Subaru Outback Change Vehicle

“I'm always checking to see if the windows are closed. It always sounds like one is open a crack”

“Whistling air noise from front passenger area windshield and corner window on this and many other Outbacks sold this year. Resolved with repair kit service that took one full day in the dealer's shop”

“Doors are know to have an air seal problem & it happened to my car also”

“passenger side window (small triangular one) was creating wind noise. they replaced the seal and all is good”

“Weather strip was missing inadequate on Right Front Passenger door. It was fixed on one of my maintenance visits”

“window air leak”

“Poorly fitting weatherstripping appears to be the issue. I understand Subaru is aware of this, but is a fix coming?”

“Drove new pre-ordererd car off lot and immediately noticed wind noise coming from small triangular window on passenger side front door. Dealership service manager said all the new 15 Outbacks had this problem to some degree with the seal around tha”

“Problem pinpointed to vent window and seals/weatherstripping”

“Minor squeaking sound coming from front passenger seat belt recoiling mechanism. Subaru says they will fix it during next scheduled service”

“Cold engine makes noticeable loud rattling noise behind firewall. Noise subsides after engine warms up. Driver side windshield wiper makes loud click at up position at highway speed and faster wiper speeds”

“Rattle in the cubby door, then on the driver's side moon roof frame, and now the passenger side moon roof frame”

“Left rear strut squeaked when driving over rough spots in the road. Dealer replaced the strut under warranty”

“Rattle in or around front passenger door”

“new car from dealership and there was a rattle. It took the dealership about a day in the shop and they managed to fix the problem”

“Wind noise in front passenger door window when we drove it out of the showroom. Took one overnight stay at dealer to evaluate, and a 2.25 hour visit to repair”

“wind noise at 40+ MPH. TSB on this and dealer kit to fix; haven't had fixed yet”

“When I'm driving on a highway it sounds like the window is down”

“Lots of engine and wind noise, but much better than the 2003 forester”

“Sounded like a window was partly open or not tightly closed”

“Wind noise on both sides in front. Corrected with door and window seal replacement”

“Came from front passenger side window when taking delivery. Dealer kept it and could not fix it. We were told a factory rep looked at it. It was fixed and determined to be a problem at point of manufacture. Seems ok now 7 months later”

“Front, passenger window has weather seal problem that allows wind noise”

“Manufacturing defect with the front triangular windows on the driver and passenger side. Improper sealing caused excessive wind noise at speeds above 30mph”

“Wind noise coming from the small front door windows when driving in a crosswind”

“This wind noise was related to the first problem. It was fixed when the weather stripping was fixed”

“A wind rushing sound on the drivers side window was not corrected by replacing the receiving ribber gaskets, dismantling the headliner or detaching the roof rack, but was eventually, after two weeks, improved by resetting the door latch”

“Passenger side noise was a problem and it took Subaru several attempts to fix it but love the car other than that”

“Loud wind noise from driver and passenger side front windows”

“It sounds like paper flapping in the wind while driving, from both the driver and passenger windows. Very uncomfortable ride over any uneven surfaced roads. Too much sway and jostling especially for passenger seat”

“Front windows are noisy at hwy. Speeds”

“Wind noise coming from seal on passenger door. Will be fixed under warranty, but parts are currently backordered”

“Wind noise passenger side 1/4 window. Repaired under warranty”

“At highway speed, hear wind noise. Dealer just ordered a recall fix for it but has not yet been installed”

“Horrible, unbearable wind noise coming from driver's side front triangular window--apparently a design flaw in this vehicle. Dealer applied a Subaru-approved fix--still some wind noise, but not as loud. Shame on Subaru!”

“Subaru replaced two wing windows under warranty. That did not fix the problem and I need to return to dealer. Also I had tinted my windows and the kit they used had new wing windows, so they need to be retinted”

“Wind noise from drivers window”

“Early models had wind noise at front window...taken care of by dealer”

“Noticeable wind noise particularly from the driver's side. Can't isolate the exact location but generally around the side windows. Subaru claims that this is not an issue”

“Front passenger door sounds like it is ajar or the window is not completely closed when at highway speeds. Everything is closed tightly”

“Wind noise from passenger and driver's side. Brought to dealer, supposedly fixed the problem (TSB on this), but noise is still present. Haven't brought it back to dealer yet. Noise is not very bad, but noticeable at 65+ mph”

“Wind noise from around the drivers mirror area. Dealer says he has a fix on order but they are backlogged and may take some time to get the fix. Requires replacing entire door gasket”

“There is an intermittent odd wind noise that is annoying when it occurs. Also, overall, the wind noise in this car is greater than in other cars I have owned”

“Noise at driver and passenger windows”

“Both the drivers side and passenger side have significant wind noise. Both were recently replaced. Still having issues”

“Wind noise from left front”

“slight whistling near driver side mirror”

“Loud wind noise from driver side triangle window. Took dealer service working in conjunction with factory engineer 1 month to identify and repair admitted defect”

“Both fixed front door sail window seals generated wind noise at any road speed above 35 mph. Common problem on all 2015 Outback and Legacy models built before October 10, 2014”

“Fairly significant wind noise on left driver's side small triangular window”

“Wind noise driver window especially over 40 mph. Subaru has issued a "fix" and I am waiting for the part now. Apparently, it is a problem with the seal around the window”

“wind noice around small glass in front of actual window glass. Dealer acknowledged problem and agreed to replace it”

“Noise around mirrors, repaired with new seals”

“wind noise at both fixed front triangular windows”

“Wind noise from driver side door”

“Above 30 MPH, there is wind noise on both passenger and driver windows. I did not notice the noise when testing because of the radio. I too it back to the dealer within days. I was told that it was a problem (reported by others) and that Subaru wa”

“Wind noise caused by a small quarter window on each front passenger door. Fixed by Subaru under warranty”

“Front side windows exceptionally noisy”

“See my previous respones”

“Already did”

“They are supposed to have a factory fix for it. I reported it months ago and haven't gotten word from the dealership that they have the fix ready to install”

“New model - triangular vent windows created noticeable wind noise above 35 mph. Fixed under warranty”

“Rattling noise in driver and passenger window in strong crosswind”

“The small window on the front passenger side has a wind leak”

“Subaru replaced 1 car after 2 failed fixes. 2nd car is still unacceptable and i will sell it. Subaru has failed to fix this, probably a design issue”

“Passenger side vent window leaks at highway speed. Wind noise in cabin”

“Ours is a very early production model. We had wind noise in crosswind conditions at the front door windows. Dealer stated it was a known condition and had kits to repair. Repairs corrected the issue in one visit”

“Loud/very annoying unacceptable wind noise from passenger side vent window area when traveling 30 mph and above. At first Subaru would not acknowledge a manufacturing defect. When they finally acknowledged problem, it took 6 months for parts to beco”

“I had both front door seals replaced by a service announcement from the dealer, its much quite now, ( although the car was initially quiet when purchased, it started getting louder and louder”

“I wish I had NO wind noise (a whoosh) from the drivers side. I asked the dealer, but they could not find the correction”

“Known defect according to Subaru dealer with Outback”

“Dealer says Subaru has a fix for front doors wind noise. Dealer has agreed to do one side now and reconsider the other side”

“Both front side windows experience excessive levels of wind noise above 45 mph”

“loud wind noise at 35 mph and above”

“Wind noise at passenger side window. Subaru replaced moulding under warranty which solved the problem”

“Wind noise is coming from the door on the passenger side”

“Driver and passenger windows were noisy. Subaru installed a kit and replaced the seals”

“passenger side window wind noise”

“Small triangular window on the front, passenger side needed to be replaced because it was not air tight”

“Driver & Passenger Door”

“the SRVD system failed intermittently. It is being repaired under warranty”

“The sensor was not hooked up. It was hanging under the bumper”

“Blind spot radar unit failed”

“The screen distance indicators frequently do not come on when the camera is activated”

“The rear sensor under the bumper went out of adjustment, and service readjusted it, and said they would replace it when the part arrived, but that has not happened yet”

“I purchased the Eyesight system and it failed and Subaru has been unable to fix it. It has been in the shop for three weeks at this time”

“Eye Sight had to be reset”

“Won't play some disks”

“When looking through polarized glasses the screen has chromatic aberration sufficient to block out some information. Also 'time' and 'outside temp' are too small to read easly”

“The navigation system and Starlink freeze and cannot be restarted until car is stopped, and ignition cycled on/off. with 7 repairs and replacement of entire navigation and Starlink system, still problems. Subaru's "Zone Rep" says it is bad design”

“Sometimes cannot change the channel on the radio by pushing the buttons on screen. It freezes up. Have to use voice activated control to change it”

“Same as before, screen freezes and can't even turn it of unless I turn the car off”

“System locks up and is unUSble at time”

“Random scan - must turn off car to reset radio. Still waiting for warranty repair”

“After I complete a bluetooth phone call, the Audio Display Screen often freezes, and prevents me from selecting a radio station. I often need to turn off the ignition, and restart the car, in order to get the Audio Display Screen to start working ag”

“various spots in the screen (Maintenance) for example, just go randomly "gray" and you cannot click on any icons. In addition, it tells me when I click "sports" or "stocks" that I need to have a Sirius XM account, and I have a SiriusXm account”

“After owning car only 2 weeks the infotainment system totally failed (blank screen, unresponsive) . It had to be totally replaced with another unit”

“Subaru doesn't know what the problem is. They say they are researching. The screen works sometimes and sometimes not, it's just blank”

“Inconsistant connection. Never know from one time to the next, if it will work or not”

“My iPod classic turns off and has to be reset a lot. On the Subaru Owners Forum I learned that the software isn't supporting the iPod Classic even though the owners manual states that it will work with this car”

“We are unable to search by address. Called Subaru of America but they recommended we contact the dealer”

“While driving the gps navigation froze and the clock lost the time”

“The navigation system displays erroneous locations. The system becomes lost, frequently indicating that I am at locations that are up to one mile away from my actual location. Car has been in for service 7 times for this problem, and they can't fix”

“System is not as intuitive or as accurate as navigation system that I had in my accord. On several occasions, even w/ a specific address entered, the system would state that car had arrived at destination, when in fact in was no where near it”

“Faulty antenna made GPS inaccurate. Antenna was replaced under warranty, and now works fine”

“Already mentioned the frequent and random "thunk" sounds from the radio / NAV system. Dealer replaced both systems to fix it”

“You cannot turn off the voice directions and just use the visual screen directions. So, when you need directions, you MUST have the voice commands which are duplicative and interrupt with radio/CD/bluetooth listening”

“Needed a re-set. Not what I hoped for, does not give names of street in spoken directions”

“Lost voice in navigation system”

“the navigation system is horrible, You cannot use it, easily at at all really, except to see where you are and possibly where your headed”

“Doesnt work at all - since leaving dealer. Driven 700 mi but haven't had time to go back to dealer for a fix”

“Sometimes will not recognize phone. Does not unpair and phone becomes unUSble without restarting it”

“The whole phone element of the Starlink system went down, and I have not had time to go to the dealer to get repaired”

“Fails to hold pair with Blackberry Pasport, system replaced, same problem. Cannot find phone even though it is next to the console”

“The car requires repairing with my iPhone 6+. Also, it doesn't do voice texting as advertised”

“The system is very, very hard to understand and the documentation is useless. It all looks like a last minute add on. After 6 months of trying, I can only say it works occasionally”

“Frequent electronic "thunk" sounds with no other indication. Everything worked fine, except there was this very frequent and annoying sound, at random intervals, all the time. The dealer ended up replacing the complete radio and NAV system to fix it”

“Unit had issues from day one pairing w/phone. GPS had a time zone line wrong. It took multiple trips to the dealer, may phone calls and way too much hassle to get the dealers service area to resolve the issue”

“Loss of all audio - problem traced to faulty wiring harness. This was replaced and everything is working fine now”

“Voice Control Command takes 4-5 minutes to initialize each time the Car is started. Cannot use Voice Control when this is happening. Cannot use Hands Free for my Phone! Been to Dealer and on Phone with Subaru Tech support, who both state there is”

“Perhaps due to my failure to learn and master the system, and its complexity I have trouble with this,, especially hands off phone”

“The system randomly drops calls from my iPhone 6+”

“Twice over the winter, in extreme cold weather (-20) the system electonics (gauges, door locks, rear gate motor, etc.) stopped working altogether until the vehicle began to come up to temp. On one occasion, it was difficult to get the car to respond”

“Heated seats won't heat -- they don't work at all, from time car was new”

“Minor, button to turn on the rear seat heater broke, was repaired by the dealer”

“On cold days car would start the first time but when stopped (at store, etc...) it woud not restart. All electrical systems would not respond. Had ot be towed back to dealer twice”

“There were repeated problems with the car recognizing the keys from a distance. Since the car was so new, the dealership had to make several attempts to fix. They ended up replacing both keys, along with the antenna underneath the console cupholder”

“Trunk remote entry unreliable”

“Frequently cannot open liftgate with interior button”

“Very difficult mechanism to get this to work. Have to hit button twice then hold button. Works about a third of the time”

“Not functioning all the time”