2011 SUBARU OUTBACK Power Train Problems

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO REDUCE SPEED AT INTERSECTIONS. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH REQUIRES REPAIRS TO TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2017 WITH 94,000 MILES, AND STARTED DEMONSTRATING SHUDDERING AND OCCASIONAL STALLING WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2018 AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL, BUT 'UNFORTUNATELY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE ISSUED HAS EXPIRED AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.' I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BELIEVE I WAS SOLD A LEMON, WHICH I'LL TAKE UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP. SOA CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NATURE OF MY CAR PROBLEM AS BEING A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT IN AN EMAIL RESPONSE TO MY PETITION FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR, I WAS TOLD AGAIN 'UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED WE CAN'T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. HARLEY SWAIN SUBARU (1915 N 1ST ST, HERMINSTON, OR) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

THE VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING FROM A STOP ON CITY STREETS AND THEN IT QUICKLY HESITATES ONE OR MORE TIMES BEFORE STAYING IN GEAR. THIS REDUCES CONSISTENT FORWARD MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF REAR END OR OTHER CRASHES. THE 2ND DAY WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF DISTRACTED DRIVING CRASHES. SUBARU FOUND A FAILED VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE TYPE OF DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL TO REDUCE RISKS OF CRASHES. SUBARU ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN JULY 2017 FOR THESE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND COVERED VEHICLES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES THROUGH JULY 31, 2018. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND LATER DATE APPEAR TO BE TO AVOID A SAFETY RECALL. VEHICLES THAT HAD NOT FAILED WERE NOT TO BE BROUGHT FOR REPAIR. HAD THERE BEEN A RECALL, THIS SAFETY ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BEFORE JULY 31, 2018.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE AND CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TRANSMISSION CAUSES STALLING WHEN STOPPING REQUIRING RESTARTING OF ENGINE. SUBARU HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH A TSB AND EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS /100,000MILE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR . ACCORDING TO SUBARU IT REQUIRES TEARING DOWN THE TRANNY TO REPLACE A SIMPLE BEARING AND COST TO CUSTOMER EXCEEDS 3000.00. SUBARU HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AT THE PROBLEM MIGHT EXIST IN THEIR CARS THERE BY PUTTING CUSTOMERS AT A DISADVANTAGE FOR REPAIRING THE CAR. MY CAR HAS 114,000 MILES ON IT IS A 2011 AND IS WITHIN THE 10 YEARS BUT NOT 100,000 MILES I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE AT KNOWLEDGE EXIST AND IS A FACTORY DEFECT

ENGINE STALLS IF STOP ABRUPTLY. CAR SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND UP HILLS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THERE APPEARS TO A BULLETIN 16-90-13R BUT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. SUBARU SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

AUTOMOBILE @ 125,000 MILE ATTEMPTS TO STALL AT LOW RPMS AND STOPS. JERKING MOTIONS HAPPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE AUTOMOBILE FROM A STOP. DEALER REPORTS VALVE BODY NEEDS REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND A RECALL WITHOUT ADMITTING ANY FAULT BY SUBARU, YET THE RECALL HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE. THIS DATE NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SINCE THE RECALL EXPIRATION DATE.

MY CAR IS STALLING VERY DANGEROUSLY DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT SUBARY ACKNOWLEDGED IS DEFECTIVE IN ITS PUBLIC RELEASE FROM 1/6/2014 SUBJECT-"DESIGN CHANGE TO LOCK UP TYPE TORQUE CONVERTER." WHILE IT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM, I NO LONGER QUALIFY BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS EXCEEDED BY A FEW THOUSANDS. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT AROUND $4400 AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE I OWN AND NEED IT FOR WORK. DRIVING THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT STALLS IN UNPREDICTABLE SITUATIONS. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED A FEW DAYS AGO AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE SUBARU DEALER IS REFUSING TO MAKE THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, WIDELY REPORTED AND CONCEDED BY THE COMPANY. I HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN AND I ASK YOU FOR HELP TO GET SUBARU AGREE TO FIX MY CAR UNDER THE TERMS...

THE CAR STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THERE'S EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN # 16-90-13R COVERING THIS PROBLEM. THEY WANT $1500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SUBARU HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME.

STALLS WHEN STOPPED

ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASH. THE CAR HAS 114,000 MILES. IT IS A FAULTY VALVE BODY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. SUBARU QUOTED ME $7000 TO FIX IT. THE CARS NOT EVEN WORTH $5000. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM DONE WITH SUBARUS.

AT ABOUT 40K MILES, MY DEALER MAINTAINED 2011 OUTBACK BEGAN TO HAVE AN ENGINE SHUDDER IMMEDIATELY AFTER MAKING A FULL STOP IN GEAR, E.G. AT A RED LIGHT. IT HAPPENS VERY INFREQUENTLY AND CANNOT BE REPLICATED ON COMMAND. THE NEAR-STALL IS SIMILAR TO NOT DEPRESSING A CLUTCH WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE SHUDDER IS VERY BRIEF. SOMETIMES DASH LIGHTS FLASH, BUT THE ENGINE HAS NEVER COMPLETELY STALLED. THE ONLY CONSISTENCY IS THAT IT ONLY OCCURS AT A FULL STOP IN GEAR. IT IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN THE NEAR-STALL OCCURS AT THE SAME TIME I'M TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE HESITATION IS LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE MY ACTION DANGEROUS. SUBARU HAS HAD MY VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, SOMETIMES FOR WEEKS, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION TESTED GOOD. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, AND IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR MANY OWNERS, BUT IT DID NOTHING FOR ME....

MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SUDDENLY.. AFTER RESEARCHING STATES TYPE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.. SUBARU WANTS ME TO PURCHASE WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION, LOSS OF POWER AND GAS MILEAGE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING WHEN THESE LIGHTS CAME ON.

RECENTLY WHILE BRAKING HARD, MY CAR SHUDDERS AND STALLS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON SIDE STREETS. IT CAN ALSO HAPPEN WITH REGULAR TO LIGHT BRAKING ESPECIALLY IF IT IS COLD. AFTER DIAGNOSING MY ISSUE, MY MECHANIC PRODUCED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 16-90-13R WHICH DETAILS THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. HE AND SUBARU CONFIRMED THE REPAIR IS AT LEAST $6100. WHEN I CALLED SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THAT LETTERS WENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS LAST YEAR, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER, AND OF COURSE I AM PAST THE JULY 31, 2018 DEADLINE,SO THEY SAY I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND AM NOW CONSULTING WITH MY DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND NOT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS AND A NOTICE TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL, OVERHEAT, BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A STOP SIGN IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT STEADILY BEING DEPRESSED THE BRAKE WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED CONTINENTAL SUBARU DEALER (907) 562-2722, 4900 OLD SEWARD HWY, ANCHORAGE, AK 99503) WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE...

BULLETIN NUMBER 16-90-13R. SUBARU IS AWARE THAT 2010-2012 OUTBACK AND LEGACY MODELS HAVE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN/STALL WHENEVER YOU ARE BRAKING. I FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY WHEN BRAKING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS BRAKING AND THE CAR SHUTTERED AND THEN TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I ALSO FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT IT COULD RUIN MY CVT TRANSMISSION. WHEN CONTACTING SUBARU THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT A RECALL PART THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS THE PART WAS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY AND TO CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. HAD I GOTTEN HIT WHOSE FAULT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN.....

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. IN DEC. 2017 MY CAR BROKE DOWN WHILE ON VACATION IN FL, IT HAD 131,500 MILES AT THE TIME. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A VALVE BODY FAILURE. 10 MONTHS AND 7K MILES LATER IT IS NOW STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN WHEN I BRAKE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER ABOUT THE CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, NOR WAS THIS COVERED WHEN I HAD THE VALVE BODY REPLACED. THE CAR STALLING WHEN BRAKING IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I LUCKILY HAVE NOT HAD TO BRAKE TO THE POINT OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHEN DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH...

CVT FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING..CAR SHUDDERED, DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND STALLED OUT. MILEAGE: 115.000...JUST OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY. COST OF REPAIRS 9,597.70 PLUS TAX. CONTACTED SUBARU....THEY WILL NOT HELP.

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK IS EXPERIENCING SHUDDERING AND STALLS WHEN GOING DOWNHILL OR UPHILL, COMING TO A STOP AT CITY STREET INTERSECTIONS, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND I NEARLY GOT IN ACCIDENTS WITH DRIVERS BEHIND ME HAVING TO REACT TO THE SUDDEN, FULL STOPS. IN ONE WEEK, IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I FEAR DRIVING IN THE CAR ALONE AND CERTAINLY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR! UPON NOTIFYING MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP OF THIS EXPERIENCE, THEY STATED IT WAS AN UPDATE I NEED. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM SUBARU OF SAID UPDATE. I HAVE BEEN DILIGENT WITH SERVICE AND ANY UPDATE/REPAIR SUGGESTED BY SUBARU DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THIS IS AN EMERGENT SAFETY CONCERN AND NOTIFICATION TO SUBARU OWNERS!

TODAY I TOOK IN MY SUBARU OUTBACK 3.6R FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHILE COMING HOME I HAD EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. WHAT HAD HAPPEN WAS WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR SLOW TRAFFIC AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE I GET A MAYBE A LATE/OR A DELAY IN SHIFTING CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK OR A BANG. THIS REALLY CONCERN ME SO I'M TAKING IT IN TODAY.

MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' SUBARU OFFERED AFTER MY OEM TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND OVERHEATING WITH 154,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. 13 MONTHS, AND 28,000 MILES LATER, MY SECOND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. I HAVE AN OFFER FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA FOR A $2000 CREDIT TO TRADE IN MY CAR ON A NEW SUBARU. THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE WARRANTY WORK ALSO OFFERED ME %50 COVERAGE SINCE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY THEY OFFER ON WORK. I DO NOT WANT A NEW CAR, I WANT MY CAR TO BE ABLE TO LAST. 18,000 MILES ON A TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND A CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT AT LEAST 75,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. THESE CVTS ARE FLAWED, AND SUBARU CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE TREATED BETTER THAN THIS, AT LEAST FROM CORPORATE. SUBARU DESERVES TO RECALL THIS PART AND TAKE CARE OF THE...

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLED ON A HILL ON A HIGHWAY WHILE THE CARE WHILE ACCELERATING AND EMERGENCY CODES CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. FOUND OUT THAT SUBARU HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS STALLING ISSUE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL; HAS JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR SOME TIME. WHEN I VISITED THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST; NO ONE ALERTED ME TO THINK POSSIBLE ISSUE. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN IT OCCURRED TO ME BUT STALLING ON A HIGHWAY CAN DEFINITELY LEAD TO INJURIES.

THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FLASHING, PROMPTING US TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY WITH OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN BACK. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND OUR MECHANIC NOTED THE COMPUTER CODES WERE FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT SUBARU WAS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR. WE TOOK IT TO 2 SUBARU DEALERS TO CONFIRM, WHICH THE 2ND ONE DID AFTER THE 1ST ONE REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE IT HAPPENED 11 DAYS AFTER THEIR WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WON'T FIX IT UNLESS WE PAY $4000+ OR TRADE IT IN FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WHICH WE CAN'T AFFORD. IF THEY KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE TO PROVIDE A WARRANTY ON IT THEN THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT FOR FREE AS THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS-IS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING FROM MARYLAND TO NEW YORK CITY LATE AT NIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND WITHIN 30 MINUTES OUR CAR COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON IN THE CAR INDICATING THERE WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE VERRAZANO BRIDGE. HAD THE CAR STOPPED ON THE BRIDGE, WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, IF NOT KILLED. WE CAME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS A FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE SUBARU DEALER IN NEW YORK INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEFT IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE VALVE BODY WAS REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER SUBARU'S EXTENDED CVT WARRANTY. AT THE TIME OF THAT REPAIR WORK, THE SUBARU SERVICE CENTER WHO DID THE WORK CONFIRMED THAT THEY...

CAR RECENTLY BEGAN TO ALMOST STALL WHILE DRIVING AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE ERROR CODE INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS DEALER SERVICED FOR THE RECOMMENDED 100,000 MILE SERVICE IN AUGUST '17; NO MENTION OF THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES WAS MADE. NOW 3 WEEKS AFTER THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" PERIOD HAS EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. WAS CHARGED OVER $200 FOR THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF SUBARU CORPORATE WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT; IN ANY EVENT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD AND POSSES A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS SINCE THE AFFECTED...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 135000 M REPLACE WITH USE ONE FOR $3800.00 NEW ONE IS $8000.00 + LABOR = 10000.00 IS TO EXPENSIVE

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS OUT WHILE DECELERATING ON APPROACH TO INTERSECTION OR TO STOP CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS BUT IN BUSY URBAN TRAFFIC IT IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC.

MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD, AS MY WIFE SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT STRANDING THEM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY . THEY WERE STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IN 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARIVED. WE HAD THIS TOWED TO A SUBARU DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ERROR THAT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY SUBARU. SUBARU ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRENTY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE HOWEVER WE WERE 3 DAYS TO LATE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER. I CONTACTED SUBARU TO REQUEST THAT THEY COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION PARTS USED IN THE VEHICLE. THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE REPAIRS.

WHILE BRAKING AT INTERSECTIONS, ENGINE STALLS CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FOR MY WIFE AND SELF. WE ARE BEGINNING TO FEAR DRIVING OUR SUBARU.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. MY CAR WHEN MAKING AN ABRUPT STOPS SEEMS TO STALL OUT AND DIE

WHEN HAVING TO COME TO A HARD STOP THE ENGINE WILL DIE. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. OUR SHOP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER.

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK ONLY DRIVEN BY MYSELF, 93000 MILES MOSTLY HIGHWAY. STALLING REGULARLY WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN OR FAST STOP. SLOW STOPPING AND PUMPING BRAKES WOULD AVOID THE STALL. RPMS WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AFTER GOING BELOW 1200. OUT OF WARRANTY. VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN NOTED FOR MANY SUBARU CVT BETWEEN 2010 AND 2012 AND SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE MADE AT NO COST TO OWNER DUE TO OBVIOUS FAULT IN DESIGN.

OVER THE PAST YEAR MY MECHANIC HAS PUT IN TWO NEW BATTERIES IN MY CAR. MY 2011 OUTBACK HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING, THIS WAS BACK WHEN I HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONNECTORS WHERE FINE AND HE CLEANED THEM. THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED, HE CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR. THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, AGAIN NO CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. I'VE TAKEN IT TO AUTHORIZED SUBARU DEALERSHIPS AND THE ORIGINAL ONE I PURCHASED FROM TO NO PREVAIL. TODAY I WRITE WITH THE ISSUE OF MY CVT. THE FACT THAT I RECEIVED A ONE YEAR OR 100,000 MILES FROM DATE OF YEAR MADE IS OR WHICH EVER COMES FIRST IS COMPLETE CRAP. TODAY I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CAR WANTING TO WHAT I DESCRIBE...

THE CAR IS HAVING ISSUES AT IDLING AND SHUTS OFF / STALLS WHILE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGNALS. DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS.

CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS STALLING IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT AT BOTH INTERSECTIONS AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS(BOTH CITY STREETS AND DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS) AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN COMING TO A HARD STOP. THIS IS BECOMING A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR CORRECTION. THIS STARTED OCCURRING IN MY ARE IN SEPT 2017 AND HAS NOW TO THE POINT I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY. I HAVE BROUGHT THE SUBARU OUTBACK TO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR UNDER THE SUBARU TSB 06-107-17 AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR IN APPROX $2000.00

CAR IS STARTING TO STALL WHEN STOPPING FROM A HIGHER SPEED 45-50MPH AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON HIGHWAYS.

MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND DIES WHEN STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE . TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX UNLESS THEY COULD KEEP MY VEHICLE AND RECREATE THE ISSUE. I WORK FULL TIME AND CANNOT LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH THEM. I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THEY TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT MY VEHICLE ISSUE. MY CAR IS COMING UP ON 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SUBARU DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FIX . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MY CAR'S SYMPTOMS TO DEALERS AND SERVICE MECHANICS SINCE AUGUST 2014 (90,000+MILES) WITH NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. SYMPTOMS COULD NOT BE REPLICATED OR WHEN LOW RPMS WERE NOTED, IT WAS JUST THAT - NOTED. MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS, HEADLIGHTS DIM, AND DIPS TO LOW RPMS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP OR WHEN IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS STALLED 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE BROUGHT IT UP. THE FIRST FEW WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS MORNING WAS SCARY (143,000MILES)- I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, REMOVE MY KEY OR RESTART MY CAR. I HAD TO RUN OUT OF MY CAR AND LEAVE IT THERE MOMENTARILY TO GET HELP. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SUBARU HAS AN EXTENDED CVT WARRANTY TSB 16-107-17. IN IT, TSB 16-90-13R - DESIGN CHANGE TO LOCK-UP TYPE TORQUE CONVERTER IS REFERRED...

CAR ABRUPTLY SHIFTS, LOSES POWER, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLS IN LOWER GEARS DURING OPERATION. THIS MAY OCCUR DURING BRAKING, IDLING, OR ACCELERATION. THREE TIMES THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. ALL CHECK ENGINE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED BACK INTO PARK AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RESTART. IT SOMETIMES TOOK SEVERAL TRIES. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR BEING STRUCK IN INTERSECTIONS, OR FROM BEHIND IN MOVING TRAFFIC. CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS. SUBARU MECHANICS CONFIRMED A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. MY MILEAGE WAS 114K AT ONSET. CAR IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5 I. I HAD CAR MAINTAINED PROPERLY AT ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER 100K AND OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ESSENTIALLY, THE AUTOMOBILE WENT FROM FULLY FUNCTIONAL TO THIS SITUATION (SUDDEN STALLING DURING OPERATION) WITHIN...

VERY LOW ENGINE RPM WHEN COMING TO A STOP.IT, ONCE IN A WHILE WITH A/C RUNNING, KILLED THE ENGINE WHILE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT CERTAINLY IS SCARY TO ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. PERFORMED RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALERSHIP (TRANS FLUID REPLACEMENT, NEW SPARK PLUGS, NEW AIR FILTER), HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T FIX THIS VERY LOW IDLE ISSUE.

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.51 PREMIUM ENGINE STUTTERS AND QUITS UPON HARD/QUICK BRAKING. HARD/QUICK BRAKING FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE ENGINE QUITTING TYPICALLY OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. AFTER RESEARCH: CLEANED THE MASS AIR INTAKE SENSOR AND THROTTLE SENSOR. NO IMPROVEMENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS INTENSELY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AROUND 5 MPH. ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN STOPPED, RPMS DIP TO ABOUT 500. CAR STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK IS DEFECTIVE WHEN IT REACHES HIGHER MILEAGE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY (HARD BRAKING). I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40MPH IN SUBURBAN TRAFFIC WHEN I NEEDED TO ABRUPTLY BRAKE. MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT TWICE IN TRAFFIC AFTER HARD BRAKING, BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS YOU MUST RESTART THE VEHICLE FROM THE STALL OUT AND COULD BE HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES WHILE DOING SO. FOR SAFETY, IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER. OWNERS ARE LOOSING OUT; SUBARU SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE.

CAR STALLS AT WHEN COMING TO A HARD STOP (SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS). AFTER THE STALL, THE CAR STARTS UP FINE. BUT THEN STALLS WHEN COMING TO A HARD STOP.

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK IS EXPERIENCING SHUDDERING & STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY, AND NEARLY GOT IN ACCIDENTS WITH DRIVERS BEHIND ME HAVING TO REACT TO THE SUDDEN FULL STOPS. THE VEHICLE IS AT A SUBARU DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIRS TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS WELL AS THE VALVE BOX AND VALUE BOX WIRING HARNESS. THERE IS A SUBARU TECHNICAL BULLETIN #16-90-13R REGARDING A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER: "2010-12 MY LEGACY AND OUTBACK MODELS EQUIPPED WITH CVT TRANSMISSION", SUBJECT "DESIGN CHANGE TO LOCK-UP TYPE TORQUE CONVERTER". GIVEN THE DANGER OF RANDOM STALLING EVENTS, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED INCIDENTS, AND THE ~$4400 REPAIR EXPENSE BEING PUT ON ME FOR A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM, I WOULD THINK THIS SHOULD BE STRONGLY CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL.

MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK IS EXPERIENCING SHUDDERING & STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY, AND NEARLY GOT IN ACCIDENTS WITH DRIVERS BEHIND ME HAVING TO REACT TO THE SUDDEN FULL STOPS. THE VEHICLE IS AT A SUBARU DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIRS. THERE IS A SUBARU TECHNICAL BULLETIN #16-90-13R REGARDING A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER: "2010-12 MY LEGACY AND OUTBACK MODELS EQUIPPED WITH CVT TRANSMISSION", SUBJECT "DESIGN CHANGE TO LOCK-UP TYPE TORQUE CONVERTER". GIVEN THE DANGER OF RANDOM STALLING EVENTS, THE NUMBER OF REPORTED INCIDENTS, AND THE ~$1500 REPAIR EXPENSE BEING PUT ON THE CONSUMER FOR A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE STRONGLY CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL.

I HAD NOTIFIED YOU ABOUT MY SUBARU OUTBACK AND THE STALLING PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING WHENEVER WE WOULD COME TO A QUICK STOP. SUBARU MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $11,000. WE HAD A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AT A MUCH CHEAPER COST AND THE VEHICLE SO FAR HAS PERFORMED WELL. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE STUTTER PROBLEM WHENEVER THEY COME TO A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED. I AM CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL IN TIME JUST AS OURS DID. SHOULD SUBARU ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE CONVERTERS?

TORQUE CONVERTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS A KNOWN SUBARU DEFECT, I BELIEVE. THE CAR DIES IF I MAKE A SUDDEN STOP- DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS AND SURFACE STREETS.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS UP AT LOW RPMS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL. THIS IS PROBLEMATIC AT INTERSECTIONS AND IN TRAFFIC (WHICH WE EXPERIENCE A LOT OF IN AUSTIN, TEXAS). IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT STARTED RECENTLY.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A QUICK STOP. SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU FAIL TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH ON A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, BUT IN THIS CASE, THIS IS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.