2017 Subaru Outback Unknown Or Other Problems
- 44
- 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 44 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- windshield cracked · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 28 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
I was waiting on my wife at the grocery store and the windshield started to crack a little at a time. First it was about 1/2 crack and not its about 10-11" crack right in front of the drivers seat
ODI 11308212
Unknown Or Other
Unable to get key out of ignition when vehicle is in park (in garage or anywhere else). Found issue on forums many times. Seems to be related to gear assembly. Messing with shifting, back into park, wiggling key eventually get it out. Sometimes it takes 5 minutes. Happens at least 40% of time.
ODI 11307875
Unknown Or Other
When going to park, i shift the car into park and turn off the engine but the key is stuck in the ignition. This has happened every time i've driven for the last three days. The only way to get it to come out is to turn it back on and trying shifting into park again, occasionally several times before it recognizes that it's in park and will release the key.
ODI 11306820
Unknown Or Other
Cannot remove ignition key when done driving. Not always, but randomly.
ODI 11300732
Unknown Or Other
In february 2019, a crack appeared starting at the base of the windshield. Throughout the day it grew to go across the windshield. Subaru said i had to fix it there due to eyesight. In december 2018, the same thing happened. I noticed a small crack when i got into my car. Nothing hit it. Throughout the day the crack spread about two feet. This all happened in less than a year. I do not think a crack occurred from…
ODI 11289184
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other
On multiple occasions (when starting in driveway - stopped, while driving in parking lot - 5 mph, driving in town - 25 mph, while driving on highway - 60 mph) all advanced safety features are disabled including (but not limited to) eye sight (fab - forward auto brake, acc - adaptive cruise control, las - lane assist steering), rab - rear auto brake, rear cross traffic alert, blind spot detection, park brake, abs,…
ODI 11280159
Unknown Or Other
Ignition key gets stuck and would not come out because of faulty shift gear sensor not recognizing the park position.
ODI 11277403
Unknown Or Other
The windshield on my 2017 subaru outback with 28,000 mi. Has developed a crack i see that a lot of owners of outbacks are also having cracks develop. Not sure if there is a recall on the windshield. The crack showed up as i pulled the car out of the garage i wasn't even driving on the road. The crack is on the top of the windshield near the center.
ODI 11268323
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Key gets stuck in the ignition. The car drives, turns off, and turns on like normal however, when the car is put into park, turned off, and the the key is attempted to be removed the key does not come out. It only comes out after sometimes an hour or more of putting the car into drive and then into park again. This happens every time i attempt to remove the key.
ODI 11283201
Unknown Or Other
I own and drive a 2017 subaru outback premium. I like this car and enjoy driving it. My car has the full eyesight safety system. On september 27 2019 i was driving southbound on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike. I was a few miles south of the lansdale exit in the middle lane of three. The road was dry, the weather clear and temperature about 80 degrees. I was driving between 65 and 70 mph. A car…
ODI 11271199
Unknown Or Other
My outback has horrible wind noise. Its so loud i cant use the bluetooth phone, nor listen to the radio. Absolutely horrible and will impact my next purchase.
ODI 11252280
Unknown Or Other
My wife was driving on i-80 in nebraska. With no traffic around, her sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving. There were no warning signs or anything ahead fo the event. Luckily the headliner shade was closed so the didn't get hit by glass and were able to pull over safely.
ODI 11242972
Unknown Or Other
Repeated issues with rear lift gate. Including not opening and sticking an animal in the back and not shutting completing however giving the indication of shut. Today 7-25-19, i was driving at approximately 55 miles an hour and the liftgate not shut light illuminated on my dash during the morning communicate. There was no safe place to pull over until 10 minutes later. When i got out of the car it appeared to be…
ODI 11234759
Unknown Or Other
Driver front door lock and unlock failed. Doesn't operate with fob or key. Lock and unlock interior switch doesn't work either,no affect.
ODI 11231323
Unknown Or Other
Possible structural design issue that causes the front windshield to crack. Oem windshield cracked suddenly a year ago. The crack started at the very top of the windshield in the center. No apparent stone chips or other damage to attribute this to. About 8 weeks ago the replacement windshield also cracked, this time starting under the driver side hood area, at the very bottom of the windshield. There's no way for a…
ODI 11251835
Unknown Or Other
Touch screen multimedia system freezes and makes handfree calling, voice commands and other functions on screen and certain control functions on steering wheel inoperable while driving. Occurs intermittently but has happened more than once.
ODI 11210777
Unknown Or Other
Original windshield cracked by rock (i think) hit at top near edge and crack instantly ran down and across the windshield. Took to dealer for replacement, took all day because the first windshield they installed broke, so they had to put in a second. A week later heard a loud pop, like a rock had hit the windshield and window cracked from just above the wiper on the passenger side up and to the middle of the…
ODI 11207625
Unknown Or Other
Intermittently not able to remove the ignition key from the ignition.
ODI 11194808
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Navigation screen can not see in day time and ignition key will not remove sometime when park.
ODI 11193264
Unknown Or Other
On march 24, 2019, my husband and i were driving north on interstate 5 in southern oregon, traveling from our winter home in nevada to our summer home in alaska. Suddenly, we heard a loud explosion on the roof of our car. The sunroof glass had spontaneously exploded and shattered!! There were no rocks or debris on the road. Since we were traveling, i was able to get the sunroof repaired at walkers renton subaru in…
ODI 11194212
Unknown Or Other
Windshield crack in lower glass portion (about a foot long); originated without any rock strike. Noticed it while driving one day last week, on a lone stretch of highway in nevada. Have seen online tonight that this has been a known problem with several subaru models and years. I should not nor should my insurance company pay for a known issue that these models have.
ODI 11191767
Unknown Or Other
Front right power window. Power window on passenger side goes down, when pull to close, goes up then opens/comes down again. Won't stay up.
ODI 11187106
Unknown Or Other
Windshield cracked while car was parked inside garage. Crack was significant and appeared for no reason. Windshield was replaced on 2/13/19 and eyesight had to be recalibrated. It is our belief that this is consistent with the lawsuit re: 2017-19 outback windshield cracks.
ODI 11280339
Unknown Or Other
After parking, i frequently can't get the key out of my 2017 subaru outback, making it impossible to leave the vehicle. It can take dozens of restarts, switching from drive to reverse to park and moving the wheel to be able to release the key. Also, frequently, when the car is parked, i am able to insert the key but cannot turn it to start the car. This started when the car was under warranty but did not become an…
ODI 11172737
Unknown Or Other
I am randomly unable to remove the key from the ignition after placing the vehicle in park. It has taken me up to ten minutes to get the key out. Sometimes just wiggling the shifter in the park position is enough to get the key to release. Other times i have to repeatedly start and stop the engine, and move the gearshift lever from park to drive and back to park to get it to release. The key will turn all the way to…
ODI 11171209