Three problems related to adaptive equipment have been reported for the 2015 Subaru Outback. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the 2015 Outback.
Invalid braking incidents with Subaru Outback's eyesight pre-collision braking system. My car has braked suddenly, without cause on 3 occasions. 1) sunny morning on a crowded residential street going less than 25mph with no cars directly in front of me, car gave warning and immediately braked stopping the car. 2) sunny afternoon on a wide residential street going about 30mph with no cars directly in front of me, car gave warning and immediately braked slowing the car significantly. 3) dark and raining on a major highway going 70mph using adaptive cruise control with no cars around me, car gave warning and immediately applied the brakes hard (no skidding or swerving) slowing the car to about 25mph before releasing control to me. Very fortunate that no cars were behind me. After each incident, I took the car into the dealership. The dealer was unable to recreate the problem and said they could not fix the car if they could not recreate the problem. After realizing the significant safety issue following the third incident, I called Subaru corporate customer service. Subaru sent a corporate engineer to look at the car and the data recordings. They were unable to find any issues with the car and again said they are unable to make any repairs without recreating the problem. In the 2+ years and over 30,000 miles I've driven the problem only occurred 3 times, the dealer recreating the problem seems unlikely given their limited time with the car.
Door locks, both front and rear remain unlocked while driving, unless someone remembers to manually engage the locking system. This is not only a major safety issue while vehicle is moving, children could open door, people could be thrown out of vehicle because of unlocked insecure doors etc. But also aids the criminal element by allowing them easy access to inside the vehicle from any door while stopped (traffic light shopping center lots etc. ).
Driving in a heavy thunderstorm, eyesight automatically went off but automatically came back on as the rain diminished. So did the adaptive cruise control. This is expected. However, the srvd (blind spot monitor, etc. ) totally shut down. The car no longer has working blind spot monitor or rear back up alert warning. Contacted dealer said that the radar in the rear bumper shut down. Two weeks and the dealer nor Subaru has not found the part to repair this feature. Car was purchased in sept. 2014 new.