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"Had to be replaced after 38000 miles. Mechanic said it was a common problem. (Not a Subaru dealer mechanic)"

"Caliper failure that required rear brakes on one side to wear much faster than the other."

"Not sure if calipers is the right category, but the left front brake began to squeal and grind. The drum needed to be re-ground because of gouging."

"Unresolved knocking noise with front calipers"

"loose clip caused very noticeable rattle"

"Take you foot off the brake and it clunks as reported before. I have had to change my driving habit by when I come to a stop I take the automatic into neutral so I do not have to take my foot off the brake quickly to get started"

"brake fluid leak"

"brake pads and rotors needed replacing"

"I had no problems but my mechanic said the brakes were wearing and could cause problems. Since I was going away for 2 weeks it was convenient to have it done then."

"The vehicle was a CPO and supposed to have at leasst 50% of brakes left....this was not the case! The other dealer I went to said they appeared to be the original brakes."

"I have an issue with the way Subaru does NOT give either a printed pamphlet or timely email reminders of scheduled service work. Also, the service department could use lessons in clearer communication of proposed and costly work. I very nearly had to pay an additional $600. because the calipers could have been damaged due to me not knowing when to service the brakes. As it is, I paid over $1000. to have a Level 2 service done on my car. This seems very high. ALSO: the Subaru service department charged me for work I had already had done (oil change and tire rotation) and the service man became very demonstrably angry when I told him that I was being charged for work that had already just been completed a month earlier by other service shops. The manager approached me privately and I told him that I did not appreciate the other man's simmering rage and that I felt intimidated by such behavior. As a woman, I feel especially taken advantage of by such tactics and in the future, I will not be returning to this dealership (where I purchased my car) for any service needs."

"Replace brake pads and calipers in front end. Just wore out."

"At about the time a service was due the audible wear indicators were heard in the rear brakes. New pads were fitted and the discs (rotors) were skimmed."

"Electronic parking brake froze up and broke and had to be replaced"

"Parking brake froze up and stopped working, Expensive repair and took a long time."

"out of warranty but subaru fix it free of charge"

"Parking brake froze up and had to be complete replaced. Partly related to badly corroded rotors."

"Parking brake failed and would not release. Subaru covered the cost even though it was beyond the warranty."

"VERY difficult to engage in an emergency, invisible during driving, car travels approximately 50-60 feet before brake engages in an emergency"

"Parking brake light flashes spontaneously without engaging, cannot get it to go off - then does not flash at most times. Does not flash at dealer and they find no problem. This happens sporadically for a few days then not at all for a few months"

"Parking brake locked-up. Needed a tow. Dealer could not find anything wrong"

"Brakes have been replaced after only 38,000 miles. I am not a heavy braker. Calipers also needed replacing"

"Rear driver side pad seized no warning ruined the rotor oem pads were not lubricated no sign of any lubricant's on guide areas or pad replaced with after market pads and rust proof rotors drilled and slotted and no rust after sitting for a week or more much better than oem. the oem shouldn't have failed they would over night a lite surface rust that would clean up after a few I'm.. I have a 99 Tacoma with 74,000 oem miles still has original brakes"

"Left rear brake was totally gone at 33000 miles"

"shot pad life, had to have rotors turned"

"I usually go over 80k miles on a set of brakes. The rear brakes lasted less than 40k miles"

"Have had to have rotors replaced 3 times."

"Rear brake pads wore down to the metal at 31000 miles causing pulsation."

"rear brakes/rotors had to be replaced 2 years after having been replaced, after only 16000 miles"

"Have had to replace front rotors once and rear rotors twice."

"Rust on pads, Damaged rotor ."

"Rear brake pads wore out at 27000 miles."

"Left rear brake wore out before other 3."

"wore out much too soon. back first. front still not right"

"When driving downhill and braking, the vehicle vibrates."

"Sometimes I get lots of brake pulsation, sometimes not."

"Rattling sound at slower speeds. Subaru dealer said it is known brake issue but does not affect safety."

"Don't have many miles (35,000) had ro have new breaks on left rear tires replaced twice. Only that wheel."

"When the brake is applied with force the brack seems to lock up and the pedal will go down all the way to the floor."

"in a Emergency Braking ? Brake peddle goes to floor ?"

"rear rotors failed and had to be replaced along with clippers. Front roots also wore out and had to be replaced"

"Normal maintenance: replaced rear rotors and brake shoes"

"Should have had better quality product plated rust proof rotors drilled and or slotted. for rotors they were ruined due to siezed pad I replaced all four rotors drilled and slotted plated and ceramic pad .for the same cost of the two rear rotors only.only one side was totally gone but the rest were uneven. come on Subaru get with it!"

"One stuck and wore out the pad early"

"Rotors warping. Already had the front rotors replaced under warranty."

"Rotors warped prematurely and were covered under warranty. Subaru did not cover new pads."

"I was told that my rotors needed to be replaced because brake work was not done earlier. I have no idea when earlier should have been as the car was functioning fine."

"Squeaking in front passenger side during braking appeared shortly after purchase (used) from Subaru dealer. Dealer 'repair' held for about a year. I took it to a independent repair shop. 'Repair' held for about a year. Took vehicle to a different local Subaru dealer for a promotional free braking system check, but did not notify them of the issue. This dealer didn't even report noticing the issue. Apparently the free checkup did not include the technician taking a ride in the vehicle."

"The Subaru keeps drifting to the right. It was aligned once, but still does it"

"Car had bad alignment from the beginning. Dealer try to fix it sever times, but it is still not a 100%. I like the car in general, but it is really aggravating"

"Both the left and more recently the right "bushings" in the steering/ stabilization assembly"

"Covered by warranty and found by dealer"

"front left wheel bearing"

"rear sway bar bushing was squeaking. Dealer replaced under warranty."

"bad noise"

"Had to replace power steering"

"Reported the steering felt notchy. Vehicle was road tested by Subaru agent and it was determined that the power steering pump was faulty. This was replaced under warranty"

"Power steering pump failed. Disabled car. Repaired.but still feels tight to steer"

"pump failure; replaced under warranty"

"POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENT DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP"

"Power steering caused turning the wheels to become very difficult, the dealer immediately replaced and power steering unit"

"power steering pump went out and had to be replaced"

"Replaced power steering, problem not solved"

"100,000 miles they just wore out... but it was an almost 2K expense"

"bad noise"

"Had a 2006 forester that rode rough - much rougher than outbacks so bought an outback this time. it rides worse than my old forester. Asked the dealer about buying new shock/struts but they said it wouldn't help. I feel every crack, bump, seam i"

"Don't know what exactly what the steering problem is, and Subaru tells me I have none. The steering varies, left and right, at all speeds and conditions, where I need to constantly correct for what the car is doing. If I look in rear-view mirrors or dashboard, the car will veer and vary from where I steer. I feel unsafe with this, my wife drives this mostly and it doesn't bother her much. I won't drive this Subaru on long trips"

"Steering varies, left and right, at any speed, dangerous at highway speeds and passing obstacles. Car requires constant steering corrections to stay in lane, a look in rear mirror or instrument panel has lead to un-felt crossing of lane lines. Test d"

"Right side tie rod became worn and loose after less that 50,000 miles. Needed replaced and then car alighned."

"front wheel bearing failure within 1500 km of warranty expiring"

"Left (Driver's side) front wheel bearing failed and it took a second trip to the dealer before they agreed that it needed replacement"

"heard grinding noise from one wheel, dealer recommended replacing both as precautionary measure"

"Both front wheel bearings had to be replaced .I had the work done under my extended warranty. They should not have gone at 115000km. They made a definite noise when turning in a corner."

"Right rear wheel bearing replaced Dec 2018. Suspect Right front wheel bearing may now also need replacement."

"Subaru Dealer Tech spotted play in the front passenger wheel"

"It failed, similar to the problem we had with our 2006 Subaru where all the wheel bearings failed before 100,000 miles. It (the 2104) also has another noisy bearing and is currently at the dealer being diagnosed."

"belt was squeaking. Had to fight with dealer to get replaced despite TSB"

"Dead engine response at low speeds after releasing accelerator then again pressing accelerator. I have read that this may be the CV transmission. Nevertheless, it has given me some close moments. Dealer cannot find problem"

"The engine was slightly out of time due to a faulty sensor. The main issue with it was excessive oil consumption....wasn’t a category for that. Goes through 1 quart/2000 miles, no leaks."

"I think the lifters need an adjustment, it makes a little tapping sound sometimes"

"Reprogramming the engine supposedly fixed the problem"

"Engine burns oil after heavy use"

"Timing chain cover was leaking oil on the exhaust manifold"

"The Outback burns a ton of engine oil. I had to top of off multiple times between oil changes and it gets very frustrating"

"Since I brought the vehicle brand new I have had the oil light come on between the 3000 mile and 5500 mile range. I have been low a 1/2 qt to a full qt of oil. They find no leaks or reason why this happens"

"It's not an oil leak, the engine is consuming oil. It's using about 1 quart every 3000 miles. Engine oil light has come on"

"Burning oil. Have to check every time I fill up with gasoline"

"Oil light flashes in under 5k miles. After several visits from service center, they found leak in the top engine block and replaced it"

"Timing Chain Gasket"

"Must continually add oil to the engine in between tune ups."

"Reported oil leak to one dealer - supposedly fixed 12/11/17 camshaft cover gaskets replaced. Car still under warranty. 47,289 miles Car continued to leak oil - now on both sides. Took car to second dealer - found leaking from engine, camcases, valve covers, headgaskets, lower pan. 9 days to fix - had extended warranty that covered cost 58138 miles."

"Burns 1-2 quarts of oil every 7000 miles"

"small oil leak found at 60k service attributed to pinched gasket seal, repaired under extended warranty (CPO vehicle)"

"The problem is oil consumption not oil leaks. The engine uses about 2 quarts of oil every 6000 miles."

"Burns up oil quickly. Needed to replace oil frequently."

"this car has consistently lost oil since we purchased used several years ago. not a lot, but enough we have to top it off several times between oil changes"

"At my last oil change at 3194 miles from the previous one the oil was so low that it didn't register at all on the dip stick. I am burning oil and apparently there is a part in the middle of some outbacks that is too small and causes the engine to get too hot and burn oil. I have to go to the dealer for the next 3 oil changes: first as a baseline, 2nd for test and 3rd to confirm that I have one of the engines. If I do, I get either a rebuilt or new engine."

"Every time we went on a weekend getaway and drove the car for a few hours at a time, we would get a low oil warning so we'd have to buy a quart of oil and replace it. This went on for a couple years. Subarua dealership would perform tests and couldn't find the problem at first but last year we went to them again with the same problem and they concurred that it would need a new short block which is what they did. It was no expense to us."

"I drive it like a champ, but don't feel I should have oil consumption issues. Upped the viscosity but still get low oil on road trips, etc. And I get the oil changed every 3500 miles. Subaru dealer said they could do an oil consumption test. I passed on that."

"oil leak at oil sensor unit"

"Serviced car in Madislon and exited city. Upon arriving in Mauston discovered ALL but part of Oil had been lost and Oil filter was not installed properly. Local repair shop cleaned All oil which had accumulaled on engine and undercarriage"

"The engine has had a bad plug. The dealer has been very understNding and replaced it three times. The are also very apologetic"

"Engine recalled for excess oil consumption. Short block installed 7/2016"

"High oil consumption"

"Excessive oil usage"

"car was burning oil. Engine appeared corroded. After 2 oil tests the dealership admitted the engine needed replacement under warranty"

"Engine short block replaced by Subaru at no cost to the owner due to excessive oil consumption"

"Had a short block and cylinder head replacement in October 2016. This was covered by warranty. The reason for repair was excessive oil consumption"

"I had high oil consumption. The engine block was replaced under the Subaru warranty program."

"There was a hole in the engine block, the OEM engine that came with the car. The replacement cost was $5,600 for another OEM engine. We contacted Subaru to ask about replacing it for free, since it was their faulty engine that broke. We'd taken it to a Subaru-certified mechanic, and because we didn't take it to a dealership they declined, but offered to evaluate the situation if we had the mechanic rebuild the engine and tow it to a dealership. I know enough about dealership mechanics to be wary of this offer, because they can then say that they can't prove the mechanic didn't break it. There was no dealership in the town we lived, so we'd have to pay the mechanic, and then pay someone to tow it 40 miles away, so I wouldn't have done anything differently, but I probably won't buy a subaru again."

"The engine started burning oil, so I took it to the dealer where I bought it. They conducted an oil consumption test and found the engine was burning to much oil. The engine was still under warranty so they replaced the engine."

"Excessive oil consumption at 65000 miles....was using about 1 liter every 1200 miles.....engine short block rebuild under warranty"

"EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE SHORTBLOCK REBUILD"

"excessive oil usage"

"Oil consumption problem. Dealer replaced engine block."

"Out of the blue, a valve spring failed releasing a valve which became imbedded in the top of a cylinder. Cost me $6000 plus towing bill. Out of warranty."

"There was a successful class action suit in the US for the same engine problem. The car I bought should never have been sold without repairing the problem in advance of selling this model."

"Burning oil so they replaced the short block"

"Experienced oil leak. Subaru was aware of the issue. After monitoring for several months, they replaced the engin"

"I had been telling the dealer the car was not driving right. The other day I was going all of 10 mph in traffic & the car started to shimmy & shake. I immediately got off of the road. The four lights were illuminated on the dash check engine, tra"

"Had problems with performance .Subaru dealer could not find, I had to replace throttle body myself. Kept loosing anti-freeze coolant. Subaru dealer found bad head gasket 5/24/2018. This is the 2nd 2014 Outback I heard with this problem in the Saint Louis ,Missouri area. In the shop now."

"Engine Belts were cracking after only 28000 miles"

"Trim around wheel opening. Loose rubber around trim."

"A price of body side molding fell off. We have not had it replaced yet."

"Fixed at first service ( no charge)"

"Then same problem when I backed out of the garage door"

"Loose bumper guard rubber strip"

"Seems to be of cheap quality. Fit and finish looked good when new but fasteners broke and showed wear and tear faster than expected"

"Sunglasses holder latch failed"

"Molding on the front driver side roof to door pillar has been loose for almost a yr. Not much interest from the dealer to fix it"

"Minor issues with passenger seat loose plastic trim near seat controls. Fixed by dealer under warranty, came loose again shortly later"

"paint started peeling on passenger door. No reason. Took it to dealer - they took pictures and sent to subaru - was told car was past warranty (car is 2014 purchased Dec. 2013. I contacted Subaru myself as well as complained on 2 different consumer web sights. Subaru contacted me and agreed to pay half the bill. I am upset because there was no apparent reason for the peeling. I have never had a car with peeling paint."

"When I backed out of the garage, I scraped the the door frame of the garage door"

"Paint "melting" , center of hood. Dealer said it must have been caused by bird droppings.Unlikely. Disfigured paint covered area approx the size of a quarter. Dealer took the car and had the hood repainted. So far so good"

"Paint chips off after just very light contact. Every panel of the car has a chip except the roof"

"Rear hatch door was not painted properly and rust developed on the areas with thin paint. specifically the bottom edge and inside metal"

"I have noticed over the 3 years that we've owned the car that the paint is effected very easily to the environment. Bird droppings stain and etch paint surfaces. I have also noticed that rocks that hit the car and remove paint also remove the undercoat which has caused the body surfaces to show rust"

"My car is kept in a garage both at home and work. It is exposed to the elements only when driving. It shouldn't be rusting this early."

"There is a rust spot just at the junction of windshield and roof. Estimate of repair was $1500 can! I take my car regularly for upkeep and they never reported this as a problem on their assessment."

"Less than a year from purchase noticed a small rust spot on drivers side rocker panel"

"driver's side seat scrapes against console"

"The sunroof glass had to be replaced due to a bad seal preventing it from opening fully"

"For some reason, the seal around the hatch sticks to the body, making the hatch difficult to open"

"The hood latch had frozen open and the hood did not close completely. It was not safe to drive any extended distance with the hook only down in the hood release position."

"• tailgate does ot go all the way up without being forced up, constantly hitting my head. • tailgate backup camera stopped working"

"Minor water leakage when it rains hard.....can see streaks or small pool of water on the back privacy screen."

"hatch supports began fading: operating slowly and noisily"

"The pistons that kept the tailgate open. Needed to be replaced"

"The inside hatch pull failed within a week of picking up the car. Replaced by the dealer at no cost during second service. (Not in stock at the first service.)"

"have to slam the tailgate hard to keep the alert light on the dashboard from coming on. On any kind of slope, it wobbles and doesn't want to close right. Seems to be too heavy"

"The gas pistons that counterbalance the hatch are too weak to raise the hatch all the way up on their own. Subaru dealer will replace on the next service"

"Auto up and down window switch failed"

"Driver side window molding stuck to window when lowering. Had to bring window back up and use screwdriver to hold molding away from window"

"driver side power window came out of track and would not go up/down. Took 3 visits to dealer to get it fixed"

"engine revs to 3000 rpm or more when shifting from reverse to drive. Doesn't always happen so dealer can't seem to fix it but it happens often"

"The engine is "juttery", which is especially apparent at speeds less than 50 mph. Steady pressure on the accelerator peddle still results in uneven power that feels like "pulses" of acceleration spaced by lack of power"

"CVT is rough from 0 - 25 mph when car is cold"

"Car will not shift up at times causing the engine RPM's to go very high, have to manually shift the car"

"Had to replace the transmission band in the CVT - was making noise and losing power in the car"

"Subaru has a problem with their CVT transmissions. They slip and cause hesitations at low speeds. The problem seems to be in 13 and 14's. I had an 11 and this was not a problem. I have talked to several people with these and they all confirm that the"

"The CVT takes more than one second to engage when shifting into either drive or reverse from any other gear. Dealership inspected but stated that the time to engage was within factory specification. The factory standards are dangerous"

"Warning lights and rough shifting. Not sure what the problem was. 2-3 dealer visits and fixed"

"A valve in the transmission leaked. This caused the idiot lights to come on and stopped the cruse control from working. It was a n annoying problem since we were around 1,000 miles from home. The repair was covered by an extended warrenty from Subaru"

"Both rear wheel bearings replaced due to rumbling noise."

"Rear wheel bearings became noisy after about 120000 miles."

"Both rear bearings went bad, resulting in $1,000+ replacement, and it wore out the rear rotors, and tire, so also replaced rotors/pads/tires for having the total cost of the repairs (including the bearings) to be well over $3,000. I used the dealer because of it involving the axle I wanted Subaru techs to repair."

"Two wheel bearing failures before 60000 miles."

"Driveshaft replaced at 3000 miles. It was covered by warranty"

"This past winter, when the temperature was below zero, sporadically, when I was slowing for a stop or came to a stop, the car would stop operating and have to be restarted. Unfortunately, the service center could not duplicate the problem. One time, the car did this while I was approaching a red light which then turned green (I did not stop and neither did the person behind me). If I would have come to a complete stop in order to restart the car, I would have been rear-ended. I managed to coast to a corner where I could turn off the main road. However, without power, steering the car was nearly impossible."

"one of the two oil viscosity sensors was malfunctioning which caused the remote key access to stop working and also caused all the safety features to be disabled"

"I was most worried about this feature being disabled by the oil viscosity sensor failure"

"Heating/AC control panel had to be replaced after 3 visits to dealer. Display would go out intermittently. Seems ok now"

"The system just does not keep a steady temp and it takes miles of driving before the heat kicks on"

"bearings in motor going out, noisy"

"Noisy"

"The floor vents don't seem to blow much air"

"Fan got something stuck in it, was removed/repaired under warranty"

"stopped cooling due to failed evaporator"

"It is hard on battery life. I am on the fourth battery in 182000 miles. Maybe that is normal for my mileage?"

"REPLACED BATTERY FOR FREE"

"pooped out at 25000 miles"

"Battery failed at about 3,900 miles. Dealer provided free replacement, but no explanation why the new battery failed"

"Factory installed battery would lose power and while lights would come on, engine would not start"

"Ignition used to make a weird rattling noise at startup. After inspection, it was found that a one part of the ignition showed wear, and had to be replaced. It was done under extended warranty that I had bought, and not under the standard factory warranty"

"at 100,000 the spark plugs require replacement per the manufacturer"

"Apparently there is a recall and I have to get the airbags replaced. Subaru indicated that I can't have anyone in my passenger seat until this is repaired. This issue greatly reduces my ability to use the car, with no reimbursement. It is taking nearly 3 months to get in for service."

"It is not a problem per say, but a recall. The next available appointment is in December. That is along wait."

"recall on passenger side airbag. took in for replacement"

"This involves the Takada Airbag recall that has affected many vehicles"

"Recall on airbag. Damaged my interior from the replacement. Have several pieces of interior that will not snap into place"

"Recall, the parking brake sensor may fail."

"Recalled passenger airbag by Takata. Replaced under recall warranty by dealer."

"Entire transmission locked and had to be replaced twice"

"The transmission stopped working -- completely failed -- nine months after I purchased my 2014 Subaru Outback from a dealer. It was Certified Pre-Owned (CPO). Had to have the car towed to another dealer, who provided a loaner while the transmission was replaced. Would have costs $6,000 without warranty for a car that cost about $20,000. Subaru North America and all dealers were unsympathetic, the prevailing philosophy being, These things happen."

"Suddenly 7 warning lights came on. Had car towed to the dealership. There was something electrical in the transmission that had to be replaced. Was under warranty."

"Subaru sent us a letter extending the warrantee on the transmission. I had been noticing slipping so I took it in to the dealer to have it checked. They said that it needed a new transmission and they did the replacement under warrantee and provided us with a loaner car."

"The CVT started to make noise and eventually failed. Since it was on our dime we purchased a used transmission. Subaru did reimburse us for this. Had we known we would have put in a new unit from Subaru."

"Wire to device at the device shorted and failed the sensor"

"Engineerings warning lite came on found corroded O2 sensors"

"Sensor for oil pressure needed adjusting in October 2014 and was replaced this April 2015"

"bolts holding pulley onto water pump came loose which shredded the engine belt & rump had to be replaced"