2013 Subaru Outback Electrical System Problems
- 15
- 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 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 5 records
- check engine · 5 records
- brake light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
2013 outback limited 3.6r bought new and has 40k miles. On 3 occasions over the past 5 months, the vehicle can't catch 2nd gear and revs high and then a heavy jolt physically felt and a loud clunk. Have taken it to subaru service 3 times and they cannot reproduce the problem. Even after flushing transmission fluid and relearning the transmission, and vehicle did it the same day driving home after picking the vehicle…
ODI 11245142
Electrical System
While driving the car on a city street the brake light, cruise control, check engine light started flashing in the dashboard. Cruise control would not work during this. Car seems to run fine but warning lights continue to flash
ODI 11204834
Electrical System
While driving my subaru outback 2013 2.5i premium model, brake light, cruise control, check engine light started flashing in the dashboard. Took it to a dealer and i was told that it was body valve failure inside transmission. It was fixed (subaru paid $1,500 and i contributed $300 for the repair) by a subaru dealer. Yet, ten days later the same three lights went on. The dealer said it was different problems,…
ODI 11205247
Electrical System · Parking Brake
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. While driving various speeds, the brake, windshield wiper fluid, cruise control, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the emergency brake engaged independently and the vehicle failed to drive. The contact stated that the failure also occurred on other occasions. The vehicle was taken to subaru of orange park (located at [redacted],…
ODI 11233739
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I took my car in for airbag recall, the brake light indicator flashes on/off on dash, intermittent. Service dept could not replicate at first, discovered electronic parking brake component faulty. Parking brake could engage while car is in drive or fail on hill. Charging me 1100 for repair, says its not under warranty or recall. This is same defect/recall on 2015 model outback. Dealer says no recall for 2013 model…
ODI 11084774
Electrical System
Elderly woman nearly ran us off the road. Horn wouldn't work. Barely avoided crash. Reliable subaru in springfield, mo charged us $117 for diagnostic and didn't fix: no part on hand. If i had okayed, it would have cost another $548 to repair, total of $665 to fix what i regard as a safety issue. Art fletcher subaru in joplin, mo repaired for $237. My opinion: this is a safety issue that subaru should pay for. Horn…
ODI 11039862
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Have replaced the low beam h7 bulb 5 times this year and has even blow less than 1 hour after fixed by a subaru dealership. Tail lights have been replaced 3 times in 8 month. High beam lights 3 times in the past 12 months. Fixtures twice. Charred from extreme amp spikes in wires. Now to top it all off entire wiring harness for passenger side is out.
ODI 11011731
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. While the vehicle was in operation, the check engine, abs, and oil warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a locked up duty solenoid circuit failure. The part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,610.
ODI 10870045
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Upon noticing a blown 3rd tail light(one of the tail lights on the rear hatch/door of the wagon,) i disassembled and found that the sockets on both sides(left and right 3rd tail-light sockets) were scorched around where the bulbs fit into them. The discoloration was brown/black and was present not only on the socket with the blown bulb but also the other, working side. Dealer replaced blown bulb and made no comment…
ODI 10683474
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Prior to this incident, i had noticed several occasions where the engine would suddenly rev for no reason while i was driving at a slow speed or braking. This incident happened on dec 2, 2014 at approx. 7:40am eastern time. As i was approaching the security check-in gate at my job, traveling about 10 mph, i depressed the brake to slow down and wait for the gate to open. As i was slowing down, the engine suddenly…
Crash reported
ODI 10670219
Air Bags · Electrical System
Passenger side airbag indicator light and alarm go off whether passenger is in the seat or not. Intermittently, when i start the car, the indicator light flashes and then remains lit. If the car is driven in this state, the alarm sounds at speeds over 25/30 mph. Subaru doesn't know how to trouble shoot. *tr
ODI 10678514
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Apply brakes while in motion and car door locks open. Passenger complained when getting out of car that they got a shock. *tr
ODI 10607949
Electrical System · Seats · Vehicle Speed Control
With the eyesight system, outback may start braking when you are coming up on another car or trying to pass it, even though you are moving away from the vehicle to pass it and are not endanger of an accident. Very annoying at times and forces you to disable it but might be worthwhile if it didn't go off just from coming near vehicles. I suppose they don't want it to go off too late. The seat/headrest is the bigger…
ODI 10502121
Electrical System · Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
The navigation system overrides the safety backup camera with messages when the car is in reverse. This is very dangerous since the navigation system can display a message on the screen and completely obscure the backup camera display while backing up. This happens every time i start my car and begin to backup. The backup camera comes on when i put the car in reverse but as i'm backing up, the navigation system…
ODI 10499330
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
Made a turn and was halfway down the block going approximately 15 mph when the engine suddenly shut off. The instrument gauge lit up with all sorts of annunciators. I was able to pull over to a safe location and park. The following annunciators were flashing; at oil temp, cruise control indicator, and the brake light. The following annunciators were lit solid; check engine warning light /malfunction indicator light…
ODI 10485982