Subaru Outback

""The driver's side rear door doesn't close smoothly, like the other three, and it's easy to mistakenly only close it partially. We took it back to the dealer, who said it needed a new door actuator, and they're now in the process of replacing it (bigger job -- need to remove the door panel, etc.). This should have been discovered at the factory, or at the dealer before selling it, and we aren't pleased.""

""When we first tried the sunroof, it was very difficult to close properly, since pressing the switch a little too long would cause the sunroof not only to close but then continue tilting up -- ditto trying to go in the other direction. In the end, we had to get out of the car and look at the roof of the car to ensure that the sunroof was properly closed. Also, when fully opening the sunroof, a "crunch" sound was heard as it approached the stop. We took it back to the dealer, who determined that a cable had gotten caught in the rails (?) and needed to be replaced, and so far the car has been out of commission for six days (big job as they need to remove the headliner, etc.). We are not pleased.""

"Battery died twice. Required jump start in my garage. Dealership replaced after second incident. No charge."

"The car battery has gone dead 2 times requiring a jump start."

"On days at or above 85 degrees, a/c takes a long time to cool car and must be on max. The cooling seats are really just ventilated and do zero to help me cool or or avoid sticking to seats. The vent next to the steering wheels for a/c is useless. It cools my hand sometimes."

"It either leaked or was underfilled with coolant from the factory. After only 500 miles it stopped cooling."

"A spring broke in the sunglasses mechanism, so it flops down. The dealer has a part on order, but it hasn't been fixed yet."

"Paint chips easily"

"Driver and passenger front seat cooling fan motors have bad motor bearings. The problem began immediately. A "rattling" noise is consistent. Taken to the Dealership for motor replacement 5 times. All of the replacement motors have bad bearings."

"Started at about 1,000 miles. Heard a clink in the rear of the car turning and going over certain bumps. Thought it was just something loose. However, the strut had an internal leak. The dealership also had to put in subframe spacers that were missing at the time of manufacture."