Mileage: 114,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY FLOW RUSH HOUR MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC AT AROUND 65 MPH AND AT MERGING POINT OF MULTI HIGHER EXCHANGE WITH NEAR ZERO SHOULDER OR STOPPING LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MANAGE TO COAST TO A STOP JUST BETWEEN THE TRIANGLE SPACE SEPARATING TWO OF THE...

Mileage: 114,000

I BEGAN TO SMELL THE ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE AS THE TEMPERATURES BECAME CONSISTENTLY IN THE SINGLE TO SUB-ZERO RANGE. I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY SUBARU DEALER FOR JAN. 3RD. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINES AND CLAMPS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST O...

Mileage: 116,400

MY VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO LEAK FUEL AFTER COLD STARTS IN COLDER WEATHER (BELOW 50 DEGREES F). THE ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN IS ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A HEADACHE. ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP IT DOES DISSIPATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS FUEL LINES LEAKING UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WITH PARTS AND LABOR THE BILL IS ...

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 W...

Mileage: 98,000

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 W...

Mileage: 98,000

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 W...

Mileage: 98,000

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...

Mileage: 102,075

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...

Mileage: 102,075

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 ...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAIL...

Mileage: 20,000

SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE REAR WIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER CHECKING AN ONLINE OWNERS FORUM I FOUND THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUNCTIONS IN THE REAR LIFT GATE SUCH AS INOPERABLE BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR WIPERS INOPERABLE, AND OTHER ITEMS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO B...

Mileage: 121,985

SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE REAR WIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER CHECKING AN ONLINE OWNERS FORUM I FOUND THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUNCTIONS IN THE REAR LIFT GATE SUCH AS INOPERABLE BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR WIPERS INOPERABLE, AND OTHER ITEMS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO B...

Mileage: 121,985

SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE REAR WIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER CHECKING AN ONLINE OWNERS FORUM I FOUND THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUNCTIONS IN THE REAR LIFT GATE SUCH AS INOPERABLE BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR WIPERS INOPERABLE, AND OTHER ITEMS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO B...

Mileage: 121,985

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER TRAIN SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. I HAVE DONE BOTH CV AXLES TWICE. THE LAST TIME THE CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN TWICE. THE SHOP I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE IN 4 OTHER SUBARU'S OF THE SAME YEAR. DURING REPAIR MY ...

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER TRAIN SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. I HAVE DONE BOTH CV AXLES TWICE. THE LAST TIME THE CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN TWICE. THE SHOP I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE IN 4 OTHER SUBARU'S OF THE SAME YEAR. DURING REPAIR MY ...

WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT, UNDER NORMAL USAGE, THE VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A BREAK IN A CONDUCTOR (WIRE) CONTAINED IN A WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR HATCH THROUGH A RUBBER BELLOWS. ONCE THE BELLOWS WAS RETRACTED, THE BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND A...

Mileage: 80,000

WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT, UNDER NORMAL USAGE, THE VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A BREAK IN A CONDUCTOR (WIRE) CONTAINED IN A WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR HATCH THROUGH A RUBBER BELLOWS. ONCE THE BELLOWS WAS RETRACTED, THE BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND A...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TW...

Mileage: 105,000

FROM AN INTERSECTION, I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND UPON COMPLETING THE TURN, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO QUICKLY TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE GAS PEDAL WHEN PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY WOULD NOT ACCELERA...

Mileage: 89,281

LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE ON EXPRESSWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM ON-RAMP ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE ONCE ON SHOULDER, CAR WAS REVVING AT 3300 RPMS. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED SWITCH TO OFF. STARTED CAR TO FIND THE THROTTLE STIL...

Mileage: 56,000

MY BACK UP LIGHTS AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOUND THE WIRES BETWEEN THE LIGHT GATE AND BODY OF CAR WERE BREAKING ONE BY ONE. ALSO MY ANTENNA WIRES WERE BROKEN ON OTHER SIDE SAME LOCATION. WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THIS. WIRES USUALLY DON'T WEAR OUT LIKE THIS I WOULDN'T THINK. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

MY BACK UP LIGHTS AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FOUND THE WIRES BETWEEN THE LIGHT GATE AND BODY OF CAR WERE BREAKING ONE BY ONE. ALSO MY ANTENNA WIRES WERE BROKEN ON OTHER SIDE SAME LOCATION. WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THIS. WIRES USUALLY DON'T WEAR OUT LIKE THIS I WOULDN'T THINK. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5XT. 2005 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & I COULD HEAR WHISTLING OR WHOOSING SOUNDS FROM ENGINE AREA. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR PLACE SLOWLY,ASAP & THERE IT SITS. HAS 155,000 MILES ON IT & I MAINTAIN & LOVE MY CAR! THE GEARS IN THE TURBO 'BROKE APART' & LEFT SHARDS OF METAL IN OIL PAN...

Mileage: 155,000

ON APPROXIMATELY 10 OCCASIONS RIGHT AFTER A RAIN WHEN I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND THE CAR RUNS ROUGHLY WITH LITTLE POWER. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR POWER RETURNS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ONCE THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE CAR THEN RUNS NORMAL UNTIL ...

Mileage: 60,000

ON APPROXIMATELY 10 OCCASIONS RIGHT AFTER A RAIN WHEN I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND THE CAR RUNS ROUGHLY WITH LITTLE POWER. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR POWER RETURNS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ONCE THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE CAR THEN RUNS NORMAL UNTIL ...

Mileage: 60,000

ON APPROXIMATELY 10 OCCASIONS RIGHT AFTER A RAIN WHEN I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND THE CAR RUNS ROUGHLY WITH LITTLE POWER. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR POWER RETURNS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ONCE THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE CAR THEN RUNS NORMAL UNTIL ...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A SLIGHTLY SNOWY/SLIPPERY ROAD WITH LIGHT SNOW FALLING, IT FELT LIKE THE REAR END OF THE CAR WAS SPINNING OUT AND I WAS HEADING OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH IN ORDER TO STAY IN MY LANE. EVERYONE ELSE WAS FLYING PAST ME. I HAVE SINCE HAD MANY OCCASIONS ...

Mileage: 21,000

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON 91 TO VERMONT THIS CAR HANDLED GREAT IN SNOW, . ON THE OTHER HAND THE RETURN TRIPS THE ROADS WERE PLOWED PACKED SNOW IT WAS LIKE THE REAR END WAS ON ICE SKATES(OR GHOST WALKING} WHATEVER YOU CALL IT WHEN IT HAPPENS IT WILL SCARE THE [XXX]OUT OF YOU. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES I...

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON 91 TO VERMONT THIS CAR HANDLED GREAT IN SNOW, . ON THE OTHER HAND THE RETURN TRIPS THE ROADS WERE PLOWED PACKED SNOW IT WAS LIKE THE REAR END WAS ON ICE SKATES(OR GHOST WALKING} WHATEVER YOU CALL IT WHEN IT HAPPENS IT WILL SCARE THE [XXX]OUT OF YOU. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES I...

Mileage: 22,000

OUR SUBARU STARTED WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS "GHOST WALKING". MILD BUT NOTICEABLY LAST WINTER, SEVERE AND CONSTANT THIS WINTER (2013). ON ICY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS, THE VEHICLE'S REAR END MOVES OR SWAYS BACK AND FORTH. SPEED FROM 25 MPH UP TO 45 MPH. CAN'T GO FASTER DUE TO TERRAIN AND ROADS ANYWAY. *...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DRIVING ON HARD-PACKED SNOW AND/OR ICE/GLAZE ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE FOUND IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT TRAFFIC SPEEDS WITHOUT THE REAR END LOSING GRIP AND SLIDING SIDE TO SIDE. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S VERY WINDY, AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE CO...

Mileage: 50,000

I AM THE THIRD OWNER SO AFTER MY PROBLEMS, I RESEARCHED TO LEARN THE FIRST OWNER COULDN'T MAINTAIN TIRE LIFE; SUBARU REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND KEPT TRYING REALIGNMENT FOR HER. THE SECOND OWNER INFORMED ME HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN NEW TIRE LIFE, NEVER ACKNOWLEDGING TO ME THAT THE CAR IS ALL OVER TH...

I AM THE THIRD OWNER SO AFTER MY PROBLEMS, I RESEARCHED TO LEARN THE FIRST OWNER COULDN'T MAINTAIN TIRE LIFE; SUBARU REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND KEPT TRYING REALIGNMENT FOR HER. THE SECOND OWNER INFORMED ME HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN NEW TIRE LIFE, NEVER ACKNOWLEDGING TO ME THAT THE CAR IS ALL OVER TH...

THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS ON ICY ROADS. ON A RECENT TRIP WHEN ENCOUNTERING ICE, THE REAR END WOULD FISHTAIL UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 30 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. ALL OTHER CARS WERE STILL DOING SPEED LIMIT (60) WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND WE WERE ...

Mileage: 106,000

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 UNMI...

Mileage: 106,521

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 UNMI...

Mileage: 106,521

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 4...

Mileage: 70,000

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 80,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 80,000

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. AFTE...

Mileage: 12,000

THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SNOWS OF THE WINTER AND I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK DOWN DETROIT FREEWAYS TO METRO AIRPORT TO PICKUP MY SON. I HAD MY WIFE IN THE FRONT SEAT AND MY YOUNGEST SON IN THE REAR SEAT. AS THE SNOW BEGAN TO FALL I FELT THE CAR LURCH BACK AND FORTH AS IF I WERE DRIVING T...

Mileage: 48,000

THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SNOWS OF THE WINTER AND I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK DOWN DETROIT FREEWAYS TO METRO AIRPORT TO PICKUP MY SON. I HAD MY WIFE IN THE FRONT SEAT AND MY YOUNGEST SON IN THE REAR SEAT. AS THE SNOW BEGAN TO FALL I FELT THE CAR LURCH BACK AND FORTH AS IF I WERE DRIVING T...

Mileage: 48,000

RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS SPLIT AND REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS. *TR

Mileage: 84,194

RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS SPLIT AND REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS. *TR

Mileage: 84,194

LEFT, FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 77,642

LEFT, REAR BEARING REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 92,229

RIGHT, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 77,642

RIGHT, REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 69,823

BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A TOYOTA DEALER IN JUNE 2011. WITHIN 5 DAYS OF BUYING IT, WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON HIGHWAY, WITHIN 15 MINS OF DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKS, WITH A SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED, WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND CRUISE LIGHT STARTING TO BLINK. CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP NO...

PURCHASED 2005 OUTBACK IN APRIL 2012 WITH APPROXIMATELY 190000 MILES. CAR FELT VERY UNSTABLE WHEN GOING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. REPLACED REAR STRUTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. TRIED DIFFERENT TIRES WITH NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE. DECIDED IT MUST BE AN ODD BUT NORMAL CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. TODA...

Mileage: 190,000

PURCHASED 2005 OUTBACK IN APRIL 2012 WITH APPROXIMATELY 190000 MILES. CAR FELT VERY UNSTABLE WHEN GOING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. REPLACED REAR STRUTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. TRIED DIFFERENT TIRES WITH NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE. DECIDED IT MUST BE AN ODD BUT NORMAL CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. TODA...

Mileage: 190,000

2005 SUBARU IS OUR FAMILY HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AXLES AS ONE BROKE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HE AS NOT HURT, BUT THE CAR WAS ONLY STOPPED AFTER I PLOWED UP SN OPEN FIELD. SINCE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY WE FOOTED A $1,200 BIL. THEN WEEKS LATER THE AXLE ON MY 2004 BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF ...

2005 SUBARU IS OUR FAMILY HAS HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT AXLES AS ONE BROKE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HE AS NOT HURT, BUT THE CAR WAS ONLY STOPPED AFTER I PLOWED UP SN OPEN FIELD. SINCE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY WE FOOTED A $1,200 BIL. THEN WEEKS LATER THE AXLE ON MY 2004 BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF ...

I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS "GHOSTWALKING" IN MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLUSH, SNOW AND ICE MIX, AND BLACK ICE THE CAR FISHTAILS IN THE REAR WHEELS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR. HOWEVER DRIVING ON HARDPACK SNOW AND HARDPACK POW...

Mileage: 60,000

I RESIDE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS IN CALIFORNIA AND EXPERIENCE SNOWY/ICY DRIVING CONDITIONS REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE OUTBACK WAS PURCHASED FOR ITS PERFORMANCE IN THESE CONDITIONS AND IS EQUIPPED WITH BLIZZAK STUDLESS SNOW TIRES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN BOTH CA AND CO, WHILE DRIV...

Mileage: 70,000

I RESIDE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS IN CALIFORNIA AND EXPERIENCE SNOWY/ICY DRIVING CONDITIONS REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE OUTBACK WAS PURCHASED FOR ITS PERFORMANCE IN THESE CONDITIONS AND IS EQUIPPED WITH BLIZZAK STUDLESS SNOW TIRES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IN BOTH CA AND CO, WHILE DRIV...

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN THIS SUBARU SINCE JULY 06 AND HAVE DRIVEN IT THROUGH 5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS WINTERS. TODAY WAS OUR FIRST SNOWFALL THIS SEASON AND FOR THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR EXHIBITS VERY "UN-NERVING" HANDLING QUALITIES IN VERY LIGHT SNOW ROAD CONDITIONS. SOMETHING HAS CHANGE...

Mileage: 162,516

I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER IN SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS. MY OUTBACK 2005 2.5I STARTED WIGGLING OUT OF CONTROL (ESPECIALLY FELT THE BACK END WIGGLE LEFT TO RIGHT) ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH APPROX 1/2 INCH ICE AND PACKED SNOW CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TO 20 MPH . OTHER 2 WD ...

Mileage: 15,000

I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER IN SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS. MY OUTBACK 2005 2.5I STARTED WIGGLING OUT OF CONTROL (ESPECIALLY FELT THE BACK END WIGGLE LEFT TO RIGHT) ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH APPROX 1/2 INCH ICE AND PACKED SNOW CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TO 20 MPH . OTHER 2 WD ...

Mileage: 15,000

FAILURE OF 2 REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

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

Mileage: 75,023

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

Mileage: 75,023

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 ...

Mileage: 65,696

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 SAY...

Mileage: 99,000

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 SAY...

Mileage: 99,000

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...

Mileage: 90,000

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...

Mileage: 90,000

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...

Mileage: 90,000

CAR IS NOT SAFE ON PACKED SNOW OR ICY ROADS. ALL ROAD FEEL IS GONE AND IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR COULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AT ANY MOMENT. MOST OTHER CARS SEEM TO PASS WITHOUT ISSUE. FOR A AWD CAR THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 40 AND BELOW TO HAVE ANY HOPES OF KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRA...

Mileage: 53,000

CAR IS NOT SAFE ON PACKED SNOW OR ICY ROADS. ALL ROAD FEEL IS GONE AND IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR COULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AT ANY MOMENT. MOST OTHER CARS SEEM TO PASS WITHOUT ISSUE. FOR A AWD CAR THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 40 AND BELOW TO HAVE ANY HOPES OF KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRA...

Mileage: 53,000

SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND INTEND TO PULL OUT, MOTOR RUNNING, BUT GAS PEDAL DOES NOT ENGAGE. PUSH ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR - STILL NOTHING. IN ORDER TO CORRECT, MUST TURN OFF ENGINE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE SO VEHICLE CAN RESET ITSELF. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WHEN SITTI...

SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND INTEND TO PULL OUT, MOTOR RUNNING, BUT GAS PEDAL DOES NOT ENGAGE. PUSH ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR - STILL NOTHING. IN ORDER TO CORRECT, MUST TURN OFF ENGINE AND DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE SO VEHICLE CAN RESET ITSELF. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WHEN SITTI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING SMELL OF GAS. ONCE HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE F...

Mileage: 126,000

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE WELDED SEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AFTER FILLING THE TANK, WENT INTO THE HOUSE, AND THE NEXT MORNING FOUND A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS JUST FORWARD AND INBOARD OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND A VERY STRONG SMELL OF ...

Mileage: 85,200

DRIVING ON ICY/SNOWY ROADS, THE BACK END SWAYS/"GHOST WALKS" EXTREMELY DANGEROUSLY PROBABLY 2-3" EACH WAY REGARDLESS OF BRAKING/TURNING/STRAIGHTAWAY/ACCELERATING. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG WITH A 2WD VEHICLE FROM WI TO MT WHICH HANDLED SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE OUTBACK (WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ...

Mileage: 83,000

2005 OUTBACK X LIMITED WITH 67,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY A WHINING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN RATTLING NOISES ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER. CAR WAS TRANSPORTED TO GARAGE AND DIAGNOSED WITH BLOWN TURBO. METAL SHAVINGS DISCOVERED IN OIL FILTER. TOTAL ENGINE LOS...

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ON SLIPPERY ROADS. UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. HAS BEEN TERMED 'GHOST WALKING'. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED / HELPED WITH WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT SHOULD NOT BE SUCH A DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. SOME OTHER ...

Mileage: 48,686

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLOWLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER FILTER WAS CLOGGED AND THE SHAFT IN THE TU...

Mileage: 67,446

SUBARU OUTBACK 2005 PZEV - HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE FAILED SUCH THAT ENGINE OIL DRIPS ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND PRODUCES VISIBLE, FOUL SMELLING SMOKE WHENEVER THE CAR IS DRIVEN. MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, OR RECOGNIZE A PR...

Mileage: 120,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT WENT ON AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO CHECK THE LIGHT AND THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR SUBARU DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AND THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON CALLED STATIN...

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE (ABOUT EIGHT HOURS OR MORE). BRAKES WORK FINE AFTER WARMING UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN FIRST BACKING OUT OF DRIVING; WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP FAST ENOUGH IF A CHILD OR PERSON WAS SUDDENLY IN THE WAY...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE BANJO FILTERS SCREEN FAILED AND SENT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BE...

Mileage: 62,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK EXHIBITS A SERIOUS OF STABILITY WHEN DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST DEGRADATION OF TRACTION. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON FLAT AND STRAIGHT ROAD SURFACES IF THE ROADS ARE WET FROM RAIN OR EVEN WITH A LIGHT D...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 63,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK UNSTABLE REAR SUSPENSION. THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING TO DRIVE AT HWY SPEEDS IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE REAR END SWAYS AND HOPS AND SWINGS UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT WILL HAVE A NEW OWNER. I WILL NOT DRIVE SUCH A UNDER ENGINEERED PIECE O...

REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILS WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON AN ICY ROAD. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR REPORTS AND EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE SOMEWHAT, BUT TODAY DRIVING WITH A FULL PASSENGER LOAD WAS TRULY TERRIFYING. THE REAR WHEELS WOULD SWAY SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES FEELING VERY...

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK AWD (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH DURING SNOWY WEATHER, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REALIGNED THE WHEELS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE...

Mileage: 31,000

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 N...

Mileage: 67,000

FOLLOWING A FEW WEEKS OF A RUFF IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS, THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5I. AFTER GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO REACTION AT ALL FROM PUSHING THE PEDAL ...

Mileage: 112,470

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HEAVY RAIN STORMS, MY 2005 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON HAD PROBLEMS STARTING AND RUNNING. THE HOLE CAR SHACKS REALLY BAD. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER SAID MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME IN WITH A 2005 WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTED AT 18K AND STILL HAVEN'T BEE...

Mileage: 18,000

LAST MONTH, SIDEWALL FAILURE OF BF GOODRICH TOURING PRO 225/60R16 H-RATED. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRE AT SAM'S CLUB 3 WEEKS AGO. TODAY, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FAILED - SOME TYPE OF TREAD SEPARATION. CONCERNED AS I HAVE THESE TIRES ON BOTH MY 05 SUBARU OUTBACK, AND ALSO MY 97 VOLVO 850. ONLY THE 2...

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AT ALL. THE TERM 'GHOST WALKING' IS BEING USED FOR THIS AND IS VERY ACCURATE. I DO NOT FEEL SECURE DRIVING IN ANY SNOWY CONDITIONS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD A 1995 SUBARU BEFORE THIS THAT WAS ROCK STEADY IN SNOW, THIS CAR IS VERY UNP...

Mileage: 10,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AT ALL. THE TERM 'GHOST WALKING' IS BEING USED FOR THIS AND IS VERY ACCURATE. I DO NOT FEEL SECURE DRIVING IN ANY SNOWY CONDITIONS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD A 1995 SUBARU BEFORE THIS THAT WAS ROCK STEADY IN SNOW, THIS CAR IS VERY UNP...

Mileage: 10,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AT ALL. THE TERM 'GHOST WALKING' IS BEING USED FOR THIS AND IS VERY ACCURATE. I DO NOT FEEL SECURE DRIVING IN ANY SNOWY CONDITIONS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAD A 1995 SUBARU BEFORE THIS THAT WAS ROCK STEADY IN SNOW, THIS CAR IS VERY UNP...

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A BROKE...

Mileage: 77,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK REAR HUB RECALL: NOT CONVINCED THAT THE RECALL THAT REPLACES THE REAR HUBS WITH THE IMPROVED VERSION IS EFFECTIVE. I HAD BOTH REAR HUBS REPLACE UNDER THE RECALL AT 45,000 MILES AND ONE OF THOSE WENT OUT AT 86,000 MILES (41,000 MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT). THIS CONCERNS ME THAT TH...

Mileage: 86,570

IN 2008 THE AIRBAGS ON OUR CAR DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE SEATBELT LIGHTS IN OUR CAR BEGAN DINGING AND FLASHING AS IF SOMEONE WERE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH WAS EMPTY, AND THEN THEY DEPLOYED ON MY HUSBAND. AFTER 3 OR SO MONTHS SUBARU ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES YET THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUTTON BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERAT...

Mileage: 77,000

90 DEGREE SWING OF REAR END WHEN TRAVELING AT ONLY 10 MPH ON ICY ROAD WITH EXCELLENT SNOW TIRES. THERE MAY BE A REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM BECAUSE LEFT REAR IS OVER AN INCH LOWER THAN RIGHT REAR. THERE IS NO SUBARU RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 25,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. A MONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. A MONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. A MONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED...

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE @ 55,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WE HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THAT SWAYS IN THE REAR OF CAR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1. OVER BUMPS THE REAR WILL SWING TO THE RIGHT AND DIP. WHEN ROADS ARE SLICK IT WILL ALMOST SPIN THE VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE, EVEN AT LOW SPEED, THE CONDITION IS EXAGGERATED MORE THAN YOU WOU...

Mileage: 42,412

WE HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THAT SWAYS IN THE REAR OF CAR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1. OVER BUMPS THE REAR WILL SWING TO THE RIGHT AND DIP. WHEN ROADS ARE SLICK IT WILL ALMOST SPIN THE VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE, EVEN AT LOW SPEED, THE CONDITION IS EXAGGERATED MORE THAN YOU WOU...

Mileage: 42,412

WE HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THAT SWAYS IN THE REAR OF CAR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1. OVER BUMPS THE REAR WILL SWING TO THE RIGHT AND DIP. WHEN ROADS ARE SLICK IT WILL ALMOST SPIN THE VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE, EVEN AT LOW SPEED, THE CONDITION IS EXAGGERATED MORE THAN YOU WOU...

Mileage: 42,412

WE HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THAT SWAYS IN THE REAR OF CAR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1. OVER BUMPS THE REAR WILL SWING TO THE RIGHT AND DIP. WHEN ROADS ARE SLICK IT WILL ALMOST SPIN THE VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE, EVEN AT LOW SPEED, THE CONDITION IS EXAGGERATED MORE THAN YOU WOU...

Mileage: 42,412

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHEN HE ROLLED IT DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING...

Mileage: 60,800

I HAVE SEVERAL TIMES EXPERIENCED WHAT IS KNOWN AS GHOST WALKING WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.4I. I HAVE DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH THE CAR MINIMALLY LOADED. ONLY ON THE TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS LOADED WITH MORE THAN 2 PASSENGERS AND THEIR BELONGINGS DID I EXPERIENCE GHOST WALK. ON...

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE SEVERAL TIMES EXPERIENCED WHAT IS KNOWN AS GHOST WALKING WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.4I. I HAVE DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH THE CAR MINIMALLY LOADED. ONLY ON THE TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS LOADED WITH MORE THAN 2 PASSENGERS AND THEIR BELONGINGS DID I EXPERIENCE GHOST WALK. ON...

Mileage: 37,000

1. SLIGHTLY ICY ROAD CONDITION. 2. ABNORMAL LOSS OF ROAD FEEL AND CONTROL. 3. NO KNOWN SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE INTERMITTENT REFUSAL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2005 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK TO GIVE UP CONTROL OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL HANDLE IS PULLED DOWN TO THE COAST POSITION AND TO CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED, DRAMATIC INCREASE IN CAR SPEED WHEN THE INTENT IS TO DISENGAGE THE ...

Mileage: 500

IN DECEMBER OF 2008 I DROVE FROM IDAHO TO MONTANA OVER CHRISTMAS. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE BROKEN ICE AND COMPACT SNOW. WHENEVER THE CAR WOULD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR END WOULD TEND TO KICK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I WAS FORCED TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH, EVEN THOUGH ALL OTHER VEHICLES CO...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK TURBO. TURBO FAILED AT 65K MILES. AXEL BROKE AT 64K MILES AND NOW THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING IS OUT AT 70K MILES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON BOTH REAR BEARINGS BUT NOT THE FRONT. TURBO HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM TOO. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

IN COMPARISON WITH MANY TRUCKS AND CARS I HAVE DRIVEN IN WINTER CONDITIONS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, OUR 2005 SUBURU OUTBACK IS MUCH MORE UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY IN THE REAR END WHENEVER HARD PACKED SNOW OR ICE IS ENCOUNTERED EVEN AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30-50 MPH). AT LEAST ONCE THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SPIN UN...

Mileage: 20,000

IN COMPARISON WITH MANY TRUCKS AND CARS I HAVE DRIVEN IN WINTER CONDITIONS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, OUR 2005 SUBURU OUTBACK IS MUCH MORE UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY IN THE REAR END WHENEVER HARD PACKED SNOW OR ICE IS ENCOUNTERED EVEN AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30-50 MPH). AT LEAST ONCE THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SPIN UN...

Mileage: 20,000

I'M A RECENT OWNER OF A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT WITH 58K MILES AND UNDER CERTAIN ADVERSE WEATHER SITUATIONS; THE CAR'S TRACKING/DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS PERFORM IN A HAZARDOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY MANNER. WHEN TRAVELING IN SNOWY AND OR SLUSHY CONDITIONS ON PAVED ROADS, THE CAR'S REAR TIRES MOVE FROM...

Mileage: 58,550

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...

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 12,400

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

Mileage: 70,000

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK LTD. WAGON IN AUGUST OF 2008 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE REPLACED 3 MORE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM BULBS AND 2 RIGHT SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS. SUBARU TELLS US THERE A...

Mileage: 66,389

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK SEDAN DRIVEN ON ICY/SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS EXPERIENCES EXTREME SLIPPAGE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS. AWD DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE KEEPING THE REAR OF THE CAR ON THE ROAD OR IN LINE. VEHICLE F...

Mileage: 61,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK SEDAN DRIVEN ON ICY/SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS EXPERIENCES EXTREME SLIPPAGE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS. AWD DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE KEEPING THE REAR OF THE CAR ON THE ROAD OR IN LINE. VEHICLE F...

Mileage: 61,000

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 52,340

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 14,650

WITH 35,600 MILES ON OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT, THE TURBO FAILED. THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS DO TO THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE OIL WHICH WAS 7 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 5,400 MILES ON IT. ALL 7 OF THE VEHICLES OIL CHANGES WERE DONE WITHIN THE 7,500 MILE INTERVAL SET FORTH IN OWNERS/VEHI...

Mileage: 35,600

WITH 35,600 MILES ON OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT, THE TURBO FAILED. THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS DO TO THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE OIL WHICH WAS 7 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 5,400 MILES ON IT. ALL 7 OF THE VEHICLES OIL CHANGES WERE DONE WITHIN THE 7,500 MILE INTERVAL SET FORTH IN OWNERS/VEHI...

Mileage: 35,600

WITH 35,600 MILES ON OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT, THE TURBO FAILED. THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS DO TO THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE OIL WHICH WAS 7 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 5,400 MILES ON IT. ALL 7 OF THE VEHICLES OIL CHANGES WERE DONE WITHIN THE 7,500 MILE INTERVAL SET FORTH IN OWNERS/VEHI...

Mileage: 35,600

PREMATURE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. RESULTED IN LOUD HUMMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE BUT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO ANY SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I OWN A SUBARU OUTBACK AND LIVE IN BEMIDJI MINNESOTA--LAND OF BELOW ZERO WINTER TEMPERATURES. TODAY I WAS NAILED IN THE HEAD YET AGAIN BY THE TAILGATE DOOR OF MY CAR. YOU SEE, THE STRUTS THAT SUPPORT THE TAILGATE DOOR DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN ITS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE--LIKE APPROACHING 0 DEGREES FAHRENH...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IF THE CONTACT DROVE MORE THAN 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMI...

Mileage: 36,875

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS ON JANUARY 10, 2009 WHILE PARKING THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE, THE CAR SOMETIMES "FLOATS" TO THE SIDE SEVERAL INCHES. IT FEELS DIFFERENT THAN FISHTAILING -- MORE LIKE THE CAR IS BEING PUSHED BY THE WIND. THIS OCCURS WITH NO CROSS-WIND, NO ACCELERATION, NO CORNERING OR BRAKING, ON FLAT STRAIGHT ICY ROADS W...

Mileage: 71,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK, 2.5L, 4EAT, AWD VEHICLE FEELS"LOOSE" AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN ~35 ON HIGHWAYS WITH PATCHY ICE, SLUSH, AND OR ICY RUTS. REAR END FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO COME AROUND. HAS OCCURRED WITH TWO PASSENGERS AND APPROX 250 POUNDS IN CARGO AREA AND WITH ONE PASSENGER AND ~250 POUNDS IN CARGO...

Mileage: 59,342

I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON. THIS WEEKEND, ON HARD PACKED ICE ROADS, THE BACK WHEELS WOULD "FLOAT", SWAY OUT FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY IN BLACK ICE CONDITIONS. I WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH SLOWER THAN THE REST OF TRAFFIC TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND THUS CREAT...

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

Mileage: 57,000

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 SEATT...

Mileage: 47,000

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 JUS...

Mileage: 24,000

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 OV...

Mileage: 19,000

I HAD MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK SENT TO SHOP FOR TUNE-UP. NOW OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING GAS FUMES ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN WHEN EVER YOU RUN THE A/C OR FRONT WINDOW DEFOGGER WITH THE RECIRCULATION AIR OFF. (MEANING LETTING FRESH AIR IN). WHEN EVER I AM AT A STAND STILL (IE-AT TRAFFIC ...

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND MY RIGHT FOOT WAS TUCKED BACK BEHIND MY LEFT FOOT WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE FOOT REST PAD ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING NORMALLY WHEN SUDDENLY IT WENT TO VERY HIGH REVS FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. LA...

Mileage: 17,441

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND MY RIGHT FOOT WAS TUCKED BACK BEHIND MY LEFT FOOT WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE FOOT REST PAD ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING NORMALLY WHEN SUDDENLY IT WENT TO VERY HIGH REVS FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. LA...

Mileage: 17,441

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT A COST OF $2,000. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO A BAD TURBO CHARGER TWO MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT $1,800. MANY SUBARU'S HAVE THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT SUBARU HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. THOUSANDS LISTED ON INTERNET HAVING THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

ON SNOWY/ICY ROAD, THE HANDLING ON MY 05 OUTBACK XT WAS WORSE THAN EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. THE REAR-END OF THE CAR WAS UNSTABLE AND SLIDING SIDE TO SIDE. I HAVE PUT NEW TIRES ON AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT. THIS IS UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IN A CAR THAT IS THOUGHT TO BE GOOD IN WINTER. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

AT AROUND 14,000 MILES THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ROTORS HAD WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. AGAIN AT ABOUT 22,000 I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS HAD WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO HEAVY BRAKING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR RIDING THE BRAKES. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON I...

Mileage: 14,000

CAR IS VERY UNSTABLE ON SNOWY ROAD SURFACES AND FISHTAILS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES DURING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE HAVE NEW SNOW TIRES AND FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. CAR INSTABILIT...

Mileage: 44,500

UNSTABLE CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ON ICE OR SLUSH COVER ROADS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE REAR FISHTAILS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO VERY LOW SPEED TO REGAIN CONTROL. OTHER CARS HAD NO TROUBLE AND EASILY PASSED. TIRES ARE GOOD, ALIGNMENT GOOD. CAR ALSO FLOAT...

MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5XT HAS A BAD REAR END SWAY WHILE DRIVING OVER SLICK SPOTS ON THE HIGHWAY, FEELING LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL. *TR

CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ON SLICK ROADS. SPECIFICALLY THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE "FISHTAILS". *TR

Mileage: 93,500

MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK XT LIMITED DOES NOT HANDLE WELL IN SNOW/ICY CONDITIONS. THE REAR END OSCILLATES BACK AND FORTH IN A VERY UNEASY, UNSAFE MANOR. I JUST HAD THE REAR END AND FRONT END ALIGNED. THE TIRES ARE ONLY HALF WAY WORN. I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND EVERY CAR ON THE ROAD WAS NOT HAVING I...

Mileage: 20,090

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS, THE REAR END OF THE CAR PITCHES LEFT & RIGHT AT AN OSCILLATION OF ABOUT 1HZ, 2-3" CONSTANTLY TRYING TO THROW THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT'S OFF THROTTLE, OFF BRAKES - IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT ALMOST ANY SPEED IT DOES IT. NEW TIRES AND 2 ALIGNMENTS DID NOT...

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. INTERMITTENTLY, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL IN SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-45 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE T...

Mileage: 12,000

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,...

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON 2 OCCASIONS WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND 5 MILES OF EACH OTHER. FIRST OCCURRED IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, WITH NO REASON TO CHANGE SPEEDS OR STOP, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED FORWARD, AND LEFT THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I WAS ...

Mileage: 26,122

COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, DETAILS: THE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2005 SUBARU HAVE WARPED (ALL 4) AT 18,000 MILES PRODUCING AN UNEVEN SENSATION AS ONE IS BRAKING. IT ALSO INCREASES THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP. AFTER TAKING MY SUBARU IN FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION (AT 20,000 MILES) I WAS TOLD ...

Mileage: 18,000

I OWN A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5I WAGON. AT 44000 MILES (26 MONTHS) THE REAR WHEELS WERE MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED OR THEY WOULD HAVE SOON FAILED. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

MANUAL TRANSMISSION OUTBACK WAGON NON-TURBO CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY ON HIGHWAYS. WAS FILED AT WILKINS SUBARU IN MD A WHILE BACK AND THEY MADE SOME CHANGE TO THE COMPUTER BY SOA AND IT WENT AWAY. WELL IT CAME BACK ON MY LATEST ROAD TRIP. IT WOULD KICK OUT AT VARY DURATIONS, ON VARYIN...

Mileage: 57,000

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 ...

Mileage: 7,317

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 T...

Mileage: 8,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5XT WAS PARKED IN A PUBLIC / PRIVATE PARKING STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM ON 10/13/2005. AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM THE FIRE ALARM WAS TRIGGERED BY VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT FOUND NO SIGNS OF ARSON OR FOUL PLAY, LOOKED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT HEAD...

Mileage: 8,061

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5XT WAS PARKED IN A PUBLIC / PRIVATE PARKING STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM ON 10/13/2005. AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM THE FIRE ALARM WAS TRIGGERED BY VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT FOUND NO SIGNS OF ARSON OR FOUL PLAY, LOOKED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT HEAD...

Mileage: 8,061

ON AN EXTENDED ROAD TRIP (17000 MI), IN OUR NEW 2005 OUTBACK, WE WENT THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP CORRECTED THE ALIGNMENT, WHICH WAS SEVERELY OFF THE FIRST TIME (AFTER 5000 MILES.) BUT THEN AT ABOUT 16000 MILES, THE SECOND SET WAS SEVERELY WORN OUT. WE HAD THE ALIGNMENT REDONE AT THE D...

Mileage: 5,000

CONSUMR'S 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK HAD AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL PROBLEMS. *KB *NM

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM COASTING, SUCH AS WHEN A RED LIGHT HAS JUST TURNED GREEN. I BEGIN TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE JUST ABOUT DIES. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GET "T-BONED" AT INTERSECTIONS NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM COASTING, SUCH AS WHEN A RED LIGHT HAS JUST TURNED GREEN. I BEGIN TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE JUST ABOUT DIES. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GET "T-BONED" AT INTERSECTIONS NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ...

Mileage: 20,000

EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR, BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92, 225/55/17 INSTALLED ON 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. NORMAL TIRE WEAR THROUGH 19K MILES. REAR TIRES COMPLETLY WORN OUT AFTER 2K ROAD TRIP WITH MODERATE VEHICLE LOADING. NO SIGNS OF MIS-ALIGNMENT OR OVER/UNDER INFLATION. FRONT TIRES REMAIN SERVICEABLE. ...

Mileage: 21,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SPINE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 13,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND POLICE/FIRE DEPT DETERMINED ARSON UNLIKELY. *NM

Mileage: 21,350

THE ABS ON MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED IS TOO SENSITIVE. IT IS DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE SNOW BECAUSE THE ABS KICKS IN TOO EASILY AND IT TAKES WAY TOO LONG TO STOP. I HAVE RECENTLY GOTTEN NEW TIRES WITH AN EXCELLENT RATING AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. BUMPS IN THE ROAD ALSO SET OFF THE ABS TOO EASIL...

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN THE 2005 OUTBACK. *TS THE CONSUMER WANTED A FEDERAL EMISSIONS EQUIPPED VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT IT HAD A MANDATED CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE OF PO...

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 35 WE ENCOUNTERED PATCHY ICE ON THE ROAD SURFACE. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WITH CONSTANT SPEED (60 MPH, 10 MPH BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT), ON STRAIGHT STRECHES OF ROAD, THE REAR END OF OUR 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK AWD WOULD SKID SUDDENLY. THE SKIDS WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARN...

Mileage: 5,400

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT WHEN A DRIVER DECIDED TO DO A U-TURN INTO HER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE IN SIDE MIRROR BECAUSE SHE WAS IN A "BLIND SPOT. *AK MOST EUROPEAN AUTOS HAVE A SPLIT DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, SO THAT THERE IS "NO BLIND SPOT". THE SPLIT IS VERTICAL ABOUT ONE THIRD OF ...

I PURCHASED MY 05 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK IN SEPTEMBER 04. THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 05 AND I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE IT WITH THE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT BULB. I NOTICED THAT NOW THE RIGHT LOW BEAM IS MORE ANGLED DOWN THAN PREVIOUSLY, MAKING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT M...

Mileage: 25,000

WE OWN A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK LLBEAN WAGON WITH PROJECTION HEADLIGHTS. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR USUALLY, BUT DURING THE HOLIDAYS I DROVE IT QUITE A BIT ESPECAILLY AT NIGHT. I NOTICED A DISTINCTIVE BLACK LINE RUNNING HORIZONTALLY WITH THE VEHICLE AT 180 DEGREES THAT ALSO RUNS ACROSS THE HORIZON OF TH...

WE OWN A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK LLBEAN WAGON WITH PROJECTION HEADLIGHTS. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR USUALLY, BUT DURING THE HOLIDAYS I DROVE IT QUITE A BIT ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. I NOTICED A DISTINCTIVE BLACK LINE RUNNING HORIZONTALLY WITH THE VEHICLE AT 180 DEGREES THAT ALSO RUNS ACROSS THE HORIZON OF TH...

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 O...

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

Mileage: 395

RE ODI 10133280 SIMILAR PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD CONDITIONS, EG FLAT ROAD, BUMPY ROAD ETC. *NM

Mileage: 2,450

RE ODI 10133280 SIMILAR PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD CONDITIONS, EG FLAT ROAD, BUMPY ROAD ETC. *NM

Mileage: 2,450

RE ODI 10133280 SIMILAR PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD CONDITIONS, EG FLAT ROAD, BUMPY ROAD ETC. *NM

Mileage: 2,450

DT CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO LOW, THEY PROJECTED DOWNWARD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY RAISED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEM, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER AGAIN ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED THREE TIM...

REAR PASSENGER SAFETY BELTS DO NOT EXTEND SUFFICIENTLY WHEN CHILD SEAT IS INSTALLED IN CENTRAL POSITION FOR 05 MODEL COMPARED TO OLDER MODELS. *NM

ON JULY 13, 2005 I TOTALED MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK BY ROLLING IT ABOUT THREE TIMES. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED-NOT EVEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN A ROLL OVER. *NM

Mileage: 9,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ILLUMINATION. THERE IS A SHARP LOW JAGGED LINE LIKE A CURTAIN OF DARKNESS WHERE THE LIGHT ENDS. AT NIGHT, WHEN THE CAR ENCOUNTERS A DIP IN THE ROAD, VISIBILITY OBSCURED ALL BUT FOR A FEW FEET. IT IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

DT: 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK - THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE. THERE WAS VERY LIMITED ROAD WAY VISION, WITH ONLY A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAT WAS LIT UP PROPERLY, FROM...

Mileage: 125

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2005 SUBARU HAVE WARPED (ALL 4) AT 14,000 MILES PRODUCING A VIOLENT PULSATING PEDAL AND INEFFICIENT BRAKING. THIS ALONE COULD CAUSE SOME DRIVERS TO ALLOW FOR INSUFFICIENT BRAKING DISTANCES CAUSING A CRASH. IT IS NOW MY UNDERSTANDING, AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, THAT THIS IS A...

Mileage: 14,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT GO FAR ENOUGH OUT AND IT RESULTS IN BLACKNESS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SHINE WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. THE DISTANCE OF THE LIGHT DOES NOT CARRY AR ENOUGH WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ONE SEES BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH NOT GO TO D...

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK GOT STUCK AFTER INCURRING A MINOR OBSTRUCTION (SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN ONE CASE AND A SOMEWHAT SHARP INCLINE IN ANOTHER CASE) WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH ALTITUDES (10,000 FT TO 11,500 FT). ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST MOST OF ITS POWER AND N...

Mileage: 13,800

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK GOT STUCK AFTER INCURRING A MINOR OBSTRUCTION (SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN ONE CASE AND A SOMEWHAT SHARP INCLINE IN ANOTHER CASE) WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH ALTITUDES (10,000 FT TO 11,500 FT). ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST MOST OF ITS POWER AND N...

Mileage: 13,800

HEADLIGHTS. THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY BEYOND, PERHAPS 50 FEET. CANNOT SEE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD AT NIGHT ON DARK ROADWAYS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IN NH WHERE DEER AND MOOSE IN THE ROADWAY ARE A REAL PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 1

DT: CONSUMER HAD THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AND THE DEALER HAD TO JUMP START THE MOTOR THREE TIMES. ALSO, REMOTE WON'T OPEN THE DOOR WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CHANGED THE COMPASS IN THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TEST...

Mileage: 37

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD UNLOCK THE LEFT SEAT BELT. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ISSUE, THEY DID SUBMITT A COMPLAINT, BUT IT MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM COULD BE COR...

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK: WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ACCELERATION BECOMES EXTREMELY IRREGULAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER CRESTING A HILL, ENGINE PULSATES AS IF GAS FLOW TO THE ENGINE IS BEING INTERRUPTED IRREGULARLY, CAR BUCKS OR PULSES. LOW BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS BLEW AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES, RAIN AND/OR DEW D...

Mileage: 10,000

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK: WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ACCELERATION BECOMES EXTREMELY IRREGULAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER CRESTING A HILL, ENGINE PULSATES AS IF GAS FLOW TO THE ENGINE IS BEING INTERRUPTED IRREGULARLY, CAR BUCKS OR PULSES. LOW BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS BLEW AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES, RAIN AND/OR DEW D...

Mileage: 10,000

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE THROTTLE WILL HESITATATE AND SURGE WHEN DESCENDING ON EVEN A SMALL HILL. THIS IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER AND COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AND A FIX...

Mileage: 250

THE HEADLIGHT ANGLE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR WHEN THE ROAD GOES DOWN, IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE ROAD IS DISAPPEARING IN FRONT. THE DESIGN IS POOR.*AK *TC

Mileage: 145

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK: WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ACCELERATION BECOMES EXTREMELY IRREGULAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER CRESTING A HILL, ENGINE PULSATES AS IF GAS FLOW TO THE ENGINE IS BEING INTERRUPTED IRREGULARLY, CAR BUCKS OR PULSES. *AK

Mileage: 1,000

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...

Mileage: 1,000

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 ...

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

Mileage: 4,000

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