2.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
78,517 miles

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problem #3

Sep 032019

Outback

  • 77,550 miles
Took it home from dealer and the electronic parking brake would not turn on. The brake light was also blinking. A couple days later, on the way to dealer, I stopped at a gas station and turned on the electric parking brake. It worked this time, but when I got in the car to drive, the electric parking brake wouldn't turn off. I was stuck. There was no way to move it. I was blocking the gas pump for about an hour waiting for a two truck. Tow truck driver had difficulty loading vehicle and taking off vehicle because the parking brake was on and it was an AWD meaning none of the wheels can move.

- Vallejo, CA, USA

problem #2

Aug 192019

Outback

  • 40,000 miles
2013 Outback limited 3.6R bought new and has 40K miles. On 3 occasions over the past 5 months, the vehicle can't catch 2nd gear and revs high and then a heavy jolt physically felt and a loud clunk. Have taken it to Subaru service 3 times and they cannot reproduce the problem. Even after flushing transmission fluid and relearning the transmission, and vehicle did it the same day driving home after picking the vehicle up from relearning the transmission. This is aggravating, stressful, and dangerous. Subaru needs to own up and address a known issue, and do a recall.

- Honolulu, HI, USA

problem #1

Feb 162019

Outback

  • 118,000 miles
Loud noise when making a sharp turn down hill to the right. Also traction control/cvt fails on wet surface or snow.

- Wildwood, MO, USA