2011 Subaru Outback Unknown Or Other Problems
- 21
- 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 21 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- torque converter · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
Unknown Or Other
A squeaking noise while starting the engine may be due to a faulty ring gear on the torque converter.
ODI 11271219
Unknown Or Other
Shutters when you put it in reverse. Also, will shutter and stall when coming to a stop. Very dangerous when at a busy intersection and i have to put the vehicle in park and restart it!! 123,000 miles, so no longer under warranty. I've seen many other complaints of the exact same issue, but subaru has never acknowledged there is a problem! We bought this vehicle used as we cannot afford brand new car payments and…
ODI 11265991
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I was 40 miles from home after coming down a steep curvy mountain road in manual when subaru began shifting with big jerks and shudders in early sept 2019, had trouble shifting from one gear to next. Hanlee's subaru evaluated, replaced valve body and serpentine belt. A few days later in rush hour traffic at a rr crossing it shuddered to a stop and died during which there was a loud clanking sound under and behind…
ODI 11278519
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Driver was attempting to make a turn around in a driveway and needed to stop and switch reverse. The car would not stop and driver was not able to switch gears and hit garage wall.
Crash reported
ODI 11233898
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Multiple warning lights appeared on the dashboard while driving. When sitting in the car, in the garage, the minute the key is turned, although the car is not started, all the dashboard warning lights went on although the car was stationary. Picture uploaded taken when car was in garage.
ODI 11176079
Unknown Or Other
We have passed down my husbands 2011 outback to our teenage daughter as her first car. This car has been taken very good care of and is serviced regularly. It has been driven mostly highway miles $146,000. Last year in january the car acted up and the head gasket, timing belt, water pump were all fixed ($3500.00). In the past every once in a while the car would stall out at a light or when changing from reverse to…
ODI 11165275
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
My dash lights came on suddenly.. After researching states type torque converter for transmission needs to be replaced.. Subaru wants me to purchase whole new transmission, loss of power and gas mileage. The car was running when these lights came on.
ODI 11151382
Unknown Or Other
I observe everytime my car is coming to stop it will shrud like the engine goin to die or stalled. Then out of nowhere the engine icon, abs lit-up and cruise control flashing
ODI 11141957
Engine · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall" i was driving on the interstate hwy. The car in front of me slammed on brakes, so i stepped on my brakes, car turked to a stop while engine stalled. Dead stop on interstate. Not a good thing. I started it back up, kept driving, when , i came to a safer stop sign. I tried to step on brakes like i had done on interstate and it turked to a stop again stalling. It doesn't seem safe to me. I am glad no one…
ODI 11141646
Unknown Or Other
TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE
ODI 11118096
Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Intermitent: steady icons: check engine light traction control system flashing icons: brake cruise from starting the vehicle icons listed above are active. Engine is very hard to start when put in gear, unable to move car. Solution is to turn car off, wait and restart. This might require several attempts. Eventually, vehicle will resume normal operateion. Dealership service personel do not acknowledge problem.
ODI 11113339
Unknown Or Other
As i was driving my 2011 subaru outback 2.5 as i do always on a normal basis i recently came to a stop sign and when i came to an abrupt stop my vehicle stalled out leaving me vulnerable for oncoming traffic i had to put the vehicle in park and restart the car it starts right back up but every time i have to put my foot heavy on the brake to stop and traffic the vehicle cuts off without fail every time has also…
ODI 11114704
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Issue - stalling while braking hard or stopping (automatic transmission) what happened - my 2011 subaru has just under 80k mileage. It has now happened to me 3x this week and especially when the car hasn't been driven in hours (morning early on my way to work or on my way home from work). In the morning, i was driving down a street to drop off my kids at school. I needed to make a left, but since there was oncoming…
ODI 11066522
Unknown Or Other
Car stalls when you come to a stop. Does not happen if you stop slowly. Has happened several times.
ODI 11051059
Unknown Or Other
While accelerating uphill on a road, many of my dash lights flashed, including "check engine", "at oil temp", "brake". My car lost its pep. My cruise stopped working. I couldn't use my down/upshifting paddles and i live in an icy/snowy climate which resulted in a significant decline in my car which is normally highly-ranked in safety surveys. I had to replace my torque converter and my valve body for >$3,0000.…
ODI 10949591
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I have replaced the passenger side low beam lights multiple times also when i started the car the brake light, traction control light, and multiple other lights started blinking while driving. This scared me very much. The owners manual seemed to imply brake failure and to stop immediately, which i did. Called aaa and they towed my car to thoroughbred transmission in laurel. They checked the codes and nothing made…
ODI 10887532
Unknown Or Other
Our subaru outback (2011) has been shuddering and dying when coming to stops. It began doing this approximately march/april of 2016, and the issue is still not resolved. We took it to the subaru dealership's service center in madison, wisconsin, very concerned, in may of 2016, but they told us they could not reproduce the problem. (how is that possible, since it does it so often?) we took it in again in…
ODI 11014818
Unknown Or Other
Pretty much since i purchased the vehicle the anti-skid lights, cruise control, parking brake & check engine lights will flash and will not go off. I was told to make sure the gas cap was tight and was also told to check the battery. Once when it was on i tried to press the parking brake to release and could not get it off at a traffic light and was nearly rear ended. It will randomly come on and sometimes stay on…
ODI 11032595
Unknown Or Other
I am not sure if this is a safety issue but i was told by the dealer after two visits that the transmission axle seal needs replaced and possibly some other problems. *tr
ODI 10433631
Unknown Or Other
2011 subura outback at 3500 miles would not start,jump started with road side assistance,then 3 days later did same thing,took to subura and they said they could find nothing wrondealer said they check it out on computer,again nothing showed,recommend whe does it again,to call dealer,before jump starting to see what computer will say,very,very unhappy customer,thinking about trading in. *tt
ODI 10417855