2018 Subaru Outback

RADIO AND MAPS WENT TO A BLACK SCREEN SEVERAL TIMES AT 5K MILES. IT WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR UPDATE. STILL HAD ISSUES, BUT NOT AS MANY. THEN THE LIGHTING WENT OUT ON THE RADIO BUTTONS. REPLACED MAIN HEAD WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY W/A 100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PUT IN GEAR, DRIVERS WINDOW CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT WORK FOR ANY WINDOWS IN THE CAR OTHER THAN THE DRIVERS WINDOW. HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES AFTER 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. IT IDLES HIGH AND DOES NOT SMOOTHLY GLIDE INTO GEAR. WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED BY A SMALL ROCK. IT WAS REPLACED AND TWO WEEKS LATER IT CRACKED AGAIN.

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2018 OUTBACK CRACKED WITHIN THE FIRST 150 MILES OF OWNERSHIP.THE SUBARU SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS A POSSIBILITY BUT WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT. I DROVE THE OUTBACK BACK TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED IT FOR A WEEK WHILE I DROVE MY OTHER CAR. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY OUTBACK AFTER A WEEK OF IT JUST SITTING STILL I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A BIG CRACK IN IT. I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN THE YEAR AND A SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR I AM ON THE 4TH WINDSHIELD INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ONE.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED A SECOND TIME JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE NEW WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE PEBBLE THAT HIT THE WINDSHIELD WASN'T LARGE ON EITHER OCCASION. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES A LARGE FEE TO CALIBRATE THE EYE SIGHT FEATURE AND THAT CAN ONLY BE DONE AT A DEALERSHIP SO WE CAN'T GET A BETTER/STRONGER WINDSHIELD ANYWHERE ELSE NOR PURCHASE A COMPETITIVELY PRICED ONE. IT FEELS LIKE SUBARU IS MAKING GOOD MONEY OFF OF DEFECTIVE WEAK WINDSHIELDS. IN MY PREVIOUS CAR, A MAZDA 3, I DROVE FOR 12 YEARS WITHOUT A SINGLE CRACK. IN A NEW SUBARU, IT'S HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. BOTH ROCKS WHERE SMALL. THE FIRST TIME WAS BETWEEN CITIES DRIVING BACK FROM LUBBOCK TO DALLAS WHEN A TRUCK SLOWED TO THE RIGHT FOR ME TO PASS. THE 2ND TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE TOLLWAY IN A MIDDLE LANE.

10/2018 TO PRESENT: INFOTAINMENT SYS: WHILE DRIVING GPS SCREEN GOES WHITE ENTIRELY & SOUND STOPS. WHILE DRIVING GPS SOUND IS LOST OR PARTIAL LOSS. WHILE DRIVING GPS WILL REROUTE TO DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE ABOVE CAUSES MENTAL CONFUSION/DISTRACTION TO DRIVER W DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. BEFORE DRIVING/WHEN DRIVING RE/PROGRAMMING MAP WHEN DIRECTIONS STOP OR SCREEN WHITE OR GPS VOL DROPS OR VARIES THE UNIT WILL GO FM MAP TO PHONE FAV RELIABLY CAUSING DISTRACTION TO DRIVER, MENTAL CONFUSION ON LOCAL ROADS & ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING RADIO: SOUND VOLUME GOES HIGH & LOW OR DROPS SOUND OR WHEN CHOOSING A STATION FROM PROGRAMMED RADIO BUTTONS CHANNELS BEGIN TO CYCLE RAPIDLY THROUGH EACH PROGRAMMED CHANNEL AND REPEATS CYCLE UNTIL I CAN MANAGE TO POWER OFF THE RADIO & TAKES UP TO 5 TIMES TO PRESS RADIO POWER BUTTON TO POWER OFF CAUSING DISTRACTION TO DRIVER & MENTAL CONFUSION TRYING TO POWER OFF THE RADIO IN TRAFFIC ON LOCAL ROADS & ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. STEERING: WHILE DRIVING FEELS LIKE HIGH WINDS/HYDROPLANING AS CAR SWAYS IN LANE & OUT OF LANE WITH NO RAIN & NO HIGH WIND CONDITIONS CAUSING DISTRACTION TO DRIVER & MENTAL CONFUSION TRYING TO CONTROL STEERING TO STAY IN LANE IN TRAFFIC ON LOCAL ROADS & ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. ENGINE: WHILE DRIVING IN EMERGENCY MANEUVERS SEVERE DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR CAUSING NEAR COLLISION SITUATIONS, DISTRACTION TO DRIVER & MENTAL CONFUSION TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION IN TRAFFIC ON LOCAL ROADS & ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. ENGINE: RPM EXTREMELY HIGH ON ACCELERATION AS IF I AM IN LOW GEAR & MANUAL PADDLE NEVER WAS TOUCHED CAUSING DISTRACTION, CONFUSION, AND INABILITY TO CONTROL INTENDED SPEED OF VEHICLE CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

THE HEAD UNIT IN THE SOUND SYSTEM/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ALL SOUND FUNCTIONS. I DON'T GET ANY WARNINGS OF PROBLEMS AS THE SOUND SYSTEM SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS UNSAFE. TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED WHAT HE CALLS AN AMPLIFIER TWICE. THE NEW UNIT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS AND THEN FAILS AGAIN. SO FAR, THE OTHER COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO THIS SYSTEM -- BACK UP CAMERA, FOR INSTANCE, STILL WORK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT THE REAR HATCH HAS OPENED BY ITSELF THREE TIMES, EACH TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. ONCE, THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN BECAUSE WE DID NOT DISCOVER IT FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. ONCE, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE REAR HATCH BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS OPEN AND IT WAS DAMAGED BY THE GARAGE DOOR WHEN WE OPENED IT REMOTELY FROM OUTSIDE.