Differential Unit problems of the 2013 Subaru Outback

During a 120,000 service at the Subaru dealer (odometer at 121,333 miles) I was informed that metal filings had been observed in the differential fluid, indicating a problem with the transmission. Not long after that, my vehicle experienced an issue with the transmission. I accelerated to pass on the freeway, and after having done so, the transmission kept accelerating and would not kick down for about 5 seconds. I took the vehicle into an independent repair shop where they confirmed the transmission is indeed failing. This event set up a potential safety issue, at the least being distracted in trying to get the transmission kicked down again, and, at most, having a failure on the the highway, with the potential for serious consequences. A transmission should not be going bad after only 121,000 miles. All the required maintenance and servicing had been done following Subaru's recommendations. This is a known defect. Subaru's weak extended warranty is just their way of avoiding the costs of fixing this defect, to the detriment of their customers.

Noise coming from underneath vehicle when accelerating that I noticed in Feb 2017. Took the car in to Subaru dealer and all they did was replace the differential fluid and said "noise will go away with time. " like any car issue, it did not go away on its own. Oct 2018 took the car in to local mechanic and they said it needed a new cvt transmission. Also said that my car could stall at any time so I did not drive it. Took it to Subaru for a second opinion and they agreed, new cvt transmission. They also informed me that there was an extended warranty on the transmission that ended July 2018, but I was never informed of the extended warranty. Subaru offered to pay 50% of a $10,000 repair so we paid $5,000. Still a very unacceptable amount of money for a car only worth $10,000. This part should be recalled as it can cause stalling at any time. Very disappointed in Subaru at this time.