NHTSA Complaint #11064456 — 2016 SUBARU OUTBACK ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11064456
Vehicle	2016 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	January 15, 2018
Date Filed	January 23, 2018
Mileage	19,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN 18F WEATHER WITH LIGHT SNOW AND PREVIOUSLY PLOWED ROAD. NO ISSUES DRIVING AROUND 50-60 MPH UNTIL PASSING UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE CAR TURNED INTO THE OTHER LANE AND THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. THIS KEPT ON HAPPENING AT ALMOST EVERY OVERPASS WE WENT UNDER. SLOWING DOWN REDUCED THE DEGREE OF VEERING BUT WE KEPT EXPERIENCING THE WOBBLE EFFECT AS WE CROSSED UNDER EACH OVERPASS. ALMOST LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS "SLOW IN RESPONDING". TOOK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. DEALER SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE A TECH RIDE WITH ME NEXT TIME THERE IS A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN.

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