Problems with 2011 Subaru Outback EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Headlights burn out repeatedly, without warning or incident, sometimes both within a week. car is driven less than 10k miles per year, yet one or both headlights have had to be replaced annually on average. bulbs are very difficult for consumer to replace and must be done by garage or dealership. on one occasion both headlights were out before vehicle could be taken to get bulbs replaced.

Headlights burn out too quickly. i am replacing my headlights approximately every 12,000 miles.

Main headlamps burn out every 9 to 10 months causing a dangerous driving situation. replacement of these bulbs is unnecessarily cumbersome for the owner and subaru dealers charge $150 to replace a $15 dollar bulb. if not installed correctly you risk a fire hazard. this seems to be outside of reason, and a poor design that risks lives. i have found myself away from home with no working headlights several times now.

Headlights go out with abnormal frequency. driver's side bulb has needed changing on average every 3-4 months, even though the vehicle is rarely driven at night. passenger side has been replaced twice in the last year alone.

Traction control, brake, and check engine warning lights together periodically turn on, and occasionally the speed control light flashes. happens when car is stationary and while driving. no car performance has been affected, yet. unknown if these "symptoms" pose or could result in a safety issue.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru outback. the contact stated that the headlights and brake lights failed to operate. the contact had to repair the headlights three times and the brake lights four times. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the lights were faulty. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and suggested that the contact call nhtsa. the dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was unknown.

Headlight and other exterior light bulbs die prematurely. i received a letter from subaru about a warranty extension and that they would cover the costs. so far i've had 3 headlights go out in the last two years (after 85k miles) and also was told by a subaru dealer yesterday that 5 other exterior lights were out. the general consensus is that it's a power surge in the lighting/electrical system that subaru isn't addressing. the replacement of headlight bulbs is extremely difficult and recommended that a shop or dealer do the work, making it very inconvenient to replace lights. it is dangerous to have the headlights go out so often when driving at night and visibility is reduced. there has been no recall or technical service bulletin issued by subaru, that i know of, and a lawsuit pending. https://legalnewsline.com/stories/510725171-complaints-about-subaru-outback-s-lights-preceded-class-action

Cvt failure. while driving..car shuddered, dash lights came on and stalled out. mileage: 115.000...just over extended warranty. cost of repairs 9,597.70 plus tax. contacted subaru....they will not help.

Tamara recall i have had my 2011 outback for 4 months now and have gone through 3 sets of low beam headlights. not sure why they keep dying prematurely. i have gotten more expensive bulbs every time and now the $60 bulbs are doing the same thing. i feel there is an electrical issue and i have seen multiple forums describing the same issue from other people with the same year, make, and model.

Frequent headlight burnout (have had to replace headlight bulbs 4 times in the last year) review of data online indicates that subaru recognized this as a problem and was offering reimbursement for these costs to consumers. deadline was 2016. class action suits have also been filed. please help! this is ridiculous to continually need to replace bulbs so frequently and expensive since they are not easy to do on my own

Bought a 2011 subaru outback on february 7, 2018 from dealership, 90k miles. i've owed this car for 5 weeks and one day and i finally had time to go to the dealership to have the driver's side low beam bulb (which blew out about 3 weeks after purchase but is under warranty) and also both brow lights (daytime running lights). one was dim, the other was out. i brought the bulbs and gave them to the dealership to be installed. when finished replacing, dealership said i had a tail light out too. i told them i would replace and went across the street to purchase a bulb. drove home and went to replace tail light and noticed i had two out, one on each side?! confused, i grabbed a friend to verify and after a bit, i ended up tapping the light lense and the light came on. both of them did after tapping each lense. checked the bulbs and they were secure. also, about 2 weeks after purchase, i had a plate light out. again, i bought bulbs and when i went to replace, it was miraculously was working.

The subaru outback 2011 has a known issue with headlights burning out frequently. i replace 7 headlights on my vehicle since i purchased the vehicle used in september 2017 costing me $200. the outback has an extended warranty for lightbulb replacement, but that ends in 2021, and causes the driver the inconvenience of frequently taking the vehicle in to have headlights replaced. a recall needs to be created to fix this issue.

2011 outback and have replaced the drivers side low beam headlight 4 times as of today. seems to be failing way too often. vehicle has 41,000 miles and always garage kept, original owner.

I have replace all exterior lights multiple times over the 6 years i have own this car.

While driving home from work 11-09-2017 at around 6:30 pm both my headlights went out. i could not see the road and i drove off the side of the road and slammed my brakes on. i put the car in park and got out and looked at my headlights. they were both out. the high beams did work. i had to keep high beams on so i could make it home.