Subaru Outback Power Train Problems
- 469
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2000–2019
- Stored years
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 469 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- coming stop · 24 records
- torque converter · 21 records
- extended warranty · 18 records
- safety issue · 11 records
- known issue · 8 records
- transmission failed · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 150 |
| 1–30k mi | 109 |
| 60–100k mi | 98 |
| 30–60k mi | 45 |
| 150–400k mi | 34 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train
2011 subaru outback engine occasionally shudders and is slow to start up, particularly in extreme cold. Starting today, 2/8/2020,when driving and coming to a stop, running engine stalled and shut down on multiple occasions. First when driving on a busy street; turned ignition off and restarted engine, driving slowly home. Second when braking to a stop at an intersection on drive ti berman subaru of chicago…
ODI 11307924
Power Train
I have read other owners having problems with their torque converters causing the car to stall out and die. Now i am having this problem in my car. This will cause dangerous situation and subaru will be sued because they did not perform a recall
ODI 11300272
Power Train
Tsb was issued for this defective torque converter. Original warranty was extended, but vehicle is now out of warranty extension. Subaru denied my request to fix their design flaw as documented in service bulletin # 16-90-13r. The car engine shuts off when applying the brakes - thus creating a major safety issue.
ODI 11297462
Power Train
The vehicle stalls when coming to a stop. If the accelerator is pushed you can avoid the stall but this is not always feasible. The sudden stall out is very unsafe as it takes putting the vehicle in park, restarting, putting in drive to mobilize the vehicle again.
ODI 11297350
Power Train
The car jumps and jerks, similar to a manual transmission stalling. This has occurred during acceleration from a stop at a red light, to deceleration in highway traffic!! Upon taking it in for service at the subaru schumacher in west palm beach, fl. The service manager informed me it's a common problem. Subaru is well aware of it, yet there is no recall. Sudden stalling of the vehicle is a serious safety issue!…
ODI 11291483
Power Train
Cvt transmission stalled on freeway, then locked up, putting us into skid. Very dangerous situation that could have resulted in serious injury accident. Was able to restart and limp to emergency lane. Speed was 65 mph zone. Very scary for us. Had previously complained to subaru of problem, but they didn't give it a full diagnostic and said to drive it until it broke. We have opened a case with subaru america.
ODI 11287867
Power Train
Transmission periodically puts extra power to wheels during braking resulting in many near misses.
ODI 11287484
Engine · Power Train
My vehicle accumulates a lot of highway miles. These are easy and unstrenuous to and from work. Over the past 3 months i had my vehicle misdiagnosed three times when i was complaining of transmission problems. As i have just broken 125,000 miles my vehicle gets diagnosed with needing a new head gasket and a new transmission. Costing easily more than the vehicle is worth. Subaru it not willing to back their vehicles.…
ODI 11287225