NHTSA Complaint #10992305 — 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK

PURCHASED USED WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED STALLING AND CUTTING OFF WHEN BRAKING AT INTERSECTIONS OR SUDDEN STOPS BUT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME. HAS STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC WHEN STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK, START THE ENGINE AGAIN, PUT IN DRIVE AND GO BEFORE BEING REAR ENDED. IT HAS STALLED AT STOP SIGNS ON INCLINES OR DECLINES, ON A GRAVEL DRIVE WAY THAT GOES UPHILL, BEHIND CARS THAT BRAKE SUDDENLY TO WHERE I HAVE TO QUICKLY STOP, OR EVEN MOVING SLOWLY IN A CAR LINE AND THEN COMING TO A STOP. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH LEGACY AND OUTBACK MODELS FROM 2010-2012 AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THE COST TO REPAIR IS ANYWHERE FROM $1400 ON UP. IF IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY LIKE MINE, THEY DO NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH PRICE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU VEHICLE CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.