2015 Subaru Outback Body Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Passenger side "child lock" will not disengage. Door is permanently locked from the inside because of a faulty child lock. We set the child lock our child was a toddler but now it's stuck in the on position.
ODI 11278197
Body · Unknown Or Other
We were driving our 2015 subaru outback at about 55mph on us20, the temperature was in the mid 30's, in east oregon when our sunroof spontaneously exploded. There were no other vehicles around and there was no impact from foreign objects. There was a loud, distracting, bang followed by a cloud of shattered glass coming from the back of the car. The sunroof cover was closed and the tempered glass fragments collected…
ODI 11164079
Body
Fuel door does not open to allow access to gas cap. I was low on gas and could not fill the tank because i could not access the gas cap.
ODI 11166198
Body
Rear hatch does not reliably open - cannot close after manual override. Vehicle has had issue for over 15000 miles and 5 times at the dealer but has not been resolved. Rear hatch does not open reliably and when a manual override is necessary to remove cargo or pets, the hatch does not close easily and door light remains on even while driving. This causes and obvious safety issue both for cargo escaping the vehicle…
ODI 11149577
Body
Rear electric liftgate sporadically fails to open. This condition persists whether i press the button on the liftgate, the dashboard liftgate button, or the key fob button. I can hear the liftgate unlatch, however it fails to open more than a couple inches. Lithia subaru (oregon city) has not been able to repair. We purchased our vehicle new from the dealer. It has exhibited this problem from the first day we owned…
ODI 11020454
Body
The front passenger door has delaminated. This is confirmed by a the door sounding like a drum when closed, the lower portion of the door vibrating when closed and a mechanic at the daryl waltrip dealership who inspected the inside of the door. The dealer only wants to put a band aid on the problem by placing pads inside the door to deaden the sound. The concern is for the front seat passenger who could be seriously…
ODI 10929725
Body · Engine
The subaru outback 2015 was parked in a lot after a [redacted] and burst into flames. It was purchased in february 2015 and was not yet due for servicing when the event happened. The subaru outback manufactured from july 3rd-27th 2015 has been recalled due to "possibility of fire due to a transmission fluid leak". I believe the same thing occurred with my car and i am concerned that if the model is not recalled…
Fire reported
ODI 10780961
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracked in parking lot. Very long break starting at base and continued halfway up through the center.
ODI 10748058
Body · Visibility/Wiper
For the second time, after being pinged by a small stone, the windshield developed a crack circa 3000 miles similar experience w/ 2014 subaru outback also w/ low mileage never had to replace windshield in some 56 years of driving three times in 7 months seems to indicate some sort of systemic or windshield configuration problem?
ODI 10743475
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
Body · Windshield
This is a brand new subaru outlander with 850 miles. The windshield got a small chip, about 1mm in size near the very top. As i was driving along the windshield started to crack from the small ding down, approximately 1 foot in length. This should not happen with new windshield glass in a new car. *tr
ODI 10714157
Body
Note: no accident - reporting safety issue!!! Incident date = date issue identified: as the driver, i am seeing light under the hood in the space between the edge of the dashboard and the opening under the hood. Outside light and road images are visible through the opening for the drivers wiper, due to the wide gap between the drivers front fender and hood. I found this shortly after purchase when i adjusted my seat…
ODI 10683270