2005 Subaru Outback Complaint Log

THERE IS SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN , THIS IS A 2.5 TURBO MODEL WHICH INCREASES DANGER OF FIRE.I NOTICED OTHER SUBARUS FROM DIFFERENT YEARS AND MODELS HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN BEING RECALLED, SO I SUSPECT THIS IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR FUEL LEAK PROBLEM.HOPE THEY RECOGNIZE THIS AND FIX IT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED DO TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER NORTH TOWN SUBARU OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN THE JANUARY OF 2015 UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTPROOFED WITH ANTI-CORROSION WAX BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON JUNE 21, 2017 WITH A DISHWASHER IN THE TRUNK. IT WAS RAINING AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC, SO MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 40 MPH. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR ABRUPTLY SWERVED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS WAS MY SCARIEST DRIVING EXPERIENCE .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 192,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE ACCELERATOR LOSES CONTROL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I THEN HAVE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE ROAD. I TURN OFF IGNITION, REMOVE AND REPLACE GAS CAP, RESTART THE XAR. HAD THE CHECK ENGINE CODE CHECKED AS P2138. TROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR SWITCH. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND NOT BEEN HIT WHILE THIS OCCURS.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 WEEKS NOW. GOING TO REPAIR SHOP TO HOPE FOR REPAIR.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V311000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER (SERRA SUBARU OF TRAVERSE CITY, 1747 S GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

REAR SUSPENSION ISSUES CAUSE UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING FROM THE REAR END ON SNOW AND ICE. CAR REFUSES TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON SNOW/ICE EVEN WITH SNOW TIRES AND PROPER ALIGNMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. ..UPDATED 05/05/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 8/25/2017*JS

MY PASSENGER SIDE TANAKA AIRBAG WAS REPLACED IN APRIL. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THIS RECALL, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR'S BUZZER AND LIGHT (ERROR CODE 26) CONTINUE TO INDICATE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WITHOUT A PASSENGER PRESENT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY SUBARU MECHANIC THAT THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY". I HAVE FOUND VARIOUS BLOGS AND FORUMS INDICATING THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THE CONSUMER.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY SUBARU BACK IN FEBRUARY. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS NASHVILLE SUBARU, 1512 BROADWAY NASHVILLE, TN 37203. THEY ADVISED ME IT WOULD BE TWO WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD REPAIR MY VEHICLE, AND I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AFTER THAT. THEN, I CALLED BACK MAY 9TH, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO ORDER PARTS. AND NOW, TODAY'S SEPTEMBER 26TH AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE, AND I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE BY PUBLIC SERVICE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SUBARU RECALL WQR-53, CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS ON EXTREME BACK ORDER WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A LOANER VEHICLE AS THE POTENTIAL FOR METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

I NEED TO AVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED ASAP.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED FOR ANY ROCKS OR ANYTHING IN THE CAR THAT WOULD HAVE SHATTERED THE SUNROOF BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL WE CALLED IN MAY 2016 AND WERE PUT ON A "LIST" AND TOLD IT WOULD BE 7-8 WEEKS. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR CAR, RENDERING IT FAIRLY USELESS. NOW IT IS NOVEMBER, MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AND WE ARE STILL ON THE LIST AND REPAIR IS STILL QUOTED AT 2 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 1 1/2 MONTHS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS RECALL! I CALLED THEM THE DAY I RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER! MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT WITHOUT THE RECALL BEING DONE. SHE WON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE WITH HER. HOW IS IT THAT MY DAUGHTER ACTS SO RESPONSIBLE BUT THE MANUFACTURER AND OEM DEALER WON'T! WHEN I CALL THE DEALER, THEIR ENTRY LEVEL RECEPTIONIST WON'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO TALK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO VOICE MY CONCERN. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE THIS RECALL IS CARRIED OUT. I FOR ONE, PRAY IT IS NOT ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS!!! VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW THIS IS BEING HANDLED!!!

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO BRAKING AND KEPT GOING, OVER THE,CURB, ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT 5 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT STOPPED.

TAKATA RECALL SUBARU CASE# [XXX] I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE ONGOING TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. UPON CONTACTING SUBARU MY WIFE WAS INFORMED BY "[XXX]" THAT : 1) THAT ONLY A "DEALER" COULD DO THE REPAIR WORK 2) SUBARU WOULD ONLY COVER $500 IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS PER THE LETTER RECEIVED: 1) "SUBARU WILL REPLACE THE INFLATOR FOR YOUR FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AT NO COST TO YOU." 2) "UNTIL THIS REPAIR IS PERFORMED, DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT" GIVEN THAT I AM IN ALASKA (ZIP 99901) AND THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT SUBARU DEALER AVAILABLE IN MY AREA I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE TO EITHER JUNEAU ALASKA, OR SEATTLE WASHINGTON, BOTH ARE ONLY AVAILABLE BY BOAT AND AFTER CHECKING WITH MULTIPLE SHIPPING AND FERRY SERVICES THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $1800 ROUND TRIP TO TRANSPORT MY VEHICLE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I COMMUNICATED THIS TO "KYLE" AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY COVER $500. I PROCEEDED TO OFFER ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS HAVING A CERTIFIED LOCAL SHOP DO THE WORK, OR THAT BECAUSE MY AREA HAS A FAIR NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT THEY SHOULD SEND SOMEONE. I WAS BASICALLY TOLD NO AND NOT PROVIDED ANY OTHER REMEDY. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND FIND OUT WHY THERE IS ANY ISSUE IN GETTING THIS REPAIRED? IN THE MEANTIME MY FAMILY OF 5 IS HAVING TO TAKE TWO CARS, AND NOW I AM UNABLE TO SELL MY VEHICLE OR TRADE IT IN UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. I AM NOT UPSET ABOUT THIS, ANNOYED YES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN MY AREA THAT SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THEIR CARS FIXED IF SUBARU WILL NOT HONOR THEIR OWN COMMITMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL. SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN WQR53. NOTICE RECEIVED WITH INSTRUCTION NOT TO ALLOW FRONT PASSENGER. CONTACTED SIX (6) LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO REMEDY DEFECT. ALL SIX ADVISE THEY CANNOT SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO REMEDY DEFECT AS THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. ONE DEALER ADVISED SUBARU OF AMERICA IS NOT COOPERATING WITH LOCAL DEALER. EACH DEALER ADVISED TO CHECK BACK (IN A MONTH OR TWO MONTHS) TO SEE IF THEY HAVE PARTS. WITHOUT USE OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MY VEHICLE IS RENDERED USELESS. NO OTHER OPTIONS PROVIDED; I.E., A LONER CAR OR A RENTAL VEHICLE. NOT THE BEST WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD. HAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEEN FILED? IF SO, PLEASE ADVISE AS TO LEGAL COUNSEL.

NHTSA RECALL 15V-323. SUBARU NOTIFIED ME OF THIS RECALL. THEY SUGGESTED NO ONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS REPAIRED. BUT THEY ARE OUT OF PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. IN A FRONT OR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD STILL INFLATE, WITHOUT A PASSENGER, THUS PLACING THE DRIVER AT RISK. SO WHAT DO I DO? STOP DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL SUBARU FIXES THE PROBLEM? WHAT CAN NHTSA DO TO MAKE SUBARU FIX THE PROBLEM ASAP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

REAR HATCH DOES NOT LOCK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE CHILDREN AND MY SUBARU DEALER IS TELLING ME I AM NOT IN A HIGH PRIORITY GROUP TO HAVE MY AIRBAG INFLATORS REPLACED. I GOT A NOTICE SAYING PEOPLE SHOULD NOT RIDE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL IT IS FIXED, BUT THIS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE SCENARIO FOR MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARA OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

REAR HATCH HARNESS WIRES ARE BROKEN/ FRAYED. BACKUP LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AND THE REAR WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. EVERY NOW AND THEM REAR DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK. HAZARD A LOT OF 2005-2009 OUTBACKS HAVE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. DESPITE BEING CONTACTED 2 MONTHS REGARDING THIS RECALL, AND BEING TOLD THAT WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW A PASSENGER TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANY SUBARU DEALERSHIP. AS A SINGLE CAR HOUSEHOLD, THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V613000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF UPDATED 07/21/16.*JB

MY 2005 NEARLY KILLED ME RECENTLY DRIVING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS THAT WERE A BIT ICY. DESPITE 4 STUDDED TIRES, IT WOULD BARELY STAY ON THE ROAD ABOVE 35 MPH EVEN GOING TOTALLY STRAIGHT. CARS OF ALL OTHER TYPES WERE FLYING PAST AT 60-75 MPH, NO PROBLEM. BUT MY CAR WOULD END UP GOING SIDEWAYS AND INADVERTENTLY SWITCHING LANES AND OR ALMOST GOING OFF THE ROAD AT SPEEDS STARTING AT ABOUT 35-40MPH. WE HAD THREE ADULTS IN THE CAR AND THE CAR FILLED WITH LUGGAGE, SO IT WAS FULLY LOADED. I'VE READ THAT THIS "GHOST WALKING" PHENOMENON HAPPENS TO 2005 TO 2009 SUBARU OUTBACKS THAT WERE PRODUCED IN THE USA. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FULLY LOADED, WHICH DUE TO A REAR SUSPENSION FLAW, CAUSES TOE-IN ON THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THEN THE REAR END BECOMES TOTALLY UNSTABLE. I HAD TO DRIVE AT 35 MPH ON HIGHWAYS BACK WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY ALL THE TRAFFIC GOING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BASED ON WHAT I EXPERIENCED, THEY'RE DEATH TRAPS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. MORE INFO: HTTP://WWW.ULTIMATESUBARU.ORG/FORUM/TOPIC/103820-05-OUTBACK-AWD-TRICKY-ON-SOME-WINTER-ROADS/

TAKATA RECALL - IT IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE TO GET A RECALL AND TO HAVE THE PASSENGER RISKING DEATH AND FOR SUBARU TO NOT PRIORITIZE THIS IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ORDERED BACK IN FEBRUARY HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE REPLACEMENTS. UNACCEPTABLE. WE ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO USE THAT SEAT????

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2005 OUTBACK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED PEOPLE USE THE TERM "GHOST WALKING" TO DESCRIBE THE ISSUE. AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR SLICK SPOT ON THE ROAD, THE DRIVER MOMENTARILY LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK END SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE AND THE CAR CAN JUMP SEVERAL FEET TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WAS DRASTICALLY WORSE TODAY. DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, DRY STRETCH OF INTERSTATE, I DROVE OVER AN ICY PATCH UNDER A BRIDGE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED TO THE LEFT SEVERAL FEET AND INTO THE OTHER LANE. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR NEXT TO ME, THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AS I HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS DRIVING OVER LARGE BUMPS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THERE IS CARGO IN THE BACK AND ON ICY OR BUMPY ROADS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OUTBACKS MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2009. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BEHAVIOR AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I DO NOT INTEND TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE MUCH LONGER AND I WOULD HESITATE TO BUY ANOTHER OUTBACK FOR FEAR OF A SIMILAR ISSUE.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL RANDOMLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON FLAT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, RESULTING IN NO SPEED CONTROL, ABLE TO DRIVE ONLY ON IDLE SPEED. FIRST SEEMS LIKE NOT 'SHIFTING GEARS' CORRECTLY, THEN NO SPEED CONTROL. (MANY COMMENTS IN ONLINE FORUM OF ELUSIVE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE BY SUBARU DEALERS AND MUCH MONEY SPENT WITH ONLY RANDOM SUCCESS.) WHEN RESTARTED CAR DROVE NORMALLY WITH 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' ON ABOUT 3 MILES THEN SAME THING, ACCELERATOR WENT LIMP, NO SPEED CONTROL BUT GOT ME HOME. CAR TAKEN IN TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY.(DROVE DOWN HILL APPROX 30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEM). SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED "NOT CURRENT CODE" (CLEARLY THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT) AND SAID NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM (NONSENSE, IT'S ALL OVER THE WEB); THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE MECHANISM, HOPING THAT WOULD FIX. DROVE CAR TO SAN FRANCISCO ABOUT 100 MILES AND FOUR DAYS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN, SAME SCENARIO--ACCELEARTOR FAILS TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT GROUND, THIS TIME GOING ABOUT 20MPH, 55F OUTSIDE, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS THIRD TIME! SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF HAPPENS ON A FREEWAY, A BRIDGE, A HILL, ETC. CALLED TWO SUBARU DEALERS, NOBODY WANTS TO HELP!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE CABIN IS FLOODED WITH THE SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE ON COLD DAYS DUE TO THE SAME DEFECT THAT CAUSED A RECALL FOR THE EARLY 2000'S SUBARU IMPREZA WRX'S. THIS DEFECT IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE FORESTER AND THE LEGACY, JUST READ THE FORUMS. ON TURBO CHARGED CARS THIS CAN LEAD TO A FIRE AND ON ALL CARS IT BATHES THE OCCUPANTS IN GASOLINE VAPOR AS THE LEAK OCCURS JUST OUTSIDE THE FRESH AIR INTAKE. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST THE SCENT OF GASOLINE. TURNING ON THE AIR BLOWER PULLS IN ENOUGH VAPORS TO MAKE MY EYES WATER. THE VAPORS PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT 45MPH WHICH MEANS DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN IN THE WINTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE....UPDATED04/04/16 *BF *CN

RETURN FUEL LINE LEAK. THE LEAK IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. A SMALL RUBBER HOSE SHRINKS IN THE COLD ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN WHEN STATIONARY. LEAK GOES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER SUBARU MODELS. I HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE CAR, AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN.

2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT AND BACK WHEEL BEARINGS NNEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SMD

THE WIRING FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FAILED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HATCH HINGE BOOT CAUSING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS TO NOT OPERATE. THE PURPLE WIRE HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BOOT AREA. THE PURPLE WIRE IS EXTREMELY SMALL GAUGE FOR A LOCATION THAT IS OPENED AND CLOSED OFTEN. *TR

WIRING LOCATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE HATCH DOOR AND BODY (IN THE PROTECTIVE BOOT) WAS SEVERED AS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY WIRING AND DESIGN. WIRES WERE STRESS-SEVERED AND NEARLY SEVERED BY NORMAL OPERATION OF OPENING/CLOSING THE WAGON REAR DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AS DISCOVERED BY VISITING ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

REAR HATCH WIRES ON WAGON LIFTGATE THAT GO THRU RUBBER BOOTS HAVE DEFECTIVE INSULATION CAUSING WIRES TO BREAK IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SYSTEMS INCLUDE : BACK UP LIGHTS, LICENSE PLATE, WIPER. *TR

THE WIRES THAT PASS THROUGH THE BODY TO THE LIFTGATE THAT OPERATE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, REAR WIPER, DEFROSTER, LOCK BREAK AND MAKE A SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT. MANY SUBARUS HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2014. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING THIS CAR IN WET, SNOWY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAD 5 PASSENGERS AND TWICE WE HAD THE REAR END OF THE CAR KIND OF BREAK LOOSE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SWINGING TO THE SIDE. IT SCARED ME AND THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING ALONE. I ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED UNDER INFLATED OR POOR TIRES, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY WERE NOT BAD. I WENT TO A SUBARU WEBSITE LOOKING FOR TIRE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THERE ARE OVER 1,000 POSTINGS REGARDING "GHOSTWALKING" ON 2005-2009 SUBARU OUTBACKS. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT IT APPEARS TO DESCRIBE MY CONDITIONS. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN ENGAGED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS (AND COMMON IN SUBARUS) MALFUNCTION. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE DANGEROUSLY DIM, BARELY LIGHTING UP THE ROAD. BOTH THE FOG LAMPS AND ALSO THE HIGH BEAMS WORK WELL, BUT THE LOW BEAM LIGHT (WHICH IS PRODUCED FROM A DIFFERENT BULB THAN THE HIGH BEAM) IS VERY INADEQUATE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH HIGHER INTENSITY BULBS. THIS OFFERED LITTLE IF ANY INCREASE IN LIGHTING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED TO ASSURE THE PROPER VOLTAGE IS BEING SUPPLIED. GOOGLEING THIS PROBLEM HAS TOLD ME I'M NOT ALONE. OTHER SUBARU OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME ISSUE. HERE'S WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN INNER REFLECTIVE CAVITY IN WHICH THE HEADLIGHT BULB IS HOUSED. THE REFLECTION PROCESS WITHIN THIS HOUSING MAGNIFIES THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE BULB. THIS PROCESS IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A REFLECTIVE PRISM INSIDE A LIGHTHOUSE. IN THE CASE OF OUR SUBARU, THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT BULB HOUSING HAS EITHER WORN AWAY OR BECOME CLOUDED TO THE DEGREE THAT THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE BULBS NO LONGER REFLECTS ADEQUATELY TO PRODUCE A BRIGHT LIGHT. THESE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO EITHER BE REPLACED OR PERHAPS SOMEHOW REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, OPENED UP AND THEN REPAIRED. IN EITHER CASE THIS WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO THE DEGREE IN WHICH MOST CONSUMERS WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO INCUR THE COST, THEREBY CONTINUING TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH UNSATISFACTORY HEADLIGHTS. MY QUESTIONS: IS THIS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE? IF SO, IS IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY CORRECTIONS? I'D BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS YOU CAN OFFER TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT OTHER SUBARU OWNERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR