2013 Subaru Outback

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STARTS FLASHING ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS MANY WARNING LIGHTS AND I DROVE IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER JUST A COUPLE MILES AWAY THEY TESTED IT SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOW PITCHED RUMBLING SOUND FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THAT AND FOR A LONG TIME THERE WAS A DELAY WHILE PUTTING THE SHIFTER IN TO PARK BEFORE THAT FOR OVER YEAR AND A HALF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP THE ENGINE WOULD SLOW DOWN WHERE IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS OK THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO NOW ONE MONTH OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE IT CONKS OUT COMPLETELY AND SUBARU DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I WONDERED IF YOU ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT DOING A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE SUBARU GOT AROUND IT BEFORE BY DOING THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT THEY USED IN THIS 2013 SUBARU VEHICLE THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL SUBARU (LOCATED AT 920 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136, (408) 763-4024) WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED LOSES POWER SUDDENLY. *JB

THIS 2013 SUBARU OUTBACK WAS PURCHASED IN DEC. 2013. THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR 60,000 MILES. AT SOME POINT, DUE TO ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODELS TRANSMISSION, THE WARRANTY OF THESE VEHICLES WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. THIS CAR NOW IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 130,000 MILES AND THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A PRICE TAG OF $10,000. SUBARU USA IS OFFERING TO APPLY $1500 TOWARDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT OR APPLY TOWARDS A NEW SUBARU. SUBARU USA KNOWS THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DEFECTIVE OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY DOES NOT ABSOLVE SUBARU USA FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INSTALLING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS 5-YEAR OLD AUTOMOBILE WITH 130,000 MILES IS NOW VIRTUALLY WORTHLESS. SUBARU USA INSTALLED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS AND SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

STEERING WHEEL VISIBLE VIBRATES AT 70+ MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DESPITE MULTIPLE REALIGNMENTS AND MECHANIC VISITS TO VARIOUS DEALERS. CAR SOMETIMES FIGHTS DRIVER TO VEER LEFT/RIGHT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE (SOMETIMES EVEN EXHAUSTING). HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR LAST 5 YEARS, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY.

WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A HORRENDOUS NOISE AND THE CAR IS NOW A VERY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT. I HAVE HEARD FROM A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT THE SUBARU CVT TRANSMISSIONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST PICKED UP OUR KIDS FROM DAYCARE AND WHEN HE WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO GO IN GEAR AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE THAT IT CONTINUED TO MAKE. WE PARKED IT TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE.

SUDDEN UNWANTED FORCEFUL ACCELERATION (SUSPECT AUTO CRUISE CONTROL GOT ENGAGED VIA EYESIGHT MALFUNCTION), COLLISION AVOIDANCE FAILED TO ENGAGE. BACK HOME SAFELY FROM A LOCAL GROCERY, PULLED THE CAR SLIGHT ON THE DRIVEWAY, STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO OPEN THE GARAGE, ABOUT TO HIT THE HOME LINK, MUST REMAIN STOPPED WHILE GARAGE DOOR OPENS BECAUSE DRIVEWAY SLOPES DOWNWARD, HEARD ENGINE ROAR WITH FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, CAR STARTED THROTTLE FORCEFULLY, GOT BEWILDERED, PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE; IT DID NOT RESPOND, THE CAR HIT HARD ON THE GARAGE AND BRICK WALL, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGES. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS SENSELESS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HURT, CAR IS DECLARED TOTAL. IT WAS VERY HOT AT ABOUT 4:15 PM, AIR CONDITION HAD BEEN RUNNING AT FULL FORCE ALL THE WHILE DURING THE SHORT 15 MINUTE DRIVE. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A 10 FT SLAB WITH UPWARD SLOPE, THE CAR STOPPED WITH FRONT WHEELS AT THE END OF THE FIRST SLAB. THE REMAINING DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 30 FT ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. I KEEP THE CAR TOTALLY STANDSTILL WHILE THE GARAGE IS OPENING. THE CAR WAS AT A SLIGHT ANGLE FACING SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE CORNER OF THE GARAGE. THE CAR IS STILL ON MY DRIVEWAY: EVENT DATA RECORDER AND EYESIGHT DATA RECORDER SHOULD HAVE VALUABLE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION. THE IMPACT WAS VERY FORCEFUL: A COMPLETE BRICK WALL GOT DISPLACED BY ALMOST 1 INCH AT ONE SIDE AND THE DISPLACEMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL CAUSED A TWO STORY LOAD BEARING BRICK COLUMN TO CRACK ON BOTH SIDES. GARAGE STRUCTURE AND ROOF GOT DAMAGED. THIS CAR IS MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION AND NEVER HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENT BEFORE. CALLED POLICE, BUT THEY DID NOT COME. LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU WANT DIAGNOSTIC DATA: I AM 100% SURE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I SAW COLLISION AVOIDANCE WORK IN MANY OTHER SITUATION, BUT THIS TIME, IT DID NOT WORK. THIS IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE HAPPENING A LOT WITH SUBARU.

THE HEADREST POINTS AT A HARSH ANGLE FORWARD AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE NECK INJURY. TWO SEPERATE INCIDENTS: 1. MOVING FORWARD AT A LEFT TURN ANGLE, CARS HITTING EACH OTHERS RT FRONT. RESULT BRAIN STEM HEMORRHAGE AND BILATERAL HEMATOMA. APRIL 3, 2018 2. STOPPED IN TRAFFIC HIT FROM THE REAR. RESULT NECK STRAIN. MAY 10, 2018 *TT *TR

SUBARU OUTBACK SELF-ACCELERATED (UNINTENDED ACCELERATION) ON MARCH 22, 2018 AS I WAS ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. DUE TO THE SELF-ACCELERATION THE CAR HOPPED OVER THE CURB IN THE PARKING LOT AND RAN OVER A BUSH. MY FOOT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, I HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE IT SELF-ACCELERATED THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD REVVING SOUND. ON MARCH 23, 2018 THE CAR SELF-ACCELERATED AGAIN WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING ON THE OPEN ROAD. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR CAR DEALERSHIP. SUBARU HAS HAD THE CAR SINCE MARCH 23 AND DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR CAR.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AIRBAG RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHES ON/OFF ON DASH, INTERMITTENT. SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT REPLICATE AT FIRST, DISCOVERED ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE COMPONENT FAULTY. PARKING BRAKE COULD ENGAGE WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR FAIL ON HILL. CHARGING ME 1100 FOR REPAIR, SAYS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THIS IS SAME DEFECT/RECALL ON 2015 MODEL OUTBACK. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL FOR 2013 MODEL OUTBCAK. I DISPUTE THIS.