Major Problems with 2012 Subaru Outback Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Subaru Outback

2012 Subaru Outback AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 12000 miles

2012 Subaru Outback SEATS Victims: 1 Mileage: 250 miles

2012 Subaru Outback AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 23050 miles

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Problems with POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Outback owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN i was setting the homelink mirror on my car to recognize a particular garage door opener. the mirror is powered...	71 ~ 81626 miles
AIR BAGS drove the car for approximately 45 minutes made a quick stop with car turn off when restarting car air bag...	35 ~ 17813 miles
ENGINE in early december of 2011 my wife and i purchased a 2012 subaru outback with a 4 cylinder engine cvt...	26 ~ 86376 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM in early december of 2011 my wife and i purchased a 2012 subaru outback with a 4 cylinder engine cvt...	18 ~ 59785 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER when driving on the highway the vehicle exhibits very poor straight line stability. vehicle wanders within the lane and requires...	15 ~ 60800 miles
SERVICE BRAKES drove down a short hill under icy road conditions. vehicle accelerated toward the bottom of the hill. applied brakes but...	15 ~ 57385 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph all the lights on...	14 ~ 42346 miles
STEERING while driving the car on a major highway the car was out of control. we had only 2 inches of...	8 ~ 8619 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i recently purchased a vehicle from mastria subaru of raynham ma. it had a crack in the windshield that was...	5 ~ 63576 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle stopped cruise control & flashed brakes & no traction control unexpectedly. came close to a wreck shutting the vehicle...	5 ~ 47366 miles
SUSPENSION while driving the car on a major highway the car was out of control. we had only 2 inches of...	3 ~ 7000 miles
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled when coming to a stop...	2 ~ 137500 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. while driving approximately 65 mph the contact heard a loud abnormal noise...	2 ~ 34500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL vehicle stopped cruise control & flashed brakes & no traction control unexpectedly. came close to a wreck shutting the vehicle...	2 ~ 59703 miles
SEATS we owned the car only 2 days and was out for our first drive owning our first brand new car....	2 ~ 65125 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 11v562000 (service brakes...	2 ~ 13723 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 19v009000 (air...	1
SEAT BELTS cold rainy morning i started the car for the first time with no one in the passenger seat. the airbag...	1 ~ 130000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact was driving a 2012 subaru outback company vehicle. while driving various speeds the vehicle hesitated to stop...	1 ~ 73763 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my 2012 suburu outback was stopped at a gas station in neutral and i got out of the car. my...	1 ~ 50000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. the contact stated that the cruise control switch malfunctioned. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 10 miles
STRUCTURE 2012 subaru outback. consumer writes in regards to a high pitch squeal in vehicle while driving about 20 mph. *smd...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2012 subaru outback. consumer writes in regards to a high pitch squeal in vehicle while driving about 20 mph. *smd...	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING since i bought this car while driving for 15-60 minutes with the windows rolled up and depending on conditions myself...	1 ~ 49 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY since i bought this car while driving for 15-60 minutes with the windows rolled up and depending on conditions myself...	1 ~ 49 miles
WHEELS when driving on the highway the vehicle exhibits very poor straight line stability. vehicle wanders within the lane and requires...	1

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