Below you may see the POWER TRAIN components and the number of complaints they received.
Unexpected acceleration after parking, jump curb into tree, causing $7,000 in damage. air bags did not deploy, both myself and passenger hit knees on...
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked with the engine still on, the transmission slipped out of gear. the vehicle rolled forward and s...
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. while the vehicle was placed in park on an incline, the contact suddenly heard a scraping noise and notice...
2011 subaru outback engine occasionally shudders and is slow to start up, particularly in extreme cold. starting today, 2/8/2020,when driving and coming to a stop, running engine stalled and shut down on multiple occasions. first when driving on a busy street; turned ignition off and restarted engine, driving slowly home. second when braking to a stop at an intersection on drive ti berman subaru of chicago dealership for inspection. berman's inspection said no codes were stored, provided this service recommendation: "give owner option of either a new trans or a torque converter. if converter is replaced there may be internal trans issues. recommendation: replace torque converter and o ring. approved: $ 154.95 - declined: $ 2,457.53"
I have read other owners having problems with their torque converters causing the car to stall out and die. now i am having this problem in my car. this will cause dangerous situation and subaru will be sued because they did not perform a recall
The vehicle stalls when coming to a stop. if the accelerator is pushed you can avoid the stall but this is not always feasible. the sudden stall out is very unsafe as it takes putting the vehicle in park, restarting, putting in drive to mobilize the vehicle again.
Tsb was issued for this defective torque converter. original warranty was extended, but vehicle is now out of warranty extension. subaru denied my request to fix their design flaw as documented in service bulletin # 16-90-13r. the car engine shuts off when applying the brakes - thus creating a major safety issue.
The car jumps and jerks, similar to a manual transmission stalling. this has occurred during acceleration from a stop at a red light, to deceleration in highway traffic!! upon taking it in for service at the subaru schumacher in west palm beach, fl. the service manager informed me it's a common problem. subaru is well aware of it, yet there is no recall. sudden stalling of the vehicle is a serious safety issue! apparently someone must die for action to be taken! the dealer says to replace the valve body at a cost of $2345 + tax. then mentions they will test drive the car, and if not resolved, they must replace the torque converter at $3500 +tax!!! any online search will tell you this car with 114,000 miles is not worth that! subaru knows about this serious problem, and continues to place these faulty cvt transmissions in service. problem persists up to 2017 models, simply because 2018/19 models haven't reached the mileage yet for failure. this statement came from the service manager himself. thank you arnaud for being honest. goodbye forever ...
Cvt transmission stalled on freeway, then locked up, putting us into skid. very dangerous situation that could have resulted in serious injury accident. was able to restart and limp to emergency lane. speed was 65 mph zone. very scary for us. had previously complained to subaru of problem, but they didn't give it a full diagnostic and said to drive it until it broke. we have opened a case with subaru america.
Transmission periodically puts extra power to wheels during braking resulting in many near misses.
My vehicle accumulates a lot of highway miles. these are easy and unstrenuous to and from work. over the past 3 months i had my vehicle misdiagnosed three times when i was complaining of transmission problems. as i have just broken 125,000 miles my vehicle gets diagnosed with needing a new head gasket and a new transmission. costing easily more than the vehicle is worth. subaru it not willing to back their vehicles. the vehicle should be lasting well past 125,000 without major mechanical problems like these that could have ended in serious injury. at this point nothing has been done to rectify what could have been an unsafe situation had i not continually prompted them to properly diagnose the problem. at this time my vehicle is unsafe to drive and has been over the past few months due to these issues.
My 2011 subaru outback abruptly stalls when i stop. this occurrs in dangerous situations such as stopping at intersections, in traffic, and every other situation that requires braking while driving. it is similar to stalling a manual vehicle by braking without the clutch depressed
Automobile stalling completely after braking to complete stop at stop light and stop signs on 3 separate occasions. shuddering and shaking or automobile observed. torque converter replaced in order to solve problem. not known whether or not problem is completely fixed.