Subaru Outback Traction Control System Problems
- 14
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 5
- Years with records
- 2005–2013
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- road conditions · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Abs Warning Light · Electrical System · Engine · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 subaru outback. The contact stated that the abs, traction control, engine, and other unknown warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.
ODI 10898479
Service Brakes · Steering · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. While driving approximately 30 mph in inclement weather, the vehicle began to slide while driving downhill. The contact attempted to control the steering, but it would not move. The vehicle did not respond and struck a delineator post, slid in the opposite direction towards a concrete wall, and suddenly stopped. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10795169
Cruise Control · Electrical System · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru outback. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost power. The cruise control and traction lights illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted after a couple of minutes. The contact drove home and called an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure recurred several times. The…
ODI 10846010
Suspension · Traction Control System
Our 2007 subaru outback fishtails all over the place on icy roads that all other vehicles safely travel on at twice the speed as we are able to do in our outback. This isn't the driver or the tires. This is the car. I have never experienced this issue with any other car i have ever owned (honda crv, saturn sw2, 2wd gmc s-15, chevy corsica) and i have driven in similar conditions many times. It is miserable and feels…
ODI 10381496
Traction Control System
I have a 2008 subaru outback equipped with good winter tires. At highway speeds on winter roads my car is extremely unstable. For no apparent reason the rear end of the car starts to sway and i am only able to bring it under control by bringing down my speed, and i end up traveling much slower then the traffic flow. My brother in law has the same car and experiences this problem as well with his vehicle. There is a…
ODI 10367221
Traction Control System
On many occasions the vehicle's rear-end side-steps or oscillates on icy/snow-packed road conditions. This has also been described as "ghost-walking" where it feels like the awd system in the rear is over compensating, leading to the vehicle being uncontrollable. The behavior seems to happen in the 30-40mph range. Although, i prefer not to drive any faster than the road conditions allow, it can be very frightening…
ODI 10316214
Traction Control System
The car in snow or icy conditions does not hold a straight line and the rear walks out and begins swaying uncontrollably. In contrast to other cars that are actually passing me and not swaying. *tr
ODI 10356108
Driveline · Electronic Stability Control · Rear · Traction Control System
We have a 2005 subaru outback that sways in the rear of car under the following conditions 1. Over bumps the rear will swing to the right and dip. When roads are slick it will almost spin the vehicle. If you are in a left hand curve, even at low speed, the condition is exaggerated more than you would expect sort of like it was pushed in addition to the normal inertia you would experience. 2. Rear end traction…
ODI 10324631