Subaru Outback Suspension Problems
- 154
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2000–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 154 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- ghost walking · 12 records
- steering wheel · 10 records
- side side · 10 records
- straight line · 8 records
- rear frame · 8 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 54 |
| 60–100k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Suspension
Rear trailing arm snapped rendering vehicle unsafe to drive - the rear trailing arm snapped. It looks apparent it was slowly failing as some parts of the fracture are rusted out. The part number is 20250al02a. These parts were designed with very thin walls and may be the reason why it failed. I got lucky that the vehicle was just off the highway before i heard a clunking noise, braking at highway speeds would have…
ODI 11307937
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
Bought vehicle used one owner no previous occurances, 8000 miles recorded. Gradually, a rumbling sound comes from front driver side when turning wheel on flat dirt driveway predominantely. Concurrent noise from dash. At 10,000 miles the car now makes rumbling noise at low speeds while traveling in straight line on good pavement (inaudible at high speeds) same front right location, dash was repaired replacing speaker…
ODI 11289126
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
Bought car new, 7 miles on odometer. Took car into autonation subaru - centennial colorado for noise complaint in driver-side front when going over a bump. Missing parts were noticed by shop. Shop said it was completely fixed, but we still had this noise, it was just quieter. Vehicle felt like alignment was off, as it shakes at highway speeds. Car makes tire squealing noise when turning in and out of parking spots…
ODI 11265954
Electronic Stability Control · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
On any wet or snowy pavement car is ghost walking, like the rear end has marbles under it. Speed of 35 mph, straight driving, on wet pavement. Like a cat walking on its nails.terrified. Had alignment, new tires, new rear struts, sway bar, transmission wiring harness. Disabled abs so at least i control braking
ODI 11278801
Suspension
Passenger side rear strut completely collapsed/failed at 45000 miles. I replaced (not an easy job) with same kyb oe part.
ODI 11266670
Steering · Suspension
My 2010 subaru outback k-frame and a-frame rotted out, affecting my steering, my breaking and my ability to control my steering. This caused a very dangerous safety issue. I notified subaru and they informed me there were no recalls on the k-frame of this year's vehicle, although there had been for the rear sub-frame on this vehicle. Also, subaru wanted $1400 to repair the sub-frame, so i went to a salvage yard and…
ODI 11209146
Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly jerked from side to side and became very unstable. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,500. *bf*jb
ODI 11196942
Engine · Service Brakes · Suspension
My vehicle only has 40,000 miles on it. It is not shifting properly from 2ns-3rd gear while driving, it jerks pretty hard if cold, i have had numerous brake problems, takes a long time to stop at slow speeds, & i'm having numerous issues with suspension. Balljoints keep clicking while reversing, (control arms,balljoints, bushings, bearings, have all been replaced, etc.) this car has been babied and has almost no…
ODI 11184294