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.
Smoke electrical short issue in driver side mirror. diagnosed by subaru mechanic to be a short in the approach light module. significant smoke was emitted from mirror with burn marks on bottom inside middle of mirror. the car had just came to rest in a hospital parking deck. car was removed from deck in order to prevent fire hazard. note - a 10 amp fuse did blow which caused a failure of the tpms (tire pressure monitoring system) and the remote lock/unlock system.
Tire tread began separating from sidewall within 1100 miles. the tire is a bridgestone dueler h/p 225/60 r18. the car was purchased new from a a subaru dealer on 03/24/2018 with this tire installed as standard equipment. i noticed this problem when returning to my car while it was parked.
I have always wanted a 3.6l and this is my first 3.6l 6 cylinder 2018 subaru outback! am disappointed with few problems: the front seating is not comfortable and not supportive at all, especial in hard turns the seats will not hold you in place, the seat bed is to short and does not support long legs if you are over 5 feet tall. for some reason this is my 3rd subaru 2nd outback that has wheel alignment problem right out of the box!!! i always seem to be pulling the steering-wheel/vehicle to the right and my steering is always on a 15-20 degree off and if i don't steer and pull to the right the vehicle drifts way to the left lane and this dangers and a major problem. also while driving on highways with speed over 60 the vehicle vibrates i took it in for 4 tire wheel balancing and i hope this will fix the problem, mind you this is a new car. 2018 outback has a problem while driving on highways and speeds over 60 the vehicle drifts or sways dangerously left and right out of control as if something is pushing or pushing the vehicle left and right, i don't know if the highway vibration with speeds exceeding 60 is associated with the sway or its a wheel balancing problem. previously owned subaru's 2011 outback, 2011 legacy, 2014 outback, 2018 outback with only 290 miles on the vehicle with a full gas tank i drove it till it displayed and the gas light is on that i only have 40 miles to go before running out of gas so i drove it to be precise another 12 miles then stated that i only have 30 miles to empty and parked it while i went to work , 6 hours later to go home and the vehicle will not start, unfortunately i ran out of gas! i don't know if this was a glitch or its going to be a problem but i will keep my eyes on it.
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.