Subaru Outback Change Vehicle

“Pings under load when accelerating. Just started and have not tried to have it fixed yet”

“The engine has had a knock for quite a while. Turns out the coil keeps going bad”

“When under load, the valves rattles loudly. It sounds like an old diesel. Subaru is aware of the problem but says it's normal for a boxer style engine. I gave up trying to get it resolved”

“Have had several oil leaks that have been repaired”

“Unclear as to where. Part of a class action lawsuit settlement”

“Consumes 2 quarts of oil per 6000 miles (oil change interval) since the day I got the car”

“using one quart of oil every 3000 miles”

“My car is supposed to go 7500 miles between oil changes. But often I have to add a quart at around 5000. It burns oil or leaks. Not seen in my garage”

“Actually, oil doesn't leak but it has used oil since it was brand new. I find this astounding and annoying and Subaru admits this engine (H-6) uses oil but has refused to do anything actually helpful other than to keep an eye on it”

“Engine used oil, apparently leaking. Apparently repaired by dealer under warranty”

“The vehicle leaks some oil but not enough to account for the amount of oil that is consumed. I frequently need to top off the oil - often at inconvenient times (on the highway). I am about to take it into the dealer for an oil consumption test and to ask about the leak (based on other reports, possibly a bad rear main seal)”

“The oil light comes on at least 1,000 miles before the car is due for an oil change. The leaks are not visible, yet it is low”

“Took Outback in for excessive oil consumption at 80,000 miles with no visable signs of oil leaks, or smoke coming from the engine compartment. Dealership said both Cam Carrier Seals were leaking on the back of the engine. A minimum $2,500 repair at dealer”

“burns .5 quarts oil between oil changes, no new car should do this”

“recall #2-oil consumption in engines caused Subaru to replace a lot of engines in outbacks and foresters.They said mine was ok-however off the record a service tech told me I should keep a quart of oil in the car-just incase. Am trading the car in-will never buy another Subaru. My previous Subaru blew the head gaskets at 22000 miles-I was out of warranty but under the mileage limit. Subaru told me that because I didn't change the oil for 11 months that they would not do the repair. The manual s”

“I often have to add one or two quarts of oil between changes. ((5,000 miles)”

“low oil light comes on every couple months. oil must be added”

“Burns oil, about a quart every 3000 miles”

“Engine is burning considerable oil”

“oil pan leak”

“Uses 1 qt oil every 3000 miles. Subaru is aware of problems with this engine. Has run to oil usage tests and neither showed significant oil usage over 1200 miles. (I doubt the test is very well conducted.) However, at 3000 miles it was more than a qt. low again. Have given up on the dealer. I did get a drive train warranty extension to 100000 miles”

“The car burns or leaks oil. I can't even make it 3k in miles before the oil light comes on. The oil is supposed to last until the next oil change at 5k but I am constantly having to add oil to make it until 5k between oil changes”

“It is oil consumption and not a leak. The manual indicated 7500 miles between oil change. I was losing at least 1qt before 5000 miles. Now change oil +\_ 4000miles. Local driving still have to add a Qt. No evidence of loss or burning of the oil . Volvo has extended my warranty to 100,000 miles”

“car has excessive oil consumption, part of a class action law suit. about one quart a month”

“Not exactly oil leaks but abnormal oil consumption. I need to add a quart of oil every 2000 miles. Subaru, despite knowing about the problem and quasi-admitting to the problem, refuses to correct the problem or reimburse me for the extra quarts of oil I've had to add between oil changes. That's why I likely will not buy another Subaru”

“Problems with low oil reserves & low oil level light coming on shortly after 10k & 15k oil changes. Not sure what the dealership did to fix the problem but it's OK now”

“Faulty gasket lead to slow oil leak, Fixed under warranty”

“not sure if burns or leaks. no spots under car. every couple of months is down 2-3 qts”

“The leaking was hard to identify by dealers, but was an issue since the car was new. Finally, at a cost of $2400.00, I had gaskets changed. Problem still exists. I carry oil with me. It's like having my '57 Chevy all over again”

“cam and valve cover leaks”

“The 2013 model has a problem on burning 1 Quart of oil every 1000 miles or so. The company knows about it but has never been address by the Subaru service dealer. We found out on the internet”

“Engine pinging and missing”

“piston rings cause oil burning”

“My engine needed total rebuild due to a manufacturing defect. My car had been recalled but still two subaru dealers refused to do the work. The one I bought the used car from and the one I took it to for service in Salisbury both evaded their responsibility to fix the problem which was covered under warranty. The repeated refusals by Subaru dealers to fix a major known defect almost got me killed. I was almost killed when the engine failed on the highway a few days after being inspected by a Su”

“Vehicle subject of TSR, not disclosed by dealer, related to high oil consumption. Dealer tries to avoid discussion but must provide oil consumption test for affected vehicles and rebuild engine of vehicle fails test. Also, to meet emissions standards Subaru designed these vehicles to run on very light oil which needs topping up halfway through service period. I.e. service interval is 7,000 miles but customers have to add oil at 4,000. Customers were not notified at time of purchase”

“Car had persistent high oil usage. Had to add oil every 1500 miles. After several complaints, having been told this was " normal for manual transmission ," I received mailing about lawsuit settlement for this issue. Subaru finally acknowledged my engine was defective and replaced major portion of the engine”

“Uses too much oil between oil changes!”

“Had to have the short block replaced. There is a technical service advisory about it. It took 3 times and about 6 weeks in the shop to get it fixed. Wound up getting cams, camshafts, all gaskets replaced”

“This car burned 2-3 quarts of oil between oil changes. Subaru offered to do an oil consumption test. It failed, so they offered to replace the short block to fix it, at no cost to us. We accepted the offer, had the work done. It took a week. They provided a loaner car, so it was no problem for us. They even replaced the water pump at no cost to us and were professional throughout the service. Our car works fine now, but it has not yet been long enough to know if the oil consumption problem has”

“oil consumption, no leaks, assumed due to leaky piston o-rings, engine short block was replaced”

“Leaking oil- cracked gaskets. Required major rework of engine, but was covered under powertrain warranty. This is a known problem throughout Subaru models”

“I had to add oil in between recommended oil changes”

“We had the well known "oil consumption" problem that Subaru admitted to but would not fix under warranty at first now they have changed their minds about the problem. Now a dealer that we did not purchase the auto from looked into the matter and put a new "short block" in the car with 71,000 miles on it no questions asked. We are very pleased with the "new attitude" from Subaru about this problem that they have known about for years.. If you want loyal owners you need to admit to your faults a”

“Oil over consumption problem”

“Oil over consumption”

“Oil use, 2 Qt's between 7500 oil change”

“Oil consumption indicated an engine problem (rings or cylendars. It is a manufacturing problem. I expect my engine to be replaced under warranty in the next couple of months”

“Car had excessive oil consumption> Warranty replaced short block only when Subaru settled a lawsuit for such”

“Subaru voluntarily replaced the 2.5i engine shortblock after a 2nd oil consumption test reflected excess oil usage. Subaru earlier extended the power train warranty on the vehicle to 100,000 miles”

“excessive oil use which entailed an engine replacement (under warranty)”

“In April,2017 the oil pressure light would come on , but the oil level was still normal. We took it into the dealer and they said it was a warranty covered issue that would require a "short block rebuild". So, we left the Outback with the dealer for a week (they gave us a new Forrester to drive) then picked it up in "good as new" condition. At no time were we inconvenienced by the affliction, but it was something the dealer was familiar with and willing to repair w/o contesting”

“This car has an oil consumption problem, they are going to do a short block replacement”

“This model was known to burn oil. After several attempts to resolve the issue, the dealer finally replaced the engine to fix the problem. This was a solution porvided to all with this known problem. It was at no cost to us and cover under warranty. The issue was resolved to our satisfaction”

“The engine seized up completely while driving at slow speeds. The No. 1 cylinder sucked an intake valve. My Subaru dealer refused to replace the engine and instead, rebuilt the original while taking 5 weeks to do this. I was inconvenienced for a lon”

“Piston seals bypassing and burning oil. Put in 4 quarts in 20,000 miles. Warranty replaced short block and rings approx. 22,000 miles”

“Due to high oil USge since new, engine will be replaced”

“Short Block replacement due to excessive oil consumption 1qt < 2000 miles, vehicle was in shop for ~2 months for rebuild due to "sewing machine noise" after rebuild, replaces cams and other components”

“Head gasket failed at 44 k. Total bill $4700”

“See previous response. Brakes seem to be a common problem on Subaru's I have owned 7 Subarus and this has been a problem on other cars I have owned”

“Losing brake fluid. Not seeing puddles, so assuming it's getting into the engine via leaky master cylinder”

“Wheel bearings failed in both cars within 6 months of each other”

“Pads and rotors”

“front brakes were fine but the rear brakes wore out at 30000 miles and cost $700 for brakes and rotors and I drive very conserveitively. The front brakes were less than 40% worn”

“brake pads down to 25-30% after only 7000 mi”

“With only 22,000 miles I'm told the brakes already need to be replaced. Really? And the tires used to last 30,000. Now they last only 20,000”

“First car owned where it was required to change pads and disks on all wheels after only 40000 km”

“I had to have brake pads replaced at 36000 miles We were just on a trip and had a caliper hang up and smelled brakes and had difficulty stopping in traffic. This could have been a serious accident risk if the driver did not know how to handle this”

“They are warped”

“The rotors could not be resurfaced because there was not thickness”

“Warped rotors on CPO. Dealer milled them flat”

“the brakes seem to always have issues on the subarus we've owned (3 so far) where rotors need resurfacing around 40K miles”

“I had to replace rear brake rotors after 45,000 miles, which I consider to be premature failure. Brake pads I understand needing replacement after about 50,000 m, but rotors -- no”

“Faulty caliper ate the rotor. Subaru rotors cannot be turned, not even once”

“rusted. Dealer wouold not fix under warentee”

“Vibration upon braking, rotors redone under warranty”

“the front rotors became warped”

“Spongy and weak brakes”

“Front pads were replaced at about 30,000 miles”

“brake failed, actuator replaced under warrenty”

“Car has poor steering centering, lane wandering. Not properly aligned from factory nor at dealer at time of purchase. Multiple alignments. Need to back off the steering friction a bit”

“Car was delivered with the rear alignment out of spec by 26 degrees. Wore out the rear OEM tires in 12,000 miles. Dealer repaired problem under warranty however, I had to pay part of the cost for new tires”

“Learned of the issue from routine inspection. Repair was affected by local garage (not dealership)”

“Leak was fixed under warranty”

“oil was leaking from the rear passenger side shock”

“I got a clunky sound when I went over a bump”

“The vehicle is almost impossible for me me to drive. (especially on the freeway) It strays from it's lane easily and is very hard for me to control on turns (freeway) at 65-70 mph”

“Factory recall”

“Probable road damage repaired under waranty”

“The steering has always been an issue. Huge gap in the linkage and very bad vibration at higher speeds. At some points I would consider the steering in this vehicle to be downright dangerous causing many trips to repair shops”

“This is a weak point on Subarus. I had similar problems with my earlier model. However it was covered under the drive train warranty”

“Heater repaired 4 times in 1 year”

“It does not provide enough heat to the floor area. Told by dealership that nothing was wrong”

“Had to have air conditioning system repaired 3 times in one summer, costing me lots of time”

“Loose fitting. Claimed not tightened at factory”

“Motor failed, blower fan also became stuck on certain settings and would not change, had to be replaced under warranty one year after purchase”

“In very cold temperature, the relay would freeze up and the climate system would not start”

“Coincident with HVAC blower motor failure, climate control settings would become stuck on one setting and unable to change, replaced under warranty 1 year after purchase”

“Climate control shuts off on its own”

“paint is of very poor quality, It seems that every scratch goes through to base coat”

“Bought with minor hail damage. Was repainted but some dents were missed and scratches in a number of places when they prepped the car for new paint job”

“Peeling on hood”

“Paint finish and clear coat very susceptible to scratches and chips. For example, several visible scratches have appeared under driver side door handle from simply using the handle opening the door. The scratches are from finger nails making contac”

“Body person tells me it is a factory defect and that he cannot paint over it without repainting the whole fender and bumper”

“outback is pearlized navy blue- from get go easily scratched, does not like car washes.Easily marks so have do by hand. difficult to keep finish maintained. worst thing about this vehicle. We have not spent money on finish as likely reoccur quickl”

“the small black vertical trim in the rear seat window started showing rust after 2 years. Repair is not covered either by Subaru (although discussions are continuing) or the extra rust-proofing package we paid for”

“Tiny dots of orange rust on all over. Car is a white cream metallic. Dealership called it inviromentel contamination. Dealership paid to have car clay bared and detailed. Problem has not returned. This was done around four months ago”

“Had to replace battery in January 2016”

“Coil keeps going bad”

“Wiring harness chewed through by rodents”

“Sometimes difficult to start. Problem not yet diagnosed and may not be the starter”

“Intermittently it did not "catch" immediately and had to "recrank"”

“difficulty starting the car - when confirmed by dealership, got a rental as I waited for them to replace the ignition/starter for the car - all warranty work”

“Alternator developed high-pitched whine. Dealer diagnosed it as failed and replaced it under warranty”

“Water leak into car after heavy rain. Caused by leafs and dirt clogging drain”

“driver power window failed”

“sunroof glass issue previously described”

“Lumbar cable snapped”

“sticking ; ould hear latch:unlock" but unable to open. problem was intermittent. Took to dealer several times but they were unable to find cause. finally they duplicated it and fixed it. (Very frustrating!)”

“hatchback misaligned causing paint chipping by tail lights. Owners group forum alerted me of this - dealer realigned and touched up paint at NC”

“I just put this info in the previous response”

“I use my left foot on the brake and my right foot on the gas. The car does not respond when I take my left foot off the brake and put my right foot on the gas. The car barely moves for the first 50 feet or so. This has happened thousands of times,and almost caused accidents several times. I have complained to the dealer but they see nothing wrong except that I should not use my left foot on the pedal. I am seriously considering selling the car and buying a car that operates normally”

“When starting from a stop sign, and there is ample room to get into the traffic lane, the car often hesitates and barely moves for several seconds (exact time unknown). This has caused me to have to quickly swerve and drive onto the sidewalk to avoi”

“Transmission hunts for correct gear”

“The manual side of the LCV Transmission system - paddle down shift no longer works like it did in the beginning. Dealer says it works correctly. Have to brake to nearly a stop to get it to down shift and after that will only go up in gears. Not as”

“Had a bad "module" in the transmission that would cause the dash lights to illuminate and the cruise control to stop functioning. Happened randomly for a year before the dealer finally found the issue”

“major vibration in the front axle. Dealer found problem by swapping parts at subaru's instruction. seamed to be the first time subaru had seen the issue”

“I had the Torque converter replaced under factory warranty. I noticed a lag in power once I touched the accelerator and the service writer told me it was a rare issue. The technician contradicted that statement explaining it was common for 2012 to 2013 model Outbacks”

“A seal was leaking”

“Needed entirely new differential and drive train”

“vibration between 44-51mph, then 54-61mph”

“Transmission failed at 146000 miles. Factory put in $2500 towards replacement with remanufactured transmission. My cost $4400”

“Transmission replaced under warranty”

“Transmission was making noise. I took it to the dealership and they said it needed to be replaced...CVT could not be rebuilt”

“Quit working - had to be towed”

“Ran out of gas and it took the Dealer 10 Days to get the car running again”