Subaru Outback Sidewall Problems
- 16
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 7
- Years with records
- 2000–2011
- 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.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- rear tire · 6 records
- right rear · 5 records
- tire sidewall · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint evidence
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Sidewall · Tires
This is part 2 of original complaint # 10422477. Since i have a 2nd defective tire. *tr
ODI 10422479
Sidewall · Tires
I have a subaru outback 2011 with 16,000 miles on it. The non driver-side tires have bubbles on them. I detected this saturday, august 20, 2011. There has been no accident or mishap, yet. However, since i had to order 2 identical tires to use with the 2 good tires, i noticed that these particular tires are on back order from the manufacturer and wondered if there is any record of any significant amount of tire…
ODI 10422477
Sidewall · Tires
Recently purchased 2011 outback suburu, brand new. With 1500 miles, the dealer inspected our tires and found 3 out of 4 tires to have side wall bulges. The tires are continental tires. The call back this morning from the dealers service manager said that they inspected the new cars on their lot and found sidewall bulges also showing on the tires of new inventory. The service manager said this was a result of extra…
ODI 10402576
Sidewall · Tires
Last month, sidewall failure of bf goodrich touring pro 225/60r16 h-rated. Purchased replacement tire at sam's club 3 weeks ago. Today, the replacement tire failed - some type of tread separation. Concerned as i have these tires on both my 05 subaru outback, and also my 97 volvo 850. Only the 2nd incident date is noted. *tr
ODI 10355111
Sidewall · Tires
Sidewall tire failure in ordinary use; 2009 subaru outback, 5500 miles, bridgestone/firestone tire failed, inner right rear sidewall fractured. No excessive driving, speed, or severe use at all. I replaced all bridgestone/firestone tires and have them available for osi/odi expert analysis. *tr
ODI 10257501
Sidewall
1. Events leading to failure: no abnormal events prior to failure (no tire visual indications, no sounds, normal steering and suspension behavior, no tire impacts). Tire pressure checked monthly and tires rotated regularly (~ every 8,000 mi). 2. Failure and its consequences: a single oem tire (bridgestone potenza p225/60r16 e92qz) with 43,700 miles lost all pressure due to failure of sidewall, with separation…
ODI 10154536
Sidewall
Dt: the caller used spare tire and the sidewall blew out. Tire had 110 miles on it at the time. The caller was going between 60 and 65 mph. The tire was full of black powder and the rubber was crumbling. The caller heard a rumble, and when he was trying to pull over to see what it was ,the tire blew out. Tire was only on vehicle for a week. Manufacturer told the caller to go to dealer and they would take care of the…
ODI 10133896
Sidewall
On the evening of 21 jun 04 i was driving home from work. As i made a right hand turn in to my driveway. I felt and then heard what seemed to to a flat tire on the right (passenager) side of the car. I had filled up with gas on either the previous friday or saturday. When i fill up with gas i check my oil and tire pressure. All was ok. When i got into my garage, i went around to the right side of the car and clearly…
ODI 10081025