general problems of the 2011 Subaru Outback - part 2

When stopping the car stalls and dies on streets, highways, etc. I have almost been rear ended and it even died while obstructing oncoming traffic. Subaru issued a technical services bulletin (TSB 16-90-13r) which describes the issue perfectly, however due to milage (40k over 100k) they will not correct the bad part, which is no longer even availaable to purchase through them! part # 31100ab170. The new part 31100ab171 and 31100ab172 should be issued to all 2010-2012 Outback owners as a recall. If they will not even sell the original part anymore because they know it is garbage and then play the feel good best car ever commercials, that is misleading and fraudulent. Help NHTSA, you are our only hope.

Occasionally, perhaps 4 times in the last year, when I put my car into �drive�, the engine engages and lurches forward. It feels as though the car with take off forward at a high speed.

While entering an intersection, upon breaking the Subaru unexpectedly stalled out. We were very startled because the car behind us honked the horn for us to move on. We feel very unsafe now with our everyday driving.

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.

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.

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.

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.

October 2019 torque converter failed, with unexpected stall outs & difficulty re-starting at stops. This was potentially dangerous, as driver could not get out of way of approaching vehicles.

I purchased this as a used vehicle as is with 130,000 miles. It was within a couples weeks that I noticed the vehicle would die every time I would brake at an intersection or stop sign/light. Thankfully, I live in a small town, but do occasionally travel to larger cities. As you could imagine, this is quite dangerous at busy intersections!!! I just recently hit 135,000 miles and now have another issue! at highway speed, it will intermittently hesitate, the rpm gauge jumps up and it makes a screeching noise. After researching on line, it appears that several consumers have complained about both issues. They are both caused by a problem with the cvt and that Subaru has made no attempt to correct the issue? I am a middle-class consumer and can not afford a brand new vehicle, so when I do purchase a used vehicle, I try to find something that has a history of being reliable and long-lasting. This vehicle is neither!!!.

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 warranty. A couple weeks ago I'm driving home from ventura at night, traveling 70mph in heavy traffic and out of nowhere all the dashboard lights start flashing and the car suddenly looses power, almost causing the vehicle behind me to rear-end me. The vehicle is at 125,000 miles (just outside the 100,000 mile extended warranty) and Subaru is refusing to provide any assistance with a new transmission. Now I'm stuck with a repair bill of $8000 on a vehicle I still owe $10,000 on. This should be a recall, the passenger and I could have been injured or killed in a freeway pileup.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, it was confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced, but they refused to do it at no cost. In fact, they offered us 1k toward the purchase of a new Subaru. What a joke, I can't even believe they would have the audacity to make an offer like that. We'd already been offered way more than that as a trade for a new vehicle elsewhere, but didn't take the offer because we were under the impression that Subaru would do the right thing and fix it. The car is under the 10 years, but over the 100,000 miles. I feel that Subaru should fix it at no cost since they knew this was an issue. There should have been a recall on this issue as it is a safety issue. They should be made to pay for these repairs. Please advise what options I can pursue to get this fixed at no cost to me, the original owner of the vehicle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that when they started up the vehicle, the brake and cruise control warning lights stayed illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic and the diagnostic test stated there was a failure with the transmission. The vehicle had not been repaired. A unknown local dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer were not made aware. The failure mileage was 111,000. Nd.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stalls when stopped.

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.

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 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!.

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.

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 vehicles can stop, stall, or loose power while on the road with little to no warning.

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.