I had to replace original battery on my 2017 Outback at 12,079 miles Jan 2019 and then again on 12/2020 at 24,431 miles. I was told batteries only last 2 to 4 years in Arizona. I recently read of the battery lawsuit regarding electrical charge issues with 2017 Outback's.

- Dewey, AZ, USA

My car's windshield has got hairline crack of about one and half feet. It happened when I parked the vehicle in the parking lot. There was no stone hit. It happened naturally.

- Camp Hill, PA, USA

While parked the front windshield cracked about 4 inches above the bottom of the window from from the center of the steeringwheel, two feet towards the passenger seat.

- South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA

Windshield cracked from unknown origin in first year of ownership. I had a $500 comprehensive deductible and had to pay that in full to get a new windshield.

- Portland, OR, USA

The car battery was found to be dead after sitting for at least 2 days, on 3 different occasions before being replaced on 1/8/2020. After being replaced the same problem kept happening. The new battery was taken back to the place of purchase where it was tested and found to be in good working order. Since being replaced the same condition keeps happening, at least 4 more time, most recent as 11/3/2020. Each time the vehicle sat in our driveway for 2 to 3 days not being used

- Holmdel, NJ, USA

Battery issues are non stop! battery dies all the time. We had a new 2016 Outback previously, that had to be towed because it would just die. We traded it in for a new 2017 Outback and it's even worse. Battery has been replaced (not sure how many times), and issue is still the same. Leaves us stuck/stranded in random places, and back hatch will sometimes beep non stop even though it's completely closed. We have to keep an emergency jump kit with us constantly. The back hatch won't open when battery is dead/low, which is crazy that there isn't some type of override to this. I have seen countless battery issues for this vehicle and I'm beyond shocked that this hasn't been fixed/addressed by Subaru. We are fed up with the battery drain, and do everything we can so we can (hopefully) proactively start our vehicle (have all interior lights off, radio off, air off - all systems possible turned off). Even that doesn't always work. We spend extra money on gas just to recharge the car by driving it more miles than we want to. I'm gonna be done with Subaru after this.

- Omaha, NE, USA

Key not releasing from ignition after putting car into park. This is a known problem as Subaru put out Subaru service bulletin 16-112-18R. Subaru states "the cause is contamination of the park-range switch internal components." So it is a manufacturer defect but Subaru has not made a recall, costing owners $400-$800 to get it repaired if the car is no longer under warranty.

- Plymouth, WI, USA

Dealership replaced battery twice within 12,000. Battery checked on three occasions before replaced. Second battery replaced after 12,000 miles.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

Windshield chips/cracks with no known cause.

- Glen Ridge, NJ, USA

When putting my car into 'P' for park, and turning my car off with my key, my key will not turn all the way into the off position for me to take my key out. I have to turn my key into the on position, shift the gear into either 'N' or 'd', then back into the 'P' position several times before I can get my key out. This is such a safety hazard. This happens when my car is stationary and parked, and I am attempting to leave my vehicle. Apparently, many people are having this same issue and Subaru doesn't care enough about their clients to repair this problem. They only care about their $$$.

- Madera, CA, USA

Windshield cracked while driving in a highway with little to no reason of physical impact from outside. It started as a 2 inch line crack that grow to almost a foot while driving. Evidence available upon request such as dashcam videos and photos.

- Lake Hiawatha, NJ, USA

Mutiple times when the car is stopped and put into park, regardless of where, the key will not come out of the ignition. The switch can be turned off, but the key will not come out of the ignition. The gear shift has to be manipulated multiple times between drive and park in order to ever remove the key. This makes it quite difficult to run errands or to take a trip, not knowing if the ability to remove the key will be possible. And, of course, if the key has to be left in, the possibility of theft would be great. Car is not recognizing the gear shift is in park. On one occasion, I had to leave the key in the car in my driveway, but this runs the battery down. Dealer where I am taking car to be repaired as well as the Subaru of America contact, advised me this is a regular occurrence and Subaru is well aware of what is happening. I feel this should be put on the recall status! this has happened on multiple occasions since buying the car on June 5, 2020. Today's date is 08/14/20. Repair will be made Monday, 08/17/20.

- Waleska, GA, USA

Won't let me remove the key when in park. Diagnosis is the shifter plate assembly needs replaced.

- Jerome, ID, USA

Battery seems to be draining for no reason. My current battery is 2 months old and was stone dead this morning(Tuesday) in my carport. I had not driven it since Saturday, but the Saturday trip was about 100 miles.

- Durango, CO, USA

The windshield cracked for no apparent reason. The windshield the spider web cracked across windshield.

- Peru, IL, USA

Sunroof exploded with a fair size hole in it! also, the windshield glass has cracked lines in it. Stated with a small stone ding and now has expended to a crack line hald way across the windshield. To me, Subaru has a glass issue with my 2017 Subaru Outback. The auto has all of the safety features, so replacing the windshield is not cheap, due to the sensor cameras. The roof blow out happened while driving it. Also, the small stone ding occurred while driving it as well. All occurred while driving the Subaru on city streets. Subaru did replace the sunroof at no cost; the Outback was still under warranty. The windshield started to crack shortly after having safe lite repair the ding. That occurred about 6 months ago.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

Windshield spontaneously cracked while parked overnight on the driveway.

- Boulder, CO, USA

Windshields, particularly the eyesight equipped models, are extremely prone to cracking, arguably defective. 5 months after purchasing new, I got a rock chip while driving. When getting it repaired it spiderwebbed, requiring total replacement of the windshield. 2 weeks after replacement(at the price of $900), it got another rock chip while driving on the highway. A year later it got another rock chip while highway driving, and a crack has started to spread despite being repaired. Depending on how far it spreads, I'll be on the third windshield in less than 50K miles/3 years of ownership. My other high mileage cars(130K and 225K) are both still on original factory glass.

- Waterloo, IA, USA

My 2017 Subaru Outback has parasitic battery drain that kills the battery. The car won't start making the vehicle unreliable. This is a routine issue with Subaru and needs to be addressed.

- Denver, CO, USA

I purchased a brand new 2017 Subaru Outback, in Nov 2019, windshield crack by itself without any external influence during normal driving @ 9200 miles, got new one replaced on 12/5/19, then after 3 months driving less 500 miles, it cracked again. Made report to Subaru of America, they deny the defective of their windshield and refuse to be responsible for the replacement cost..

- Danville, CA, USA