Subaru Outback Change Vehicle

“Headlight bulbs do not hold up very well and it seems - I was told by service dept the bulbs burn out more quickly because they burn hot”

“Have had to replace two headlights at cost of over $100 each time - not happy about that”

“Bright light relay went bad - replaced by dealer (free, out of warranty) after I explained how they could find the defect in the daytime running light relay per Subaru forum”

“Left headlight went out”

“Burned out ( one)”

“Headlights on this model are impossible to replace without taking the tire off and removing the inner fender. Had to take it to a mechanic which cost me an extra $30 per replacement lamp and parts of two afternoons”

“One of the headlights will go our and they must be changed by the dealer, can't get to them without disassembling the wheel well”

“Each headlight has gone out. Recently a rear light has gone out. I have had previous cars for years without a light burning out. I was disappointed with the headlight service when a light went out again within a week and another subaru dealer discove”

“1 headlight burned out. I had it replaced by a non-Subaru shop. Very difficult to clamp it in correctly. Mechanic warned me that he was not able to seat the headlight bulb correctly. It sat crooked and other cars flashed their beams at me. By the time I got it to a Subaru dealer, the heat of the lamp had melted the housing and I had to pay $350 to replace the entire lighting unit -- driving lights, headlights, signal lights, etc”

“Low Beam headlights were replaced due to recall notice”

“Headlight lamp failed, had to be replaced. Did it myself, but it was VERY difficult to get to (had to access by taking inner fender off), many scratches and abrasions trying to reach it. Still not sure it got properly seated! Wouldn't surprise me if it failed again soon, but then I'll have the dealer do it. Whew!”

“Low beam bulb burned out - VERY difficult to replace DIY”

“They burn out often and changing them is ridiculously difficult for such an important item”

“They keep burning out at an alarming rate. Both the high and low beams. The DRL module quit also. And the lenses cloud over and make the lights useless as well as unsafe. But that issue, cloudy lenses, seems to be common to ALL cars with that type of cover. This is dangerous. Why doesn't the government demand the use of a material that does not get cloudy?”

“Some how your computer has decided that I have TWO Outbacks and is asking me these questions twice. I have only one Outback”

“Replaced 3 headlights”

“apparently there was some sort of short in the system and they had to remove the entire front bumper to correct the headlight problem”

“Both head light bulbs had to be replaced”

“Have had to replace headlights more frequently than any Subaru we've ever owned (this is our 8th Subaru)--at least four times”

“Needed to change several bulbs - with subaru one has to take apart front end to get to the lights and this is expensive There is no easy way to get to the front lights also subaru radio died - had to replace in addition the backup camera died”

“I replaced one headlight 3 times and the other twice. Subaru said they have headlight issues but found no solution. I sold the car due to this continuous problem”

“The passenger side low beam headlight has been replaced twice since 2012. And it's a pain in the ass to change it yourself”

“Lights not easy to acsess”

“Three headlights have blown in the past 5 months”

“Water got inside headlight and gets fogy in cold weather”

“Our low beam headlights have prematurely burnt out. More than the bulbs being fairly expensive, replacing them is very tedious if done independently or expensive if done via a mechanic. I have come to understand Subaru has a known problem with the automatic headlight setting... it causes a surge which burns out the bulbs. To my knowledge, Subaru has not offered a fix to date”

“Replaced both lowbeams 4 to 5 times since purchased new”

“Same issue as headlights - seems like the bulbs burn out more frequently than they should”

“Fog light came loose in housing, dealer claimed that I struck something( I do not believe it so) Cost over $100 out of pocket”

“Puddle lights did not work...replaced under warrenty”

“Puddle lights on driver side stopped functioning. Dealership said "problem with harness" repaired with out cost to me”

“Puddle LED lights stopped working”

“Puddle lights have shorted out on drivers side. Although a $200 accessory (both sides) they want over $450 to replace on side!!!”

“Shorts found in fog lights, license plate lights and tail/brake lights. Three tries to fix”

“Fog lights and tail lights regularly burn out”

“See the previous comment”

“Since new, I've replaced 6 running lights, 3 headlights and both strings of puddle lights”

“Several bulbs burned out”

“brake lights - died - acceptable but the back up camera died - not acceptable”

“All four front running lights failed at once. Again, Subaru had no answer”

“I have to press multiple times, sometimes, to get driver or all doors open”

“2x reset key code at $60 each time and airbag lamp replacement-Cost $358”

“Warning system displays but the tires are fine. Reset by dealer but continues to display”

“Tire pressure monitor registers "false positive" a couple of times a year--weather changes?”

“no longer works”

“Warning lights come on unexpectedly--dealer hasn't been able to diagnose problem. Car seems to perform okay”

“The check engine light and cruise control light both came on at the same time and wouldn't go out. After trouble shooting by the dealership (like they had never fixed this problem before and without calling Subaru for help), they found a loose wire in the wiring harness near the fire wall”

“All warning lights came on twice while driving”

“4 warning lights come on at once and when the car is checked I am told I didn't put the gas cap on right. I don't believe that. I think there is a problem with the emission sensors and gas. The problem has happened 3 times now, all on long (hours long) trip after I get gas. One of the warning lights means you aren't suppose to drive but I do because I know there is nothing wrong with the car”

“Warning lights randomly come on”

“"check engine" light comes on sporadically, usually without diagnosable reason. Same with tire inflation warning, although once it was accurate (nail in tire)”

“Recall over the motor cover”

“Recall due to potential fire hazard”

“Recall on wiper motor”

“Will fix under warranty”

“This was a recall”

“Windshield wiper switch went bad and had to be replaced”

“Back up camera works intermittently”

“Does not work, blue screen”

“Screen in rear view mirror goes blue from time to time; distance lines are obscured from time to time by heavy lines. Screen goes completely blank (no image) and screen shows no image of rear”

“Camera no longer functions”

“I listen to audio books and if I miss a thought I cannot reverse just a short distant. I have to go back to the beginning of the track which can be quite long sometimes. This will prevent me from buying a foreign car again”

“Just stopped working and it ticks me off because it was an expensive item for the car, and the dealer suggested I just purchase a replacement system”

“Thermometer stopped functioning. Also remaining miles to drive on tank of gas stopped functioning”

“unable to use both jack plugs at same time - only one at a time will work”

“Car and bluetooth don't always communicate well”

“Have to unplug iPhone and have iPhone speaker working, then plug back in b4 it transmits through car speakerstt”

“I am not technologically sophisticated enough to figure this out for myself and need the dealership to help me”

“Unreliable”

“Not intuitive. Poor instruction manual. Dealer had difficulty determing how to stop the navigation system. Adjusting sound quality takes an engineer”

“Difficult to input destination. Menu and controls difficult to understand”

“I find the navigation system too restrictive given the limitations when driving. A passenger can't enter anything without stopping the car. On a highway, this feels almost as dangerous as the driver entering information while driving”

“unreliable, difficult to use, counter intuitive”

“Does not provide as much info (e.g., announcing street names) and is not as reliable (e.g., indicates the wrong side of the road for a site) as our Garmin was”

“GPS screen would freeze and not refresh with current state information”

“Navigation system freezes up and the buttons do not function . GPS sometimes fails to work. Many times the GPS takes the longest route Memory function on GPS has failed”

“Phone voice sounded like being underwater on receiving end”

“Paired with my first iPhone 2nd iPhone paired for one day and cannot get to pair again”

“Horrible bluetooth interface; very difficult to pair, often locks out phone, can only register one phone. very poor microphone quality; dealership says this is all "normal"”

“This bluetooth system is the most difficult to use of any cars I have ever paired with my iPhone”

“Still does not pair consistently. Had trouble with radio which is built into naviagation”

“Since the dealer replaced the amplifier twice (still buzzing annoyingly), I cannot get my new iPhone to pair with the Bluetooth at all. Also, the "calendar" doesn't work anymore, even with this brand new system”

“Amplifier broke...replaced under warrenty”

“Radio would go to full volume for no reason at all and could not turn off without turning vehicle off, this is very dangerious as it is sudden. Dealer had to replace with a new unit”

“Sirius cuts out so often that it is frustrating to listen to. Also the radio will often change stations with no provocation. This is the Pioneer system that came with the car. Their GPS system is also not as informative or reliable as our previous Ga”

“There is a constant buzzing or humming noise when the car is running or even with just the key in the ignition turned to "on." Under warranty, have had the amplifier replaced twice and now the third one is doing it again. Starts in cold temps”

“pinched wire”

“In warm weather (>60) speakers crackle and stop working. Errr”

“The dealer replaced the volume control for the sound system and it broken once again and now out of warranty”

“volume control and mute button on steering wheel”

“volume and mute controls on radio”

“Steering wheel control buttons don't always do what they should. Often, the volume button will change the radio station or input mode and vice versa”

“Voice command is quirky. I speak very carefully when "dialing by name" and have to "cancel" and try again about half the time”

“Voice control requires exact words, has strange time-outs, and is generally not worth the trouble”

“no volume control when using bluetooth for the phone. Volume is set to very high”

“drive side rear caliper had a frozen pin that prevented the caliper movement”

“Pads and rotors replaced around 26,000 miles”

“brake pads replaced”

“After 77,000 miles had to have regular brake pad and caliper replacement”

“Live on a dirt road and brakes get full of mud & crud when driving”

“Needed new brakes pads at 18000”

“Needed new brakes all around at 21000 miles. Service not performers by dealer. Dealer replaced front brake pads again 800 miles later. Claimed shop used non-Subaru brakes. I was "taken" by the dealer who returned the pads to me. They are fine a”

“Rear brakes needed to be replaced. This the first time in my 55 years of driving the rear brakes wore out in 35,000 miles”

“rear pads and rotors wore out after 28000 miles”

“Rear brakes needed replacing at 40,000 KM. Unacceptable. Dealer rationale: we do not use our breaks enough”

“Rear brake, disk and pads had to be replaced at less than 30000miles. Installer indicated this is a problem with this model”

“Replaced rear brake pads and machined rotors at 49,700 miles. Seems premature for rear brakes. Front pads still OK at over 57K miles”

“Rear brake pads where replaced and disk turned on warranty”

“Rear brakes replaced at 30,000 at cost of $750.00 Front brakes replaced twice so far”

“At less than 35000 miles I had to replace pads and rotors both front and rear. This car lives in a rural area where there is little stop and go traffic”

“Rear brake pads needed replacement at 30K miles”

“Replaced rear brakes at 47,000 miles. I don't know if this is regular wear and tear or premature”

“Rear brakes needed replacement at 20,000 miles”

“Not sure how premature it was, but the brake pads needed replacing and i don't drive the car that much. I work at home and seldom use the car so i was surprised at the brake wear”

“Have had to change pads and rotors 3 times in last 35000 miles. Have used different vendors for parts with same result. Car has not been in major accident to cause problem”

“Have had to have the brakes replaced fully, front and back”

“Rotars need replacement at 52000 miles even though the original pads did not need replacement . I was told the rotors were made thinner to save weight”

“Front rotors had to be replaced at around 26,000 miles, along with the pads. I don't know if this is normal or excessive wear. I don't think we're especially hard on brakes”

“rotors have had to be resurfaced since car was purchased. Never had this problem before and I have owned many cars”

“The rear brakes were screaming coming down a mountain, after a bit of this and that the shop showed me where the edges on each side of the normal wear were rusted badly. When the pad come in contact with the rust it caused the screaming noise. By the”

“Rotors needed replacement. This item was selected due to cost. It was a typical full brake service that was required and this is relatively costly at the dealership”

“The car required front rotor replacement at in 50,000 miles. The dealership also said the rear rotors were almost down to minimum allowable thickness. We chose to only replace the front rotors plus new pads on all four positions. The bill was $580. We do not drive in the mountains or do anything else that should have led to rotor wear. I have never needed new rotors on a car with this few miles”

“Rotors needed resurfacing although little wear on the pads”

“2nd time replaced in 4 years”

“Brake pads needed replaced”

“Some interior noises; frequent brake squeaking; frequent odd road hum/noise”