2020 Subaru Outback Steering Problems
- 5
- 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.
What owners report
- lane centering · 4 records
- cruise control · 4 records
- steering wheel · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while stopped, the steering ceased. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact stated that the failure was also experienced while driving at approximately 20 mph, with the steering being difficult to operate. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to stohlman subaru service located at…
ODI 11307232
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Dec 7th. Lane centering and cruise control functions on. While traveling south on i-75 in the center lane my wife moved to the left lane to pass another car. After passing the car she had to fight the steering wheel to stay in the left hand lane. After several minutes she took her hands off the wheel and the car veered sharply to the right and across the dashed white line into the center lane. As she righted herself…
ODI 11290159
Steering
My wife and i were driving home on i35 in oklahoma. The road was straight. It was nighttime. I had all the subaru eyesight safety systems enabled. Both hands were on the steering wheel, with adaptive cruise control set at 70mph. Lane centering was among the features operating. I suddenly experienced an instantaneous and very abrupt, uncommanded ~30-40 degree clockwise rotation of the steering wheel. The whole event…
ODI 11288425
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. While driving 55 mph with the cruise control engaged, the contact lost control of the steering and the vehicle veered to the left. The contact managed to regain control of the steering. Miller hill subaru (4710 miller trunk hwy, duluth, mn 55811, [redacted]) was contacted and scheduled a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of…
ODI 11278627
Steering
While driving on the highway i had adaptive cruise control and lane centering turned on. I was driving on a straight stretch of highway when my steering wheel jutted left very hard. I had both hands on the wheel when this happened but was unprepared for it. This caused me to verge into the median. I corrected the vehicle steering and continued driving. A few minutes later, my vehicle did this again while still on a…
ODI 11287450