8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Subaru dealer.
BRAND NEW 2019 Outback Limited 2.5i. Steering has it's own mind! Will connect or disconnect when it feels like it around 50+ mph.
Veers you off the road if you don't have BOTH hands on the steering wheel and TIGHT! Subaru should have a recall or some on will die!
- Mo E., New Hope, US
Day 1: I live 175 miles from the dealer and on the way home I didn't notice anything strange until I got off of the freeway and off the cruise control. Several times the car just veered off the road like I was on ice or a gust of wind hit me hard. Scared the living crap out of me. I have been driving over 50 years with many different cars and have never experienced anything like this. I am devastated because I spent a year researching cars and choose the Subaru for dependability in all weather conditions. Apparently dry pavement in a wind free day is not one of them. I will continue to drive it and take it to the dealer but in the long run I guess all I can do is sell it and move on. A very expensive mistake if they can't find out what is wrong. If you are reading this and are contemplating buying a Subaru, think long and hard since from what I am reading Subaru has yet to address this very dangerous flaw.
Update from May 7, 2019: A discussion with the dealers manager suggests that I might have had lane assist on, which, on country roads with intermittent or badly lined areas, the lane assist will take over and nudge you back into your lane. I am not sure nudge is the right word for my experience but I am going to turn it off on my trip out of town tomorrow to test it. I live on rural county roads so I can buy into this idea of lane assist. We will see. You also have to turn lane assist off every time you restart the car.
- Cheryl B., Condon, OR, US
I have had 2019 Outback for a week. While driving on the highway with a speed over 50 mph, the steering seems to wander like driving on ice and I have no control over the vehicle. I find the steering of the vehicle to be light and not enough weight in the front end for a solid feel for steering. I have had to correct the steering to bring the car back in lane but this does not give me a secure feeling about driving the vehicle. This could lead to a very dangerous situation.
- Bryan H., New Hyde Park, US