10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,119 miles

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problem #3

Aug 132019

Outback

  • 3,000 miles
Slowly pulling straight into parking spot at grocery store. Applied brake when car suddenly accelerated. I was able to control steering, but brakes would not work. Steered car into empty parking spot in front of me then turned hard right to avoid hitting parked cars in row across. Subaru hit a pick up truck that was reversing out of a diagonal parking spot. The car didn't stop upon impact, instead both right side wheels climbed up the side of truck at an angle. Air bags didn't deploy on impact. This was a very dangerous situation. The acceleration was uncontrollable and I am afraid to drive the car.

- Houston, TX, USA

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problem #2

Jun 212019

Outback

  • 3,225 miles
Recently purchased 2019 Subaru from a similar 2017. Cruise control speed settings have changed which now require you to take your eyes off the road to watch for speed settings to change. On the 2017 and all other vehicles I have owned, to increase your speed setting by one mph, you push once and release. To increase by 5 mph, push and hold until it senses the increase. Now.... a quick push of the button results in a 5 mph increase while you have to hold the button and watch the dashboard indicator as it slowly increases your setting 1 mph at a time. This is dangerous since your eyes are no longer on the road but on the dash area. Everything else I own, thermostats, keyboards, tv remotes....all move up or down one degreee or channel at a time unless you hold the key press longer, then you get a faster repeat. I feel that taking my eyes off the road to watch my speed selection change is akin to texting. Downright dangerous. The dealer from whom I purchased the new vehicle responds by saying.... "things change, get used to it". I find this situatiion unacceptable!

- Detroit Lakes, MN, USA

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problem #1

Jan 022019

Outback

  • 300 miles
Navigation system failure! I have 3200 miles on my 2019 Outback and since day 1 have had problems using the nav system. The system freezes up completely causing everything not work radio back up camera etc. Systems stays on at night draining battery. It sporadically works and works less and less every day had a dead battery already on a 2019 vehicle.

- South Weymouth, MA, USA

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