NHTSA Complaint #11082622 — 2018 SUBARU OUTBACK
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11082622 |
| Vehicle | 2018 SUBARU OUTBACK |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 1,400 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
SUBARU OUTBACKS HAVE DEFECTIVE DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) COMPUTER CODE THAT WILL RUN YOU OUT OF GAS WITH READINGS LIKE "30 MILES TO EMPTY" OR "40 MILES TO EMPTY" I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE GENERAL EXPECTATION IS EVERY CAR OUT THERE GETS YOU TO 0 AND HAS A RESERVE. I RAN OUT OF GAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET 2 MILES FROM A GAS STATION WITH "30 MILES TO EMPTY" DISPLAYED. SAT ON SIDE OF ROAD AT 1AM FOR 40 MINUTES WAITING FOR GAS. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE IN A TUNNEL, IN THE LEFT LANE ON A BUSY 5 LANE HIGHWAY, ETC. THIS HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT ON A POPULAR OUTBACK MESSAGE BOARD HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/138-GEN-5-2015-PRESENT/482441-RUNNING-EMPTY-2-5-JUST-FACTS.HTML HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/138-GEN-5-2015-PRESENT/412218-I-RAN-OUT-GAS-GAUGE-HAS-NO-MERCY.HTML#POST4724098 HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/138-GEN-5-2015-PRESENT/442537-OUTBACK-RAN-ME-OUT-GAS.HTML . <--- THIS ONE IS ME HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/138-GEN-5-2015-PRESENT/427057-USING-MILES-TILL-EMPTY.HTML HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/138-GEN-5-2015-PRESENT/461266-RAN-OUT-FUEL-20-MILES-LEFT.HTML HTTP://WWW.SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG/FORUMS/138-GEN-5-2015-PRESENT/364505-MILES-LEFT-FUEL-GAUGE.HTML#POST4173305
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