Subaru Outback

"Changing the headlight bulbs is such a nightmare it ought to be criminal"

"Subaru recall: dealership improperly fixed issue and now horn, radio, and airbags will not work properly"

"at 80000 miles dash light warning system of brake failure + anti skid lights would simultaneously flash after 10 miles of driving. Turning the car completely off would cause the car to recycle once again at 10 mile distance. Dealer had no clue what it meant or how to fix it. Others in the internet had this same experience without an idea of what had caused it. OBD-2 thru NO CODES. At 120000 miles it added an additional flashing light involving Automatic Transmission over heating. Had trans fluids changed and inspected with no clues in OBD2 system. I now have a car that can't be SOLD because of this Computer Problem/ Crashing lights"

"limited slip clutch replaced"

"Clutch went out..."

"Starter went for the 3rd time. Dealer didn't fix it right so went to an independent auto repair."

"Abs system had to be replaced"

"Annual state inspection revealed rear brakes were not working at all. Calipers were rusted and frozen. Caused front brakes to prematurely wear the rotors and pads."

"Vibration when braking,repair performed no longer an issue"

"Engine overheated"

"The head gaskets had to be replaced at 154000 mi. I found out later this is common. It cost $4000. This also caused overheating."

"Had to have top end of motor rebuilt. 2valve sleeves dropped into cylinders causing misfiring. Because of miss diagnosis coil packs went bad so car had to have complete tuneup including coil packs. Also Subaru service center then said problem was fuel injection system so had work done on that. After that they replaced battery saying that was problem. Car still misfired terribly so told Subaru to keep vehicle until the figured out what was wrong. After a week they called to say that the issue was the valve sleeve falling into cylinders so I would need a hole top end rebuild."

"Starting in summer 2021, after driving several hours at highway speeds the check engine light would come on (the code would be a P0026 intake valve control solenoid circuit range/performance bank 1) (which would disable cruise control, have all the dash lights flashing including the brake warning indicator) and would cause hard starting the next time the car started. I took it to the mechanic, who couldnt reproduce the problem (not having 5 hours to drive the car), but who replaced the bank, without success. The problem continues; this March on a warm day, it occurred after only an hour, but P28, bank 2 code. (While that was the most recent time, I expect more problems as it gets warmer.)"

"The dashboard lit up, really annoying when only an emissions issue. Not like the old days when just the CEL lights up meaning you better stop your car now for something serious. Mechanic replaced the upstream 02 sensor but didn't fix the problem. We replaced the downstream 02 sensor for a fraction of what they would charge for a simple process. Dashboard now happy."

"The dash lights all went on, check engine, brakes, & different warning lights. The mileage was 164000. Also had major brakes replaced at same time. Cost was $1025."

"To be fair, the clutch recommended replacement mileage is 80,000 and we went until 100.000 before it failed and we had to replace it."

"Transmission (CVT) doesnt always release when coming to a stop, thus stalling the engine."

"AC not working well during summer driving Dealership diagnosed the problem and fixed it on first visit"

"Engine head gasket leaking oil, slowly dripping."

"driver's seat came unsewn within the first 3 months of new car's delivery. Dealer is 45 min drive away so I didn't try try to get it fixed until had car a year. It was a manufacturing defect. When I brought back at a year old they said I would be charged to fix it! Not going to pay to get it fixed. I'll live with it."

"The paint peeled under the rear passenger side window. They would charge me to fix it. Not going to get. it fixed."

"The porcelain ring on one of the spark plugs broke apart and worked its way down into the cylinder causing a cylinder misfire and disabling the vehicle. We were towed to our Subaru dealership. They removed as much of the porcelain as they could see and installed a new spark plug which immediately misfired. We were told this indicated a catastrophic failure of the cylinder. We had two options; an engine rebuild but this option came with the risk of if the porcelain worked its way down into the engine block the damage caused would not allow the rebuild to be completed resulting in an engine replacement. So we would have had the labor costs of the engine rebuild up to that point plus the cost of an engine replacement to contend with. The second option would be to do the engine replacement which was the option we went with."