Driving in heavy traffic in the left lane of I-78, the shifter popped out of 5th gear by itself (that is, without any human intervention). The vehicle completely lost power immediately, as it was now in neutral.

- Macungie, PA, USA

Hesitation, surging, and bucking at mid-range engine rpms. This has been a recurrent problem despite replacement of the throttle position sensor X3.

- Camano Island, WA, USA

The speedometer on my vehicle became inconsistent. Sometimes it wouldn't work as soon as I started the car, other times it would stop working at any random time while driving anywhere. Eventually, when it stopped working, the odometers would stop as well. When I went to my Subaru dealer to replace the component. They told me there was a national back order and I would have to wait indefinitely for the part to come in. They also told me that they had been replacing a lot of speedometer heads on my make and year of car. I think it is unusual for a speedometer to break down after less than three years and under 65,000 miles of initial service. I have never heard of that happening on such a young car, and if it is happening on many cars of the same make and year, I think that an original part must have been defective for this car. I think that a broken speedometer is hazardous to driving on the road and therefore this should be investigated. I really don't want to worry about having to replace my speedometer every three years of my car's life.

- Newton, MA, USA

Consumer test drove vehicle and ended up skidding into a ditch, due to design of the all wheel drive with a standard transmission, poor directional control on turns which allowed for loss of control.

- Leavenwort, KS, USA