2006 Subaru Outback Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- road conditions · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While traveling thru the adirondack region of ny on a sunday afternoon returning home from vt i proceeded to pass a vehicle from the center lane into the left lane. Speed was 65mph accelerating to 69mph to pass, not more than 250 ft later our vehicle started to fishtail then head right into numerous 360 spins taking out 35 ft or so of guard rail and crunching and damaging almost every side and corner of our outback.…
Crash reported
ODI 10682387
Electronic Stability Control · Suspension
I own a 2006 subaru outback 2.5 with a manual transmission. This vehicle is an early warning indicator for black ice on the road surface. The outback vehicle has a stability control problem in certain conditions. While driving at constant speed (constant and low throttle position) on a flat road, the back end of the vehicle tends to oscillate from side to side in icy conditions. The vehicle feels like it is going to…
ODI 10381947
Electronic Stability Control · Rear · Traction Control System
2006 subaru outback auto trans. On many occasions the vehicle's rear-end side-steps or oscillates on icy/snow-packed road conditions. This has also been described as "ghost-walking" where it feels like the awd system in the rear is over compensating, leading to the vehicle being uncontrollable. The behavior seems to happen in the 30-40mph range. Although, i prefer not to drive any faster than the road conditions…
ODI 10290004
Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control · Rear · Steering · Unknown Or Other
I am in my third season driving my 2006 subaru outback to lake tahoe for winter ski season. I've always felt confident driving on snowy or icy roads until my last two trips--christmas 2008, and new year's 2009. On these trips, i experienced very disturbing fishtailing that everyone in the car noticed, and i had to fight to compensate for. This occurred even on long straight sections. Each time i had to slow down…
ODI 10253921
Electronic Stability Control · Rear
'06 subaru outback(auto) seems to have handling issues caused by awd system. Some have described it as "ghostwalking", where the rear end of the car shifts side to side when the awd kicks in. Please investigate this problem. Have replaced tires and checked alignment, problem still exists. *tr
ODI 10251878
Differential Unit · Electronic Stability Control · Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
When driving our subaru 2006 2.5i outback wagon (4-speed auto w/sport shift) in winter road conditions, we have had multiple instances where the rear of the car begins to float or do mini-fishtails. It feels like the rear wheels are alternately pushing the car back and forth or like there are wind gusts hitting the car. The floating has a rhythmic feel and may continue for many miles until the road conditions…
ODI 10221459