In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"Doesnt work all the time. Black screen. Lines thru screen"
Anonymous, WI (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"sometimes works, sometimes doesn't"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Subaru Outback Unsure Unsure)"Do to the position of the information screen in the lower middle of the dash it is vary hard to read and see while driving. It would much better if the screen was at eye level"
Thomas H., TN (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Hard to see wearing sunglasses"
Anonymous, MD (2014 Subaru Outback Unsure 3.6-L 6 Cyl)"This happened enough that Subaru replaced the unit but it still happens. Enough that we hate the GPS and don't bother with it most of the time. (Unlike the 10 year older Mercedes GPS which just works great even if the user interface is rather clunky)"
Anonymous, WA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"the unit that runs the display screen went blank and had to be replaced"
Anonymous, WY (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Without warning it would go off"
Jan W., VA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The audio system will not properly play podcasts or playlists. When the iPhone is plugged into to USB, the Bluetooth connection no longer functions to play audio"
Anonymous, MD (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Streaming music from my iPhone via Bluetooth became choppy and with static. The dealer replaced the unit"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The USB connection to an iPhone is very inconsistent"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"USB port worked sporadically at first, then not at all. Within first year of ownership"
Anonymous, TX (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"USB connection with iPhone continuously disconnects. The car has to be restarted to connect"
Anonymous, KS (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Does not accept voice commands as specified. Even the dealer can not make voice commands work. Ability to alter the rout to one you prefer is limited"
Anonymous, TN (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When the touch screen was used, the area that sensed did not line up with the figure on the screen. You would have to touch above the area you wanted to engage"
Anonymous, PA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Other than manual input of street address it is very hard to set the GPS system to find anything. It is also hard to get it to remember settings for the future, and seemingly impossible to get rid of those one no longer wants"
R E., NY (2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6-L 6 Cyl)"The GPS consistently gives bad directions, often sending me in the opposite direction from where I am headed and frequently instructing me to leave a limited access highway when nowhere near my destination. I use Apple and Google maps to get where"
Anonymous, MD (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The entire nav display died. It was replaced by dealer but was a hassle to deal with"
Anonymous, NV (2014 Subaru Outback Unsure 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Navigation system stopped working correctly twice. Both times it was replaced by the dealer"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"GPS quit working. Dealer replaced the system. There was no hassle involved and it was quick once they received the replacement"
W J., AB (2014 Subaru Outback Unsure 3.6-L 6 Cyl)"same problem as screen"
Anonymous, WY (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Nav system was choosing inappropriate routes, not re-calculating routes"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Navigation system is not as intuitive as the Garmin we used to own. Hard to navigate the navigation system"
Ted D., ON (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"System rebooted once a week, new firmware fixed issue"
Aaron P., WA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Navigation system makes periodic errors and gives totally wrong directions. Voice controls useless"
Ralph E., NY (2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6-L 6 Cyl)"This has been nothing but frustration to use. So much so that my wife many times pulls out her phone to use the maps on it, which is dangerous and distracting"
Anonymous, WA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It is unreliable. I use my iPhone GPS more than the car GPS"
Anonymous, FL (2014 Subaru Outback Unsure 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When we make a call we can hear them fine, but the other caller hears a lot of background noise"
Charles D., TX (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"System will not recognize calling commands to call by name. System wants to "go back" or call last number called in. Amounts to having to pull over out of traffic to place a call by punching in number on phone, then talk through car speakers"
Anonymous, GA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"we paired two phones. One stays paired and the other does not stay paired"
Anonymous, TX (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Calls dropped often. Have to turn off car to reestablish bluetooth"
Sam D., IL (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Bluetooth is inconsistent. Often we will have no phone connection and we have to stop to use the cell phone on its own, At other times the connection appears to work as it should"
Ted D., ON (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Doesnt connect all the time"
Anonymous, WI (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio won't work when it's very cold (less than about 20 F). When it warms up, the radio works fine"
Anonymous, NM (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The whole radio system including navigation, backup camera,blue tooth phone all had to be replaced. It started locking up and finally just froze"
Larry G., IA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Upgraded to Limited version to get Harmon Kardon stereo.After purchase noticed the stereo & bluetooth both performed very poorly and as verified by dealer service management. lots of compliants online & at dealers for same issues. disappointed purcha"
Kevin L., CA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Satellite radio didn't always work. Had to turn off radio and auto to get working again"
Richard C., IN (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio and all other functions quit working, CD wouldn't load or return CDs, iPod connection quit working"
Scott M., CO (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Went totally dead had to be replaced including nav system"
Joseph B., NJ (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"will not hold preset channels"
Anonymous, MO (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Speaker started buzzing and was replaced under warranty"
Edward B., NY (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Cruise control in set switch failed and needed replacement"
Anonymous, AZ (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Commands non-intuitive and often misunderstood by the system. Getting to use them is also unnecessarily difficult"
R E., NY (2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6-L 6 Cyl)"the voice controls for bluetooth and to connect to my phone is VERY primative by technology standards. my previous vehicles 5+ years older have significantly better and easy to use systems. Subaru made a poor decision to put this system in for 2014"
Kevin L., CA (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Voice controls do not work. We have stopped even trying to use them"
Ralph E., NY (2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6-L 6 Cyl)"Too hard to figure out"
Anonymous, MD (2014 Subaru Outback Unsure 3.6-L 6 Cyl)
"The back up camera no longer works and has to be replaced at 57500 miles"
Richard B., CT (2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 2.5-L 4 Cyl)