Major Problems with 2013 Subaru Outback Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Subaru Outback

2013 Subaru Outback AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 67000 miles

2013 Subaru Outback AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 54000 miles

2013 Subaru Outback SEATS Victims: 2 Mileage: 55000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN i bought a subaru outback 2.5 limited on 9/29/12. there has been intermittent clicking noises during acceleration and when taking...	42 ~ 205300 miles
ENGINE 2013 subaru outback. consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmissions problems. *smd the consumer stated under certain conditions there was...	40 ~ 33101 miles
AIR BAGS when my wife sits in the passenger seat the majority of the time the passenger side air bag will not...	33 ~ 24216 miles
STEERING driving 55-60 mph car continually "drifted" off of center when driving most noticeable on a straight stretch of road. constant...	30 ~ 10259 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL eye sight system. when using cruise control the adaptive system senses the auto in front of your car and maintains...	18 ~ 21976 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM made a turn and was halfway down the block going approximately 15 mph when the engine suddenly shut off. the...	15 ~ 79448 miles
SUSPENSION when i make a hard right turn such as pulling out into the near lane or parking my front passenger...	12 ~ 6871 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i was changing a flat tire with the jack provided by subaru. i was on a flat surface on asphalt....	11 ~ 41541 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. the contact stated while driving 65 mph she heard a loud noise...	10 ~ 34512 miles
SERVICE BRAKES made a turn and was halfway down the block going approximately 15 mph when the engine suddenly shut off. the...	10 ~ 107509 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING upon noticing a blown 3rd tail light(one of the tail lights on the rear hatch/door of the wagon ) i...	7 ~ 43091 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i brought the car in for a routine repair. when i got it back it began to malfunction. it would...	7 ~ 36319 miles
SEATS seat head rest is too far forward and upper seat contours backward putting pressure on neck and affecting spine. seat...	6 ~ 50500 miles
WHEELS when i make a hard right turn such as pulling out into the near lane or parking my front passenger...	4 ~ 42992 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. the contact stated that the manufacturer failed to provide the part within...	3 ~ 32200 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE after stopping at a stop sign i attempted to drive off but the car did not accelerate on application of...	3 ~ 5545 miles
STRUCTURE 2013 subaru outback. consumer writes in regards to poor quality made tie downs in cargo area of vehicle. *smd the...	3 ~ 15000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL loud noise when making a sharp turn down hill to the right. also traction control/cvt fails on wet surface or	2 ~ 79000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE sudden unwanted forceful acceleration (suspect auto cruise control got engaged via eyesight malfunction) collision avoidance failed to engage. back home...	2 ~ 94000 miles
SEAT BELTS when my wife sits in the passenger seat the majority of the time the passenger side air bag will not...	2 ~ 20020 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS there is no specific date nor was there an accident. this is a chronic problem. due to the new design...	2 ~ 29000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the navigation system overrides the safety backup camera with messages when the car is in reverse. this is very dangerous...	2 ~ 20156 miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. while the vehicle was parked at a fuel station the emergency brake...	1 ~ 66600 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. while driving approximately 30 mph in inclement weather the vehicle began to...	1 ~ 37000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING oil light came on and had to add 1 quart of oil after about 4000 miles since previous oil change....	1 ~ 12000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES apply brakes while in motion and car door locks open. passenger complained when getting out of car that they got	1 ~ 12000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES your mandate for the use of tpms is another example of government good intentions resulting in little benefit and unnecessary...	1 ~ 6000 miles
EXTERNAL > WARNINGS > BACK OVER PREVENTION backup camera gets blocked completely by a large "connected to mobile phone" message box when in reverse after recently starting	1 ~ 15000 miles
TIRES after two month of using a new car model outback 2013 the left front tire had emptied at the parking...	1 ~ 2000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY eye sight system. when using cruise control the adaptive system senses the auto in front of your car and maintains...	1 ~ 4000 miles

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