Subaru Outback Air Bags Problems
- 491
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- 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 491 stored complaint records:
- 53 indicate a crash
- 40 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- takata recall · 51 records
- parts recall · 21 records
- recall notice · 16 records
- airbag light · 15 records
- recall remedy · 14 records
- failure parts · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 60 |
| 30–60k mi | 58 |
| 1–30k mi | 52 |
| 100–150k mi | 43 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint evidence
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Air Bags · Electrical System
I bought the 2007 subaru outback ll bean new. This is the second time that the airbag light goes on and off intermittently. The first time i replaced the overhead circuit board. This time i am having trouble finding one. The solder joints in the circuit board are faulty, causing loose connections. This is a dangerous situation that has been reported to nhtsa many times by other owners. When the air bag light is on,…
ODI 11306494
Air Bags
Over the last year, this vehicle has had two distinct takata airbag recalls. I have received notices from our dealership and from subaru corporate, attached. I am living in bosnia as a us diplomat. There is not a subaru dealership in this country. I accomplished the last recall, with significant logistical difficulty, with the help of the subaru dealership in croatia. However, there is a current open recall for the…
ODI 11309305
Air Bags
Airbag warning light comes on when charging samsung galaxy note 9 phone with staples charger plugged into 12v socket. This is not only happening in my subaru. I rented a 2019 nissan pick up and the exact same thing happened. The questions that i have are: are the airbags still functional when the warning light comes on. Is it an issue with the samsung galaxy note 9. Is it an issue with a quick charger plugged into…
ODI 11277360
Air Bags
Red airbag warning is intermittently displayed on drivers instrument panel. The passenger airbag is also shown as not functioning properly above the rear view mirror. The car can be stationary or in motion.
ODI 11301882
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Went to local suburb dealership and was expecting a free loaner vehicle but was not and that was in the recall so they local dealership did not deliver the service that they were supposed to fix for the recall!
ODI 11245213
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Slowly pulling straight into parking spot at grocery store. Applied brake when car suddenly accelerated. I was able to control steering, but brakes would not work. Steered car into empty parking spot in front of me then turned hard right to avoid hitting parked cars in row across. Subaru hit a pick up truck that was reversing out of a diagonal parking spot. The car didn't stop upon impact, instead both right side…
Crash reported
ODI 11244551
Air Bags · Body · Visibility/Wiper
I was driving at about 65 miles/hour on highway 17 near apalachin, ny, when a deer jumped from the right side and hit the front of my car. Both front airbags deployed. Immediately, the gas released from the airbags completely fogged the windshield reducing visibility zero, so i could not see where i was going during the braking period. Fortunately, i only shifted to the other line and there were no other cars…
Crash reported
ODI 11255919
Air Bags
I accepted a recall to replace the passenger air bag by the dealer evenston subaru, 3340 oakton str, skokie, ill, 60076; after this recall replacement was performed, my car had problems like the passenger window did not opperate from the commend button of the same door and the power outlet from the middle console did not have power. The dealer that produced these troubles refuse to support the cost of repair.
ODI 11282284