Subaru Outback Steering Problems
- 237
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- 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 237 stored complaint records:
- 16 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- steering wheel · 47 records
- left right · 14 records
- feels like · 11 records
- cruise control · 10 records
- control steering · 10 records
- highway speeds · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 162 |
| 60–100k mi | 25 |
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other
On 2/11/20 around 12:30pm et, i was approaching the highway via an onramp, and my speed was barely 25 mph. Suddenly, as i was on the approach-road, i suddenly felt that the steering was locked and turning on the right side only (either steering or anti-lock malfunction). It hit the fence and then turned (flipped) on its driver side as can be seen in the picture. I believe this is a safety issue, so please make a…
Crash reported
ODI 11309657
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while stopped, the steering ceased. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact stated that the failure was also experienced while driving at approximately 20 mph, with the steering being difficult to operate. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to stohlman subaru service located at…
ODI 11307232
Steering
While driving at highway speeds on clear dry roadways, the steering feels as if i have a brief loss of control. I liken it to hitting a patch of ice and having a slight loss of steering control. I've noticed it twice while entering a curve and decelerating from 55 mph to 45 mph (the reduced speed limit of the curve). This issue happens only intermittently and is only noticeable at highway speeds. We had the subaru…
ODI 11291749
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Dec 7th. Lane centering and cruise control functions on. While traveling south on i-75 in the center lane my wife moved to the left lane to pass another car. After passing the car she had to fight the steering wheel to stay in the left hand lane. After several minutes she took her hands off the wheel and the car veered sharply to the right and across the dashed white line into the center lane. As she righted herself…
ODI 11290159
Steering
My 2018 subaru outback does not have steering assist and was purchased new. At all speeds, the steering feels very loose when traveling resulting in a disconnect between the road/wheels and the steering wheel. At highway speeds, the car often feels like it is hydroplaning or wind is forcing it to the left or right despite driving on dry roads in calm weather. The steering is erratic and is especially unpredictable…
ODI 11291505
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
Electrical System · Steering
Ignition key gets stuck everytime and i have to jam it into park to ge it out
ODI 11289230
Steering
My wife and i were driving home on i35 in oklahoma. The road was straight. It was nighttime. I had all the subaru eyesight safety systems enabled. Both hands were on the steering wheel, with adaptive cruise control set at 70mph. Lane centering was among the features operating. I suddenly experienced an instantaneous and very abrupt, uncommanded ~30-40 degree clockwise rotation of the steering wheel. The whole event…
ODI 11288425