Subaru Outback Electrical System Problems
- 418
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 2000–2020
- 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 418 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 18 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- does work · 12 records
- back camera · 10 records
- cruise control · 10 records
- parking brake · 9 records
- head unit · 8 records
- check engine · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 151 |
| 60–100k mi | 81 |
| 30–60k mi | 70 |
| 100–150k mi | 54 |
| 150–400k mi | 16 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System
My car has a dead battery. I just replaced the battery in november 2018 and it is already dead. This also happened in november 2018 and when i brought it to the dealer they said everything was fine with the battery and they could not find anything wrong. The car runs for a few days and then the car battery dies again. I have the battery swapped out for one with a higher cca. This battery i bought in november 2018…
ODI 11309041
Electrical System
My back-up camera completely stopped working. The car doesn't even switch into a mode where i can see the camera when i shift the car into reverse; it stays on whatever screen it was on. Nothing happened to the vehicle, it just quit working yesterday afternoon.
ODI 11306786
Air Bags · Electrical System
I bought the 2007 subaru outback ll bean new. This is the second time that the airbag light goes on and off intermittently. The first time i replaced the overhead circuit board. This time i am having trouble finding one. The solder joints in the circuit board are faulty, causing loose connections. This is a dangerous situation that has been reported to nhtsa many times by other owners. When the air bag light is on,…
ODI 11306494
Electrical System
Car battery completely drained after sitting over night in garage. No electrical left on to cause drainage, car was locked after use. Approx 6k miles on vehicle, no prior indication of battery failure.
ODI 11301271
Electrical System · Engine
2009 subaru outback stalling while driving. The engine turned off while driving with light acceleration at low speeds (5-20 mph) without warning. Warning lights flickered on and off. I was able to restart the car. This is a huge safety issue to have the car stall out without warning. Subara south blvd dealership say they do not know the root cause. Prior to the above incidence the car, while driving at low speeds,…
ODI 11300598
Electrical System
Once parking the vehicle and placing it in park, the key stays locked in the ignition. This isn't related to the steering wheel being locked in place, the key is stuck. Shifting in/out of park needs to happen multiple times. Looking into this online, there are multiple reports of this happening. This is a safety issue because we are unable to get out of the car with our kids because the key is stuck in the ignition.
ODI 11299428
Electrical System
When you hit the button to release the rear hatch it does not open all the time. You get three beeps and the hatch does not open. If you use the key fob and attempts to open the rear hatch is the same thing three beeps and does not open. The only way to get it open is to disconnect battery cable wait a minute reconnect cable then hit the button then rear power hatch opens. This is happened multiple timesi took…
ODI 11297126
Electrical System
My outback has around 42,000 miles on it. I am having trouble getting the key to come out of the ignition after putting it in park. So far about half the time i turn the car off i need to shift it into reverse and then jam it back into park in order for it to unlock the key from the ignition.
ODI 11296707