Subaru Ascent owners have reported 293 electrical system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 10 most common electrical system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (204 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's battery dead (61 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
2024 Subaru Ascent – intermittent electrical / ignition-control malfunction vehicle: 2024 Subaru Ascent mileage: approximately 29,000 miles chronology of events August 19 vehicle had been operating normally. First occurrence – grocery store •returned to vehicle after shopping. Read details...
Battery goes dead after a series of short trips. Happened once before. Dealer had the car for 3 days and could not reproduce the problem. Intermittent problem, stranding driver in potentially unsafe areas. Read details...
I bought my 2019 Ascent brand new in summer of 2018. I was driving yesterday and had my 3 yr old son with me. We stopped to get ice cream and sat in car to eat it. I turned car on enough to put windows down (no more than 3-4 minutes at most) and turned off. Read details...
My barely 2-year car continues to have electrical issues. It refused to start for the 4th or 5th time over the last several months. . . Twice in the past week. One, particular instance from this past week, I drove about a mile to my local library to do curbside pickup. Read details...
The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated they noticed the vehicle battery would drain overnight and the vehicle would have to be jump started. The failure was intermittent at first and had become constant. Read details...