Rear trailing arm snapped rendering vehicle unsafe to drive - the rear trailing arm snapped. it looks apparent it was slowly failing as some parts of the fracture are rusted out. the part number is 20250al02a. these parts were designed with very thin walls and may be the reason why it failed. i got lucky that the vehicle was just off the highway before i heard a clunking noise, braking at highway speeds would have caused the vehicle to flip over as the vehicle was not stable at all during the failure. here are some photos of the failure. these photos were taken the day of the failure, february 8th, 2020.
Bought vehicle used one owner no previous occurances, 8000 miles recorded. gradually, a rumbling sound comes from front driver side when turning wheel on flat dirt driveway predominantely. concurrent noise from dash. at 10,000 miles the car now makes rumbling noise at low speeds while traveling in straight line on good pavement (inaudible at high speeds) same front right location, dash was repaired replacing speaker grills and still makes rattling noise after fixing. rumbling noise from drivers left front area checked by dealer and reported nothing looked wrong. noise continues from dashboard. rumbling noise from front driver side left wheel/dash area continues more often and seems to be inaudible at higher speeds - rumbling noise upon turning wheel and going straight on pavement as well as on flat graded dirt driveway. subaru dealer service manager states that his field manager has concurred this has been reported elsewhere and cannot be fixed at this point in time. taking back to dealership to have them check everything more thoroughally, if they cannot find problem, will take to dealership in another town to check, if they cannot find problem wiill either sue using the lemon law, or trade in for another make of vehicle.
Bought car new, 7 miles on odometer. took car into autonation subaru - centennial colorado for noise complaint in driver-side front when going over a bump. missing parts were noticed by shop. shop said it was completely fixed, but we still had this noise, it was just quieter. vehicle felt like alignment was off, as it shakes at highway speeds. car makes tire squealing noise when turning in and out of parking spots at low speeds. took car back to dealer shop many times for over 1 year. shop always insisted no alignment was needed, front-end was in good report, tires were in good balance, and rotation was not needed. shaking persists, 20k miles later driver side front tire is worn down to almost steel only on in-side of tire; all other tires have at least 6/32nds on tread (see attached photo: out-side of tire is thick treat like all other tires, in-side treat is gone). original tires. no modifications to car. serviced only at subaru dealership. vehicle shakes so bad now it feels like the car might fall apart. i do not feel comfortable having my pregnant wife drive our only vehicle. help! not fair to buy a new car with missing parts and safety issues.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. while driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly jerked from side to side and became very unstable. the cause of the failure was not determined. the manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 2,500. *bf*jb
I have had steering issues with this car since day one, the dealer told me i had to get use to it. car pulled to the right and at higher speeds you feel like you were hydroplaning-no control then steering would come back. brought the car back to dealer and they made adjusts to the alignment and doesn't pull to right as bad. but the feeling of hydroplaning still exists and the dealer can not duplicate problem .they tell me its within subaru's specifications there is a real problem with this car since date of service 3-12-18
Driver side front wheel/suspension is making rattling noise while driving at any speed. the noise is worse when hitting uneven surfaces on the road (like a repair spot or transition from concrete to asphalt) . the front-end sounds loose, and there is a slight vibration when driving at higher speeds. we have taken our car into the dealer multiple times and they say all is ok and the noise is as intended by the manufacturer. we do not feel safe in the car.