NHTSA Complaint #11220645 — 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11220645 |
| Vehicle | 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 58,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TN |
Consumer Description
THE ATTACHED INVOICES ARE A RESULT OF NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE OWNING THE OUTBACK. EACH TIME I WOULD GO FOR SERVICE WITH KEY FOBS NOT WORKING THE EMPLOYEES WERE SO RUDE AND SPENT ALL THEIR TIME MAKING ME FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LEFT IN TEARS MANY TIMES. THE RADIO AND BLUETOOTH WERE NOT WORKING RIGHT FROM DAY ONE. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GRAYSON IN KNOXVILLE HE DIALED A LOCAL NUMBER IN KNOXVILLE AND SAID "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM I STILL STRUGGLE WITH CALLS THRU THE BLUETOOTH. EARL DUFF IN HARRIMAN HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSIDERATE OF ALL THE OTHERS. HOWEVER, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AT 58,000 MILES, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OUT OF COMMISSION. RIGHT NOW I AM DRIVING WITH EVERY ONE OF THE DIGITAL INDICATORS ON. CANNOT USE CRUISE CONTROL. THE REAR HATCH ONLY RAISES ABT 1/4 OF THE HIGHTH THAT IT SHOULD. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT A SUBARU AND HAD TO HAVE ONE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUR DISAPPOINTMENT FROM THE MENTIONED DEALERS. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. IT STILL RUNS BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING.
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