2011 Subaru Outback Engine Problems
- 46
- 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 46 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- torque converter · 11 records
- coming stop · 4 records
- stop engine · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
- stop light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
My vehicle accumulates a lot of highway miles. These are easy and unstrenuous to and from work. Over the past 3 months i had my vehicle misdiagnosed three times when i was complaining of transmission problems. As i have just broken 125,000 miles my vehicle gets diagnosed with needing a new head gasket and a new transmission. Costing easily more than the vehicle is worth. Subaru it not willing to back their vehicles.…
ODI 11287225
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
The car engine cuts off when suddenly decelerating. My wife and child stalled twice already in traffic, once at a busy intersection. Also water leaks into the center brake light. Parking brake does not work.
ODI 11269962
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
Noticed that dome/map lights not working and front time clock out. Then when going to put it in park the engine revved and the brakes would not engage and ran into a fence causing damage to front end of vehicle. Parking break has not worked for some time either.
Crash reported
ODI 11243198
Engine
Around 130,000 miles car began to have problems with shuddering - will sometimes shudder and stall when coming to a stop. Very dangerous at intersections when slowing down to turn and in traffic. Concerned that this could result in an accident- being hit or stalling in the path of oncoming traffic. In researching on the internet it appears that subaru outbacks from 2010-2015 are experiencing this and there have been…
ODI 11234623
Engine · Service Brakes
Car stalls out when i come to a complete stop, especially if i have to stop short due to being cut off. Car is an automatic, so this is not supposed to happen and is very dangerous when cars are coming behind me. I took it back to the dealer 3 times over the years and each time they said they could not replicate the problem and thus no diagnosis. After reading online, it seems to be a known problem to subaru with a…
ODI 11308723
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
I was driving home tonight and the car stalled everything quit working, the car jumped a few times and turned back on. I lost brakes and no steering coming down a 8 % grade. I turned the car back on and it kept doing it. I was out of cell service range so i could not call for help. It was scary. I got home and i see there was a recall but my car is out of that recall range at 100000 miles. I just paid 11,000 for…
ODI 11203278
Engine
2011 subaru outback was consumed by fire please see attached documentation and photo.
Fire reported
ODI 11232020
Engine
Driving up a gradual hill on interstate. Engine warning and multiple other lights started flashing. Engine lost all power. Coasted over to get out of traffic and stop. Turned off engine. Tried to restart car and it would not. Subaru outback had 125,000 miles and one owner who had all maintenance services done, at subaru dealer, by the book. Had driven down interstate an hour before with no indication of any concern.…
ODI 11182081
Engine
Engine sometimes falters and dies when coming to a stop; usually only in the first few miles of driving. Similar to what a manual transmission would do if you don't put the clutch in, except this is an automatic. Giving it a little bit of gas when it falters can abort the stuttering, but not always, and it isn't always possible to do so safely when you're trying to come to a stop. I've only owned the car for 3…
ODI 11164004
Engine · Power Train
All of the lights started flashing on my dash. The car has 114,000 miles. It is a faulty valve body and the transmission is shot. There are metal shavings in the transmission fluid. Subaru quoted me $7000 to fix it. The cars not even worth $5000. I am out of warranty and there's nothing they can do. I am done with subarus.
ODI 11164444
Engine
1. Stalling - car stalls when braking quickly - stalls when you come to a quick stop. Car is in motion and will stall as you apply the brakes quickly at an intersection. 2. Shudders - car shudders as it is slowing down for a red light (in this scenario i am not applying the brakes). Feels like it will stall.
ODI 11164393
Engine
Engine overheating/low coolant light began on highway at 86,000 miles. Repairs needed stated it was a cracked radiator. After repair of radiator at 800 miles later, same low coolant light appeared while driving in city on sidestreets and engine began making 'sloshing' sound. Repairs needed stated it was a damaged water pump. After repair of damaged water pump, engine still made 'sloshing' sound. Final repair…
ODI 11173017
Engine
My dash lights all started blinking. The car also lost some power. I was told i had to have the transmission valve body assembly replaced. The extended warranty ended in july 2018, conveniently for subaru. The dealer should have never sold me the car last year.
ODI 11154850
Engine
Our outback has the cvt transmission and can switch between manual and automatic. When in automatic it will often shudder while stopped and sometimes stall when starting off (similar to when you you are in 1st gear in a manual and you don't work the clutch correctly). We took it to the dealership and was told it would cost $2500 to fix. After searching the internet, we found out that this is a common problem for…
ODI 11155389
Engine
Car had been having trouble starting lately so brought car to local subaru dealership. They were unable to diagnose or fix the starting issue so i left the dealership. On the way home i was on a busy highway and had come to a gradual stop at a stop light, and was just going to take off on a green light when all of a sudden my car stalled. All of the dash board lights were flashing and i immediately put on my hazard…
ODI 11150123
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
Engine
The valve guides can pull out of the cylinder head causing the valves to stay open.this will cause a misfire or even cause the vehicle to stall while operating. Significantly increasing the risk of crash.
ODI 11156834
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
While braking at intersections, engine stalls causing dangerous situations for my wife and self. We are beginning to fear driving our subaru.
ODI 11109495
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru outback. While pulling in the driveway, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the failure occurred daily for at least five months, but went away when the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle…
ODI 11101180
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru outback. After the vehicle came to a stop, the engine began to shutter and the vehicle stalled. Once restarted, the vehicle operated normally. Harley swain subaru (1915 n 1st st, herminston, or) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 142,000.
ODI 11191420
Electrical System · Engine · Wheel Bearing
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru outback. The contact stated that the vehicle had been at garavel subaru ([redacted], norwalk, ct 06851, [redacted]) for months due to an internal oil leak that was impacting the engine. The contact stated that the oil warning indicator failed to illuminate in a timely manner to alert that the oil level was low. The dealer also replaced the wheel bearings several times. The radio,…
ODI 11082706
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
Engine · Power Train
When having to come to a hard stop the engine will die. It has happened 3 times now. Our shop ran a diagnostic and it showed a problem with the torque converter.
ODI 11056534
Engine
Car stalled out when i came to an abrupt stop. Car had to be put in park to restart car. Was traveling on the highway when this happened
ODI 11040557
Engine
Car stalled out when i came to an abrupt stop on the highway during heavy traffic. It sputtered and then the car shut off. Had to be put in park and restart car.
ODI 11040553