I have had to replace battery twice. Battery from factory had a bad cell and it wasn't quite 2 years old. Dealership replaced it in macon, ga. Less than a year I was at a service place for oil change. Car wouldn't start and had to replace battery. Dates: 10/22/18, 7/15/2019

- Mcdonough, GA, USA

Premature battery failure. Fourth battery replaced by dealership 3/21/21 since purchased new 9/15/2016

- Lexington, SC, USA

Vehicle suffers from unknown electrical problems that cause frequent battery drain, without something obvious like a dome light being left on. Despite battery replacement, dead batteries are a common problem leading to not being able to start the car in potentially unsafe areas (off hours, far away from assistance, etc). Seems like a new car shouldn't have to replace its battery this frequently.

- Redwood City, CA, USA

Battery has fully drained at least five times. Took it to dealer and they "found nothing". I have purchased a mobi power cell for jumping this Outback.

- Saint Paul, MN, USA

Rear backup camera remains on after shifting from reverse to drive. Screen has severe burn in with "Z" pattern across entire display. Making it un-viewable.

- Riverside, CA, USA

Battery drain is unusual. Battery life shortened severely as a result

- Baltimore, MD, USA

I am on my 4th battery in 4 years. The battery goes dead very quickly and the service department can't tell me why. There also seem to be other random electrical issues that go crazy at random times. The cruise control when trying to set the speed higher will go lower. The windows will occasionally not roll all the way up.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

I bought my car in 2016. I had a job that made it necessary to drive 44 miles daily five days week. Now I have retired and do not drive every day. My car battey would not hold a charge. I bought a new one, it can't stay charged either. Something in the car is draining the battery. I turn everything off and still cannot hold a charge over 1 day. This is happening to a lot of Subaru Outback owners. Years 2017 to 2020. My car is a 2017. I have had to buy a charger and must leave it attached to the whenever I'm not going to drive for a day or two. I have a $40,000 car and I cannot trust it.

- Soldotna, AK, USA

Sometimes the battery goes dead for no reason. This has happened multiple times in the last 2 years, with the most recent event occurring today (May 10, 2021). It could occur after I haven't driven it for a day or in the midst of a road trip after I've stopped for lunch and it won't restart. I have replaced the battery 2 times since purchasing my car (used) in 2019.

- San Leandro, CA, USA

We have experienced multiple, ongoing battery drain incidents, replacing the battery twice in one year (most recently). We are left stranded repeatedly and must jump the car for it to start. I understand this is an ongoing issue with this model and others. The incidents happen seemingly randomly. It is working fine, then you go back to get in it and it won't start. Sometimes, when you are attempting to start it, the back hatch will make a sound/motion. We have been stranded more times than I can count! after 4 years of this, we are beyond frustrated. I do not feel safe on the road by myself. Most owners have taken to keeping a battery jumper with them at all times. Ridiculous.

- Longview, TX, USA

My battery has seemed weak for over a year. On a routine service, I had asked Subaru of Santa Fe to inspect my battery. It checked out as good. Yet, every time I started the car, it would seem like the starter was laboring with a drained battery. Of late I have had to jumpstart the car a few times, even. I took it for inspection today to auto zone, to see if I needed a new battery. They checked it and said the battery was fine and did not need replacement. I looked up the internet to see if others had similar problems. Sure enough, I discovered that there is a legal suite regarding an identical issue for the same year mske and model car as mine. The battery has never died while the car is in operation or moving, but only when the car is started. This could be a safety issue if the vehicle is stranded in a remote or unsafe location. To my knowledge,

- Los Alamos, NM, USA

The car drains battery rapidly overnight. The idle current is about 2 amps which is abnormal

- San Jose, CA, USA

The battery is prematurely draining and this has left us stranded and requiring a jump start. This is a safety issue for my family. The oem batter failed after 18 months. The new battery (with a 5 year warranty) has now failed after another 14 months. This is not due to leaving a light on or a door open. The vehicle is not being left parked for long periods of time. This is a daily driver vehicle.

- Chehalis, WA, USA

Battery dies..had new one installed this week, same problem. No recall? cant use car

- Sunset Beach, CA, USA

>>>this information is in addition to the previously filed NHTSA safety issue id 11415232 <<< in my previous filing, I did forget to include another issue that I believe is also associated with the electrical problems I have experienced with my 2017 Outback 2.5I touring vehicle. So, along with all of the failures experienced and discussed in filing #11415232, a handful of times, I have also experienced that the front passenger-side window would not work when attempting to open or close it from the driver-side control. But I do want to point out that the window would open and close when I used the window controller located on the passenger side door. Thank you for allowing me to add-on to my previous complaint.

- Florence, KY, USA

I believe all of the following circumstances to be caused by an electrical problem: Dec.31, 2020: Car hesitates to start. It never turns over so it does not ever start. We install new battery & car starts. Mid-Jan.2021: Car won't start from push start, but does start when I use my remote start key fob. After that, car starts with push start. Feb.-April 2021: Car has a several times when it hestitates to start, but ultimately it does start. May 1-3 2021: Car hesitates to start, but ultimately starts. May 4-5 2021: Car not only hesitates to start, but now I have all kinds of lights lit up on my dash, including check engine, eyesight, X-mode light is flashing, and several others that I cannot get to turn off. In all instances, vehicle was stationary and turned off. I have photos & video but can't seem to reduce file size to required 5mb. Side note: Unless I am at work or running errands, my car is always in the garage.

- Florence, KY, USA

Something (electrical issue?) is draining the car battery and needs a jump if not driven within a day or two. We replaced the battery twice within a year thinking we had a defective battery, but problem still persists. We took the car to a mechanic thinking it could be the alternator, but that was not the issue.

- East Lansing, MI, USA

Battery failure after 6 months under normal use. No periods of leaving headlights on overnight, etc. Had just driven about 90 minutes, turned car off to run into a shop, returned and car wouldn't even crank. Aaa tested it and the alternator. Alternator was 'good' but battery reported 'fail'.

- Roslindale, MA, USA

With all items off the electrical system in the vehicle drains the battery in a short time. I have installed a switch on the battery to open circuit so the battery doesn't drain while parked. This prevents me from being stranded again when the vehicle is parked.when I return to the vehicle I switch back to closed battery circuit. I now can start the car and I am not stranded. This proves to me that there is a problem with the electrical system drawing too much current when vehicle is parked with no items on in the vehicle. If you want I will provide the current flow when vehicle is off and parked. This is a real problem and I will provide any information that you want. I appreciate your action on this problem.

- Littleton, CO, USA

Battery drains prematurely? I've had to have it jump started 3 times in the past couple weeks. Had it checked out & battery, alternator, and starter are fine. Battery just dead in the driveway in the morning. Roadside assist guy recommended filing a report because he'd heard others had had problems, too, possibly with back hatch not closing properly causing dome lights to stay on and drain battery. Did find back dome light on 1 night, turned off light, and reclosed hatch. I feel like I've been diligent since but it was dead again this morning anyway. Date listed below is most recent incident. Previous 2 incidents were about a week ago and about 2-3 days apart.

- Columbus, OH, USA