10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,903 miles

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2017 Subaru Outback Owner Comments (Page 4 of 9)

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problem #102

Dec 312020

Outback

  • 52,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I believe all of the following circumstances to be caused by an electrical problem: Dec.31, 2020: Car hesitates to start. It never turns over so it does not ever start. We install new battery & car starts. Mid-Jan.2021: Car won't start from push start, but does start when I use my remote start key fob. After that, car starts with push start. Feb.-April 2021: Car has a several times when it hestitates to start, but ultimately it does start. May 1-3 2021: Car hesitates to start, but ultimately starts. May 4-5 2021: Car not only hesitates to start, but now I have all kinds of lights lit up on my dash, including check engine, eyesight, X-mode light is flashing, and several others that I cannot get to turn off. In all instances, vehicle was stationary and turned off. I have photos & video but can't seem to reduce file size to required 5mb. Side note: Unless I am at work or running errands, my car is always in the garage.

- Florence, KY, USA

problem #101

Apr 122021

Outback

  • 41,000 miles
The battery keeps failing. It's my 4th battery change and I can feel that I will need to change the 4th one soon.

- Plantation, FL, USA

problem #100

Feb 202019

Outback

  • miles
My windshield had to be replaced twice in three months once 2-20-19 and 5-6-2019.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #99

Apr 082021

Outback

  • 29,400 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2017 Outback. Unable to remove the key from the ignition. Once in park turning the steering wheel back and forth doesn't help to release the key. Moved gear shift multiple directions until eventually the key was removed. The key isn't particularly worn.

- Springfield, IL, USA

problem #98

Aug 162016

Outback

  • 739 miles
Vehicle design safety defect: After locking doors while seated in vehicle must select unlock to exit vehicle. In an emergency safety dictates that pulling door open lever would open door in one action.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

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problem #97

Mar 302021

Outback

  • 40,000 miles
Battery keeps draining even after being replaced key sensor also always goes off that key is not in car when driving

- Jericho, VT, USA

problem #96

Mar 012021

Outback

  • 36,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I recently started having issues with removing my key from the ignition. I could remove it most of the time after multiple attempts and messing with the shifter and steering wheel etc. But there was at least one time that I had an appointment and could not after 10 minutes, remove the key. I had to leave the key in the ignition with the car in the partially "on" setting. I took this into Subaru dealership to get it fixed on 25mar2021. I discovered that this is a known issue, but that Subaru decided it wasn't a safety issue. I had to pay about $500 to repair this issue. I beg to differ that this is a safety issue. Leaving the keys in the ignition because I could not remove them is a safety issue because 1) an un-licensed driver or youngster could have gotten in the car and started driving it; or 2) a criminal could have gotten in the car and waited for me to return with malicious intentions and 3) or the car could have simply been stolen. I also contacted my insurance rep and found out that if a car is stolen with the key in the ignition, that this would be a non covered claim. Even if it was physically impossible for me to remove the keys.

- Lawrence, KS, USA

problem #95

Nov 142019

Outback

  • 21,000 miles
Battery drain. Battery needed replacement 11/14/2019.

- Florence, MA, USA

problem #94

Mar 142021

Outback

  • 65,000 miles
We continue to have to change the battery in our Subaru Outback. This last one only lasted 2-3 months.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #93

Feb 172021

Outback

  • 33,000 miles
My car windshield all of sudden started cracking 2 weeks ago around February 17th.2021. My car always parked on my driveway. Called local dealer was told it's going to cost us $1200 to get it replaced.

- Park Ridge, IL, USA

problem #92

Feb 212021

Outback

  • 20,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle charging system seems to be working only part of the time. The battery has been drained more than once after driving the previous day. It's almost like something has been left on, draining the battery when I know every thing has turned off. Is there something that stays on after you shut the car off long enough to drain the battery ?

- Litchfield, NH, USA

problem #91

Feb 232018

Outback

  • 15,000 miles
On the morning of February 23, 2018 and went out to my vehicle that was parked (stationary) in my enclosed covered garage to find a giant crack through my windshield with no discernable cause.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #90

Feb 052021

Outback

  • miles
Vehicle will not start. Battery goes dead. This has happened more than 20 times since purchasing the car.

- Ashland, OR, USA

problem #89

Nov 022020

Outback

  • miles
Windshield keeps breaking cracks come up from the bottom not from rock chip. This will be the second time we have had to replace it in the two years we have owned it.

- American Fork, UT, USA

problem #88

Jan 212021

Outback

  • miles
Sudden battery power loss multiple times

- Granger, IN, USA

problem #87

Jan 242021

Outback

  • 69,000 miles
Battery won't start from parking lot, for a couple of times now even when it was on it's first year. We have to jump start and also replaced it couple of times now but the problem persists.

- Granada Hills, CA, USA

problem #86

Nov 302017

Outback

  • miles
The windshield on Subaru Outback 2017 was cracked all of a sudden.

- Sylvania, OH, USA

problem #85

May 172018

Outback

  • miles
The windshield on the Subaru Outback 2017 was cracked 2 times and both the time I had to pay from my pocket to get it replaced.

- Sylvania, OH, USA

problem #84

Dec 232020

Outback

  • 23,870 miles
Cracked windshield while driving on interstate. I did not see or hear the windshield being hit by rock, etc. Upon inspection it appears to have been hit by a small rock.

- Temple, TX, USA

problem #83

Dec 162020

Outback

  • 75,000 miles
This occurs while the vehicle is stationary. When the at select lever (shift lever) is put into park the key only rotates into acc and not into lock. The key cannot be removed like this. The vehicle has 75,000 miles on it.

- Forest Lake, MN, USA

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