Two problems related to transmission shudder have been reported for the 2011 Subaru Outback. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the 2011 Outback.
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.
Car transmission shudders on deceleration; occasionally killing the engine altogether. Feels like clutching mechanism within the automatic transmission is not functioning properly. Dealer prescribed a new transmission. Subsequently I researched multiple instances of similar situation/symptoms in same model year, but my VIN was excluded from the NHTSA safety recall TSB no. 16-101-16. This situation is too coincidental; the recall needs to be expanded.