The ignition key does not release whe the ignition is turned off and the car is put in park.

- Loveland, OH, USA

Dead battery. Three times my car has failed to start and the battery when tested with a load tester says, "bad battery". after boosting and running for a few minutes it tests "ok" and the alternator and starter test ok. Upon the 3rd time it malfunction I had it taken to the //dealer on a roll deck. The dealer can not find the problem and just charges the battery and says it is ok. "it is not ok when it happens @ 25,00 km. And 32,000 km and 40,000 km. The battery has less cranking amps then my riding lawnmower, but the dealer says that is what Subaru recommends. What can I do to get them to treat the cause, not the symptoms? each time it happened I was lucky to be close to help.

- Woodstock, FL, USA

Key I unable to be removed from ignition intermittently at an increasing rate. Driver has to repeatedly put the car in drive and then park to try to remedy the issue to be able to turn off the car and remove the key.

- Melissa, TX, USA

I have learned because my wifes car is also a 2016 Subaru that soy based materials have been used in wiring and hoses of my Outback creating a dangerous situation since rodents and squirrels are attracted to this product and will chew on them the manufacturer has not provided a replacement to the soy products so this is a long term safety concern that needs to be rectified. We have already incurred dangerous and costly damage to one Subaru and are concerned it will happen again to one or both of our cars.

- Maineville, OH, USA

Battery dies if car is not driven weekly. Steering column replaced twice and steering rack once.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

I was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch with the car stopped and the car was in "park" position. The car remained in the "accessory" ignition position (electrical accessories remained on) because the key would not go to the ignition lock position. I was therefore unable to lock the car steering or leave the vehicle unattended unless I had a separate set of keys with me. Even with another set of keys, the car's electrical system remained on and the car would easily be stolen or driven by an unauthorized user. I took the car to a Subaru dealer and they repaired the car under warranty after a few days waiting for replacement parts. The dealer told me this is a known defect with Subaru of America.

- Urbana, IL, USA

Vehicle starting becomes slower for about 1 week and then it will not start at all. I then got a boost from a service garage in the first instance and drove the car to my selling dealer 40 km. Away. They did all the testing, battery, alternator and it did not show any codes. They only did diagnostic work and no actual repairs and gave me the print out just in case it happened while we were on our 5 month vacation in Florida. This happened at 25,000 km on the odometer in September of 2017. It is now January 15, 2018 and I am in Florida. The car has 33,000 km. On it the exact same thing happened, with a slow to turn over for about 1 week and then failure to start. I tested the battery with a load tester and it tested as "bad" on the guage. We then boosted it to start and tested the voltage from the alternator which was 14 volts and the battery tested 12 volts. After a few minutes of run time we turned it off and it failed to start again. After boosting again I drove it less than 1 mile to my house and let it run while I called the roadside assist and got the phone number of the nearest Subaru dealer, who informed me that roadside assist would bring it to the dealership and they would test it. If the battery was bad then they would replace it. After 15 minutes I returned to my car in the driveway and turned it off. I then attempted to start it several times and every time it started correctly. My wife then drove it 15 km. To get groceries and it restarted every time that she left the stores. I then did another load test on the battery and the needle never wavered from the green area of the guage. It leaves you wondering when you will be stranded in the wilderness or the side of an interstate highway. Thank you for any help that you may offer.

- Lake Wales, FL, USA

Car battery dies cold weather. No warning. Obvious defect either battery or electrical drainage. I not only owner with problem. On line many complaints with battery dying and leaving one stranded cold weather. Subaru and dealer know of defect will not warranty problem. Twice stuck when car parked on street and garage. Wouldn't start.

- Niskayuna, NY, USA

I had difficulty several times removing the key from the ignition. The last time this happened, I was able to remove the key, but the car died. I called the dealer and they gave me the local towing company. Napleton Subaru kept the car for two days and could not find anything wrong with it. I have been afraid to drive the car on the highway, or go too far from home.

- Buffalo Grove, IL, USA

Intermittently all the lights in the dash will go out for approximately two seconds, then come back on. During this period of time, I have nothing on the dash, no speedometer, turn signals, eyesight, radio, etc. To me this is a safety hazard. It happens, so fast that I do not have time to see if my headlights outside of the vehicle are functioning correctly or not, so that I am being seen by other motorists. It has happened on two occasions when I hit a pothole. My dealership has not been able to re-create this problem. I feel it is a short in the dash. It is always when I am driving, but it never lasts more than 2-3 seconds and the dealer tells me to "bring it in while it's happening". this happens every few weeks and has happened since I purchased the vehicle.

- Aurora, MO, USA

We purchased a 2016 Subaru Outback 3.6, fully-loaded with every bell and whistle regarding safety, comfort, and convenience in the middle of December 2015. The Subaru starlink infotainment system's technology froze causing the clock to freeze at 10:37am as well as the navigation system (no voice commands either.) the multi-touch interface not only lost functionality across the board, but it affected the message display between the tach and speedometer, as well as the touch screen options disappearing from the screen, the map would not display, you would press the audio button and after about 30 seconds, the audio screen would automatically enter split-screen mode with the navigation system. When trying to exit split-screen, the system would not respond. If I shut the radio off by the button, the system would not shut down. The radio would say, "audio off - touch here to go to source screen", however the system wouldn't shut down. The system would stay on split screen with the map, only the map would disappear. I videotaped what was happening, called starlink, Subaru of America, and the dealer, who has been awesome so far, and was told they know of one other vehicle with this situation. Subaru of America said to shut the vehicle off and "reboot" the system to see if that would help because it did in another instance, although not totally correcting the problem and only addressing the gps freeze. There are a couple of tsbs (technical service bulletins) on the radio, however none applied to the symptoms being displayed by my vehicle. Waiting on Subaru of America to address this and a roof rail issue. Dealer believes there will be many more of these complaints about the Subaru starlink infotainment system's technology. Regarding the roof rails, they do not sit flush to the roof. Dealer replaced left side already and still happening, so Subaru has to address it now.

- Ashland, MO, USA

I purchased a new 2016 Subaru Outback on October 6, 2015. The tire pressure monitoring system activated on January 25, 2016, even though all tires had 35 psi in them as recommended. Since that day, the system has activated 17 times, again every time the tires had the correct pressure in them. The Subaru dealer has had the vehicle in the service department five times for a total of 14 days. Even though there was a sincere effort at first to locate the problem, I am now being told that this is a normal condition for my vehicle and there is nothing else that can be done to repair this vehicle safety warning system--that I must accept it as it is. This is very frustrating to me since the vehicle has only 2,200 miles on it. The system makes a beeping noise, then a screen comes on the dash with an exclamation sign and a TPMS symbol, then another screen comes on that says check owner's manual. This usually happens in the morning as I am backing out of my garage and my vehicle is entering the street in front of my house. According to the manual, if there really was a low tire pressure, the light would stay on until the tire was brought up to proper pressure. My message finally goes away and does not act like the manual says a low tire would indicate.

- Montoursville, PA, USA

My car required 2 repairs 5 weeks apart of the wiring bundle controlling the fog lights and low oil level sensor due to a critter chewing the bundle while it was parked. I now have bounce laundry sheets stuffed around the engine compartment at the suggestion of the dealer; they see this often from cars out of the mountains.

- Littletom, CO, USA