2015 Subaru Outback Unknown Or Other Problems
- 71
- 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 71 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- blind spot · 8 records
- windshield cracked · 7 records
- passenger side · 7 records
- windshield crack · 7 records
- crack windshield · 5 records
- exhaust smell · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 47 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
Crack in the windshield appeared over the weekend. Started in the lower corner on the passenger's side and spread about 2/[redacted] to driver's side.
ODI 10745034
Unknown Or Other
Noticed a small crack in the windshield the morning of 7/23/15, i do not recall anything hitting my windshield, by lunch time the crack had spread half way across the windshield. Now to replace the windshield i'm told it is on national back order and may take quite a while to get a replacement. Sounds to me like subaru installed cheep or defective glass windshields.
ODI 10744446
Unknown Or Other
I was driving on the highway and heard a random cracking sound. I then heard it again couple minutes later. Drove home and didn't see anything for several days. This morning while driving home from the gym on a regular road i heard the same cracking sound and then saw a huge crack in my windshield quickly spreading. The crack is quickly spreading and it looks like i will have to now replace the windshield
ODI 10743304
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Navigation system screen has serious glare during daylight hours. Almost drove off road into a ditch yesterday, while trying to see screen. No one else on road. System virtually useless. Also severe glare on driver-side mirror from car interior, makes it hard to see vehicles on left. Subaru could fix this problem with designing a pre-cut anti-glare screen cover or simply replacing the navigation system screen with a…
ODI 10735017
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I was getting gas at a station. When i was finished pumping gas i entered the car, started it, put it in reverse, braked, put it in drive, it rolled backwards, put on the brake, it continued to roll backwards, gave it some gas since it was still in drive, car jumped forward almost hitting car parked in front of me, my foot was still on brake and in drive while i tried to keep it from rolling backwards. Tried to…
ODI 10733807
Unknown Or Other
Passenger side blind spot indicator is intermittent (perhaps 50%). It does not always indicate that an object is in it's view when it actually is. If you depend upon this device to make lane changes, you could have a collision. It fails while moving at any speed above about 5-10 mph and weather does not seem to be a factor. I have had it in to the dealer 3 times and he is unable to fix it even after replacing both…
ODI 11019032
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
2015 subaru outback 2.5i limited - monday 6 july 2015 - while driving, the check engine light, collision prevention off light, line warning off light, and x-mode light messages displayed. I had not disengaged the collision prevention or line warning lights and had not engaged the x-mode feature. There was no message indicating no brake lights. Made appointment for thursday morning 9 july. Based on service advisor's…
ODI 10733538
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Windshield found cracked unexpectedly when coming out from a store. 6" crack grew quickly over 2 weeks, spreading all over the passenger side in a branched formation about 2x1'. Yesterday, another crack developed in front of the driver's side and is compromising visibility with a glare from the crack and growing quickly again. Replacement windshield is back-ordered for several weeks. Have been waiting about 1 month…
ODI 10734875
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Vehicle was parked outside overnight. In the morning a 12" s shaped crack had appeared in the passenger side of the windshield. There was no detectable prior damage and no known impact to cause the crack. The crack has continued to grow and branch. Dealer states the windshield fails the "pen test," i.e. There is a tiny nick at one point of the crack which, they say, proves the crack is due to impact damage. I…
ODI 10725338
Unknown Or Other
Traveling from kansas city mo to phoenix windshield developed crack while driving. We were traveling in a light rain and there was some very small pea gravel being thrown up by passing cars on the opposite side of car. The crack centered over the passenger wiper about 4 inches upward. There was no star formation. I took it to the subaru dealership in chandler az. I was told by the general manager that there was a…
ODI 10761600
Unknown Or Other
Was driving and a small rock hit the windshield. I didn't think any thing of it at the time. I parked car in the driveway. When i came out a couple of hours later there was a huge crack.
ODI 10724452
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
We had the same experience with our windshield that others have had -- see, eg, complaint # 10730819. About two weeks after buying a new 2015 outback, while driving out of our somewhat steeply-angled garage, the windshield cracked. I saw no evidence of a stone hitting the windshield and thought there was a structural defect. Took the car to our dealer who did a "pen test" on the exterior of the windshield. The pen…
ODI 10731697
Unknown Or Other
Navigation screen reflects sunlight so you can't see important information. Map shows zigzag pattern. Tried changing contrast, didn't help. This is a constant problem when on the highway. Dealership said the new subaru navigation screen is fine,i don't need a new car!
ODI 11269963
Unknown Or Other
Noticed a small windshield crack and was told it couldn't be repaired. It stayed small for a month or so then spread rapidly when weather heated up. I've had dings before in prior cars' windshields, but never a crack.
ODI 10764422
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
We recently purchased a new 2015 subaru 3.6 r outback (currently less than 600 miles) and the srvd (blind spot & rear cross traffic detection) system keeps malfunctioning. This happens when the vehicle is started and does not go away when driving. A small yellow " i " icon displays in the instrument cluster but is easy to overlook since there is no audible warning. The system starts working again if the car is…
ODI 10730819
Unknown Or Other
Windshield has failed twice with no impacts. Latest crack started after i closed the driver door...heard a pop, then watched a crack run from the upper right across the driver's line of sight over the course of a few seconds. There was no impact to the glass, which had been replaced less than 10 days earlier, which also failed mysteriously.
ODI 10722381
Unknown Or Other
On 4/19/2015 was driving at 40 miles per hour in a heavy rain storm (i-75) in georgia a crack developed in the windshield. We could not identify a source of impact to the windshield. The crack started at the very bottom center of the windshield. The crack then split into a "y" shape and continued over the next several days. We tried to get a new windshield in sarasota, fl our first destination. Local auto glass…
ODI 10716961
Unknown Or Other
After just picking up my new 2015 subaru outback and driving in bright sunlight, i realized there is a hazardous condition related to the car's infotainment center. The area surrounding the display screen is an extremely glossy black mirror-like reflective surface. While driving, the sun reflects off of this surface into the eyes of the driver. This intensity is enough to cause eye pain, as well as distract the…
ODI 10700901
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I have 2015 subaru outback with eyesight and blind spot detection. I had stopped the vehicle in the driveway, about 10 ft from the garage, waiting for my husband to clean the floor. The engine was running. When my husband came out of the garage and signaled me to park the vehicle inside, i was about to move the vehicle slowly in the garage. However, the vehicle suddenly started like a bullet, as if it was trying to…
Crash reported
ODI 10690859
Unknown Or Other
Blind spot detection (also called srvd) did not work when we picked up the new car in feb 2015 the first time from dealer. We did not notice it at the time. We brought it to the dealer to have it repaired. They replaced a part at no charge under warranty. The srvd feature worked for 6 months. The dealer repaired the srvd. It failed again just 2 months later. We are going back into the shop for the 3rd time to fix…
ODI 11013291
Unknown Or Other
There are two problems. One happened twice. When in drive and foot on the brake for a long time -about 3 or 4 minutes. The brake goes soft, the engine speeds up and the car takes off. If someone or car is in front of me the crash when be bad. The second problem is when turning left into a parking space the same thing happened about 5 times. The service department has looked for the problem but did not find anything.…
ODI 10727026