2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Power Train Problems

NOVEMBER 2019, AT 115,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD BY SUBARU OF AMERICA CORPORATE THAT "SUBARU DOESN'T HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS." THERE IS A LOT OF EVIDENCE OUT THERE TO THE CONTRARY. MAY OF 2020 THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUBARUS. A $28,000 2011 AUTO IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO LAST 120,000 MILES?

TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY REPAIR. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, THE CAR SHAKES, SHIMMIES AND SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO RESTART. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE SPOKEN TO SUBARU AND THEY SAY THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY CAR BECAUSE IT HAS 149K MILES ON IT. THEY SAY THEY WILL GIVE ME 1,000 DOLLARS TOWARD PURCHASE OF A NEW CAR. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR REPAIRED.

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - WHEN COMING TO STOP QUICKLY FROM HIGH SPEED, CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED (AND EVEN SOMETIMES IN NEUTRAL), THE ENGINE RPMS DROP VERY LOW CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUDDER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING CONSISTENTLY FOR OVER 1 YEAR BUT DEALERSHIP HAS CLAIMED THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING DUE TO THE FACT THE ENGINE COULD STALL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS OF A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AS RECALLED ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY THIS CAN'T BE THE CASE FOR A MT. *TR

SUBARU OF AMERICA'S CORPORATE CALL CENTER AND TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS (PRIME SUBARU MANCHESTER NH, CLAY SUBARU NORWOOD MA) PROVIDED WRONG INFORMATION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT CONFLICTED WITH THEIR TSB 11-104-11. THEY AFFIRMATIVELY SAID THAT THERE WAS NEVER AN UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE AFTER IT LEFT THE FACTORY. THIS IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT AND THUS I SPENT 2 YEARS TROUBLESHOOTING A KNOWN ISSUE, HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON DIAGNOSTIC FEES, AND I EVEN REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS IT WAS AFFLICTED WITH THE SQUEAL DESCRIBED IN TSB 16-101-16R AND WE COULDN'T RULE OUT THAT ISSUE. THE SYMPTOM IS AN ERRATIC SHIFTING PATTERN, ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT THEN SPEEDING UP WHEN IT TURNS GREEN. I DID MY OWN RESEARCH TO DISCOVER THIS TSB VIA ONLINE POSTS AND DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. KRISTEN WEAVER WAS THE ASSOCIATE I SPOKE TO AT SUBARU OF...

P0700/P2764 CODE AFTER EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP AFTER DRIVING IN HARD RAIN. VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD AND IS RANDOMLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AND SUBARU REFUSES TO RECALL THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN EFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

CAR SHUDDERS AND ALMOST STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. *TR

I HAVE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION SINCE 2012 TO MY REGULAR DEALERSHIP, STAR SUBARU WHEN THE CAR HAD JUST 23,472 MILES ON IT. AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEN AGAIN, IN 2017, WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I BROUGHT MY OUTBACK TO STAR SUBARU COMPLAINING THAT WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE CAR TENDS TO 'JUMP' MID-DRIVE, ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED YOU. THE CAR AT THIS POINT WAS AT ABOUT 94,467 MILES, UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I FINALLY RECEIVED A TEST DRIVE WITH A SUBARU MECHANIC AT STAR SUBARU IN BAYSIDE, QUEENS, NY. HE CONCLUDED THAT IT NEEDED TRANSMISSION PARTS, A TORQUE CONVERTER/VALVE BODY. AT THAT POINT I WAS SET TO HAVE IT REPLACED ONCE THE PARTS CAME IN. WEEKS WENT BY AND I HEARD NOTHING. I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA WHO WAS ABLE TO SET ME...

THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. THUS INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TSB 16-90-13R.

VEHICLE STALLS DURING HARD BRAKING CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN HAPPENING ON THE ROAD. OBVIOUSLY ONCE THE CAR STALLS THE OPERATOR CAN NO CONTROL AND MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BAD TORQUE CONVERTER.

MY TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL AT THIS DATE. JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE.IT MAKES LOUD NOISES WHILE DRIVING. MY SUBARU DEALER INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME AND WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY.SUBARU CORPORATE SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THEY HAVE AN ARBITRARY 100,000 WARRANTY FOR THE ISSUE. I'M CONCERNED THE ISSUE WILL CAUSE ME TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. OR LEAVE ME STRANDED, BOTH OF WHICH ARE SAFETY ISSUES. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS WITH SUBARU. SHOULDN'T BY TRANSMISSION WARRANTY HAVE RESET, WHEN THEY SERVICED THE TRANS FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK ENGINE OCCASIONALLY SHUDDERS AND IS SLOW TO START UP, PARTICULARLY IN EXTREME COLD. STARTING TODAY, 2/8/2020,WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, RUNNING ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. FIRST WHEN DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET; TURNED IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE, DRIVING SLOWLY HOME. SECOND WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION ON DRIVE TI BERMAN SUBARU OF CHICAGO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. BERMAN'S INSPECTION SAID NO CODES WERE STORED, PROVIDED THIS SERVICE RECOMMENDATION: "GIVE OWNER OPTION OF EITHER A NEW TRANS OR A TORQUE CONVERTER. IF CONVERTER IS REPLACED THERE MAY BE INTERNAL TRANS ISSUES. RECOMMENDATION: REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER AND O RING. APPROVED: $ 154.95 - DECLINED: $ 2,457.53"

I HAVE READ OTHER OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TORQUE CONVERTERS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT AND DIE. NOW I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN MY CAR. THIS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SUBARU WILL BE SUED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT PERFORM A RECALL

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK STARTED TO STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND WAITING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WHICH WAS VERY TERRIFYING ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY, ON-COMING TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES IT WOULD COMPLETELY STALL AND THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WHICH I WOULD THEN HAVE TO QUICKLY RESTART. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SUBARU DEALER FOR ASSESSMENT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAILING. AFTER GOOGLING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND OUT THAT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SUBARU HAS ADMITTED TO IT AND OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (UP TO 100,000 MILES) ON SOME 1.5 MILLION OF THEIR CARS. WELL, MY CAR WAS JUST OVER THE 100K MILE MARK SO I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK. OF COURSE THIS IS A $4,000+ REPAIR DONE AT THE DEALER. AND IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED...

TSB WAS ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED, BUT VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. SUBARU DENIED MY REQUEST TO FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW AS DOCUMENTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN # 16-90-13R. THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES - THUS CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

THE CAR JUMPS AND JERKS, SIMILAR TO A MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLING. THIS HAS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, TO DECELERATION IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC!! UPON TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE AT THE SUBARU SCHUMACHER IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. SUBARU IS WELL AWARE OF IT, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. SUDDEN STALLING OF THE VEHICLE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! APPARENTLY SOMEONE MUST DIE FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN! THE DEALER SAYS TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AT A COST OF $2345 + TAX. THEN MENTIONS THEY WILL TEST DRIVE THE CAR, AND IF NOT RESOLVED, THEY MUST REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT $3500 +TAX!!! ANY ONLINE SEARCH WILL TELL YOU THIS CAR WITH 114,000 MILES IS NOT WORTH THAT! SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND CONTINUES TO PLACE THESE FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN SERVICE. PROBLEM...

AUTOMOBILE STALLING COMPLETELY AFTER BRAKING TO COMPLETE STOP AT STOP LIGHT AND STOP SIGNS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SHUDDERING AND SHAKING OR AUTOMOBILE OBSERVED. TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED IN ORDER TO SOLVE PROBLEM. NOT KNOWN WHETHER OR NOT PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY FIXED.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR EVEN SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR STALLS. AT TIMES, THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE. OTHER TIMES, IT IS VERY UNSAFE AS CARS BEHIND ME HAVE TO REACT TO A SUDDEN STOP (ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). SUBARU ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT ASSIGNED AN ARBITRARY 100K MILEAGE LIMITATION. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT SUBARU'S EXPENSE, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE THAT THE IMMINENT FAILURE OCCURS. THE DESIGN FLAW WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS SUCH BY SUBARU THEMSELVES, IN A SERVICE BULLETIN #16-90-13R

MY VEHICLE ACCUMULATES A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES. THESE ARE EASY AND UNSTRENUOUS TO AND FROM WORK. OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAD MY VEHICLE MISDIAGNOSED THREE TIMES WHEN I WAS COMPLAINING OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AS I HAVE JUST BROKEN 125,000 MILES MY VEHICLE GETS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A NEW HEAD GASKET AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. COSTING EASILY MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. SUBARU IT NOT WILLING TO BACK THEIR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE LASTING WELL PAST 125,000 WITHOUT MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS LIKE THESE THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN SERIOUS INJURY. AT THIS POINT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN UNSAFE SITUATION HAD I NOT CONTINUALLY PROMPTED THEM TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS DUE TO THESE ISSUES.

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK ABRUPTLY STALLS WHEN I STOP. THIS OCCURRS IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS, IN TRAFFIC, AND EVERY OTHER SITUATION THAT REQUIRES BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. IT IS SIMILAR TO STALLING A MANUAL VEHICLE BY BRAKING WITHOUT THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED

I WAS 40 MILES FROM HOME AFTER COMING DOWN A STEEP CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN MANUAL WHEN SUBARU BEGAN SHIFTING WITH BIG JERKS AND SHUDDERS IN EARLY SEPT 2019, HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO NEXT. HANLEE'S SUBARU EVALUATED, REPLACED VALVE BODY AND SERPENTINE BELT. A FEW DAYS LATER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT A RR CROSSING IT SHUDDERED TO A STOP AND DIED DURING WHICH THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND UNDER AND BEHIND ME. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN BUT WAS TERRIFIED OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. RETURNED TO HANLEE'S WHERE THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS.SINCE I PICKED IT UP IT STILL HAS A "BUMP" WHEN I SLOW DOWN. THEN 0N 11/4/19 IT DID THE SAME SHUDDERING STOP WHEN I BRAKED IN TRAFFIC(GOING 35 MPH) FIVE MILES FROM MY HOUSE, DYING COMPLETELY. I RESTARTED IT AND TOOK IT TO SUBARU. THEY...

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER, BUT THE EVENT THAT I CAN RECALL MOST OBJECTIVELY FOR REPORTING PURPOSES OCCURRED ON AUGUST 17, 2019 WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY TO STOP DUE TO BEING FLAGGED BY AN ONCOMING DRIVER ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. I HAD TO TURN OVER IGNITION SWITCH TO GET THE VEHICLE GOING AGAIN. WHEN I REACHED HOME, I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR CAUSES OF STALLING IN 2011 SUBARU OUTBACKS, AND I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME ISSUE. ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR VEHICLES REPAIRED IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. SUBARU ISSUED AN EXTENSION TO THE VEHICLE WARRANTY TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR UP TO 100,000 MILES WHICH DOES ME NO GOOD BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I WAS WELL OVER THE 100,000 MILES. COST OF...

THE CAR ENGINE CUTS OFF WHEN SUDDENLY DECELERATING. MY WIFE AND CHILD STALLED TWICE ALREADY IN TRAFFIC, ONCE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. ALSO WATER LEAKS INTO THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK.

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK SOMETIMES SHUDDERS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND HAS STARTED STALLING OUT AT STOPS. I FEEL THIS IS QUITE UNSAFE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY QUOTED $1459.45 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MAN AT SUBARU TOLD ME IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS IT MAY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

I PURCHASED MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK AT 75,000 MILES FROM HANSEL SUBARU IN SANTA ROSA,CA IN APRIL OF 2017 FROM A SALESMAN NAMED ANDRE. A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY (COMPLAINING OF HARD SHIFTING). AFTER THEY INSPECTED IT THEY ASKED ME IF THIS WAS MY FIRST CVT AND I SAID YES, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS SO THEY DID A 'RE-LEARN' ON THE CVT WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET. AT THIS TIME I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OR THE CVT TRANSMISSION THE SUBARU RELEASED IN 2014. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE INSPECTION THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE CVT ACCORDING TO THEY SERVICE BULLETIN WITH THE EXTENDED...

CAR HAS BEEN EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT LOW IDLING WHILE PARKED OR WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND STOP SIGNS. ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO, ON THREE SEPARATE TRIPS MY OUTBACK SHUDDERED AND SHAKED QUITE VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE TURN, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHUDDER AND STALLED AMIDST THE THREE LANE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND GENTLY DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO HOBBLE MY WAY INTO A PARKING LOT. I MADE MY WAY BACK HOME FULLY AWARE OF HOW THE CAR BEHAVED TO AVOID INCIDENT, BUT ALSO LEAVING ME AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPT AT THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP. THE CAR DIDN'T EXHIBIT ANY OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUES ON MY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER AGREEING TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS FEE, THE SERVICE REP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT...

MY CAR STALLS WHEN I BRAKE SUDDENLY. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED BE TO BE INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. JUST THIS MORNING MY CAR DIED AFTER BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED.

AROUND 12PM ON 8/28/19, MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS I WAS COMING TO A FAST STOP TO ALLOW AN APPROACHING AMBULANCE TO TURN. I COULD NOT RESTART MY CAR BEFORE THE LIGHT CHANGED, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE FLOW OF THE INTERSECTION, UNSURE WHETHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH AGAINST THE RED LIGHT OR STAY PUT AS CARS DROVE BY FROM BOTH SIDES, A FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE THAT LEFT ME SHAKEN. AS MY SAFETY WAS THREATENED BY THIS INCIDENT, I NOTIFIED SUBARU OF AMERICA BY PHONE ON 9/6/19. I WAS CONTACTED BY ANTOINE LAVAL (CUSTOMER/RETAILER SERVICES DEPT.) AND WILL HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP AT 1PM ON 9/13/19 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION EVALUATED. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUDDERING/STALLING INTERMITTENTLY FOR MONTHS, AND IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE FAULTY CVT ISSUE REFERENCED IN THE LETTER SENT TO ME...

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND THEN STALLS. YOU THEN NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND FEEL THE CAR SHAKING, SOMETIMES LETTING OFF OF THE BRAKE IT WILL KEEP IT FROM STALLING. IT IS STILL AN UNSAFE SITUATION.

THIS IS A NEW COMPLAINT AFTER SUBARU AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO US, THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. THE CAR WAS DROPPED FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 7/29-TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSIONS, PARTS ORDERED, AND SERVICE SCHEDULED. SUBARU HAD THE CAR FOR JUST OVER TWO WEEKS. PICKED UP ON 8/13 AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO DROPPING IT OFF. HESITATION AND STALLING, ETC. SEE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. NOW THEY WANT US TO DROP IT OFF FOR SERVICE AGAIN.

THE CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A FAST STOP AND SOMETIMES SHUDDERS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS WAS HORRIBLE ON THE FREEWAY DURING TRAFFIC AS I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR NUMEROUS TIME. GOT CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. I TOOK MY CAR TO SUBARU AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. MY CAR NOW HAS 103425 AND NOT COVERED. IT STARTED AROUND 102250 MILES WHILE IN CALIFORNIA ON MY WAY BACK HOME. I HAD TO PAY $2490.59 TO HAVE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSMISSION STALLING WHILE DRIVING. HOW IS IT EVEN LEGAL THAT THIS ISN'T A RECALL.

WITHIN OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHUDDERING WHEN COMING TO ABRUPT STOPS. THIS CONTINUED AND BY APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS, THE SHUDDERING HAD BECOME MORE COMMON IN LESS ABRUPT STOPS AND IN SOME CASES WOULD STALL THE CAR. THE ISSUE REMAINS PERSISTENT, HOWEVER INTERMITTENT. THE MOST RECENT TIME OF IT STALLING WAS TWO DAYS AGO, APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS INTO OWNING THE CAR. I'VE HELD UP TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE WHILE HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR, HOWEVER THIS MOST RECENT TIME, IT OCCURRED ON A STEEPER HILL AND, HAD I NOT REACTED QUICKLY WITH THE BRAKES, I COULD HAVE ROLLED BACK INTO A CAR AND POTENTIALLY INJURED THE OCCUPANTS AND MYSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED SUBARU DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AT HERITAGE SUBARU OWINGS MILLS (LOCATED AT 9808 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, (866) 738-1475); HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR WOULD SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP OCCASIONALLY AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER MONTHS OF THIS HAPPENING RANDOMLY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LIT UP WITH ALL THESE DASH WARNING LIGHTS, I TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON BUT THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON, AFTERWARDS THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. AS IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING, I DROVE HOME, WITH THE CAR ALTERNATING BETWEEN LURCHING FORWARD AND LOSING POWER. THE NEXT MORNING THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION SHOP. MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. THE...

WHEN COMING TO SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE STALLS. IT'S DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER.

CAR HESITATED WHILE DRIVING, RPMS SOARED. LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS AS WELL AS OTHER LIGHTS. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CODE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES, HE RESET CODE AND ASKED US TO DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS TO SEE IF IT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. IT DID. SAME CODE. CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA WHO ADVISED IT WOULD NEED TO GO TO A "AUTHORIZED SUBARU DEALER" FOR DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY COULD HELP US. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SUBARU EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM TO 10 YEARS, 100,000 MILES. THE PERSON I SPOKE TO AT SUBARU, MARTINA BROWN INDICATED THAT ONCE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE CLAIM AND HELP US OUT, SO WE DROVE THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL SUBARU DEALER. CAR WAS DRIVING FINE WHEN IT WAS DROPPED THERE. AFTER DIAGNOSIS,...

WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE PARKING BREAK LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. LATELY I'VE NOTED THE VEHICLE SHUTTERING WHEN SLOWING AND ALMOST STALLING OUT. THIS IS AT STOP LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS OR DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY CONFIRMED THE VALVE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT...AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OVER 1.5 MILLION SUBARUS AFFECTED. COULD ALSO BE A TORQUE CONVERTED ISSUES, HOWEVER, MY DEALER DIDN'T MENTION THIS. I'VE CONTACTED SUBARU AS THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100K MILES HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS JUST SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CREATES ANXIETY TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING IF YOUR CAR WILL SIMPLY STALL OUT AND HAVE SOMEONE HIT YOU. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME (MAYBE 6 MONTHS?)...

ENGINE WILL ABRUPTLY STALL DUE TO LOW IDLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR STARTING FROM A STOP. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. DTC CODES 2762, 2764, AND 0700 ARE PRESENT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE UNLOCKING OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLE HAS 152,000 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO SUBARU, AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED!

TRANSMISSION FAILED - LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING

WHEN TRAVELING WITH CRUISE SET CAR HAS STALLED/STUTTERED. IT ALSO HAS AN EXTREME STALL/STUTTER WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO DRIVERS AROUND ME NEEDING TO REACT TO THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF SPEED.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE CAR STARTS TO SHUTTER THEN STALLS OUT WHEN MY SPEED IS UNDER 15 MPH. I BELIEVE IT'S THE TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER. I HAVE TO RESTART CAR IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN WEATHER ITS AT A STOP LIGHT OR JUST TURNING.

STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND AT TEMPERATURE LIGHTS FLASHING. READ SO MANY KNOWN ISSUES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. WE ARE UNDER THE 10 YEARS BUT SLIGHTLY OVER THE 100,000 MILES. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO FIX THE ISSUE AT NO CHARGE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED 4YEARS AGO. THAT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE HAD PURCHASED. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT SUBARU, BUT WILL BE UNABLE TO DO SO IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS ISSUE AT N/C. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PROBABLY

WAS DRIVING MY OUTBACK IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR "LOST POWER". WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SPEED DROPPED FAST AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING "RUN OVER" BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME

MY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND TURN OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHILE ON THE CITY STREETS AND WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE DURING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD OF BEEN A DEADLY SITUATION. THE CAR ALSO STALLS AND SLIPS GEARS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND CAUSING A JERKING MOTION LIKE AN MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD DO.

UNDER SUDDEN BREAKING VEHICLE STALLS. ENGINE STOPS AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN INTERSECTIONS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPS SUDDENLY. HAVE HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND IS STALLED! SUBARU HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS YET DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A RAPID STOP. THE RPM PLUMETS DURING THE STOPPING ACTION AND DOES NOT RECOVER IN TIME, THEREFORE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE TRAVELING PARTICULARLY FAST EITHER. 15MPH OR ABOVE WILL CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT THE FREQUENCY DOES INCREASE OVER TIME. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TORQUE CONVERTER.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND FORWARD MOMENTUM AND THEN CATCHES UP AGAIN. STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR LURCHES UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A DISRUPTION IN FORWARD MOMENTUM-- WHICH IS VERY ALARMING FOR ME AND THE CARS BEHIND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT FOR THE CVT. I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF THE CODES THAT CAME BACK SAID IT NEEDED A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD, YES.

STATIONARY, STARTED CAR AND WENT TO PUT IN REVERSE GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) ONLY TO HAVE IT GRIND AND POP OUT. UNABLE TO PUT IN REVERSE, NOW THE OTHER GEARS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A DAMAGED REVERSE SYNCHRO BREAKING UP. EARLIER MODEL YEAR 2011 OUTBACKS WERE PART OF A TRANSMISSION (MANUAL 6 SPEED) RECALL FAILURE FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION- THIS IS A LATER IN THE YEAR MODEL SO NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER RECALL.

CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, ALL LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, CODE READS TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING , WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT STALLS OUT WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP DUE TO FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER.

THE CAR IS STALLING OUT WHEN IN MOTION AND COMING TO A STOP. WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP, AT STOPLIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, OR ANYWHERE YOU NEED TO STOP, THE CAR TURNS OFF. TO START THE CAR BACK UP AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT BACK ON, THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS THIS IS OUR FAMILY AUTO.