Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2016 Subaru Outback

I left my home to go get gas a few minutes away. After I filled up at the pump, my car would not start. I tried several times, and asked a gas station attendant for help. He said it sounded like the battery or alternator. I was able to get the car into neutral, and he pushed my car back into a parking spot so I could call someone for a jump. However, within the few minutes of trying to start my car and being pushed, the battery drained so quickly that the car was completely dead and inoperable. I could not get the car back into park, and the electronic parking brake didn't work either because there was absolutely no electricity left in the car. This could not have been have been any longer than a 5 minute timespan. The parking spot I was in had a slight slope to it, so since I couldn't put the car in park or use the emergency brake, I had to keep my foot pressed on the brake pedal until someone arrived to help me. I could not get out of the car to even check under the hood. Luckily I had a passenger that could get out and assist, especially since I couldn't open any windows either. When help arrived, they were able to jump the car so I could drive back home. Had I been alone though, I would have been completely out of luck - I would have been stuck in the car pressing the brake, or risk getting out and having the car roll away. It was an incredibly dangerous situation - I cannot believe the power could drain so quickly to the point that I couldn't even park the car. I purchased a new battery afterwards, but I'm not even sure that was the problem. I've never seen a battery drain so quickly - it almost seems like more of an electrical issue with the car.

Battery needed charge repeatedly then died about year 3. We replaced with larger800 amp battery. But at 2 year it starts failing the same. Battery tests ok and alternator tests ok and no lights or doors left open. But whenever car is not driven at least an hour without stopping it loses about . 1 volt per day -when driven just shorter distances. Testing daily with multimeter eter confirms this rate. Car requires constant battery minder attached at night. Took it to advance auto today and they confirm with test no battery or alternator problem exists!.

The car was parked in the garage and it was above freezing. None of the lights had been left on/doors open. . . The car doesn't have a fob kept too close. . . The car wouldn't start. This isn't the first time this has happened and we're not sure if it's a battery, alternator, electrical issue or what. We've had the battery replaced once already. It first happened within a week of purchasing the car in 2017 in the summer time, and has happened several times since without excessive electrical components in use.

I have a 2016 Subaru Outback purchased September 2019 last year replaced the battery, yesterday the car would not strat. Jump it got it to the shop and they showed the battery, & alternator were good. I sreached and seen several complaints the are the same on 2016 to 2020. We need a recall. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

We purchased a 2016 Outback in 2019 with relatively low mileage and within the first few months of owning the battery failed on us multiple times and the car required a jump in order to start. This happened when on grocery trips, outside our house in the morning, and even multiple times in the middle of winter when returning to the airport after a business trip. After seeing a mechanic, purchased a new battery and still encountered the same issue. We saw a second mechanic, and purchased a new alternator recently and continue to have frequent battery failures, sometimes as often as once per week, requiring a jump to start the car. This seems very odd given the newness of the car, battery, and alternator and we believe there is something defective with the car wiring. This month we had an independent mechanic look at the car and he could find no issue with the battery or alternator, his thought was it could be due to faulty vehicle wiring. We then researched and heard there is a class action lawsuit for our model / year against Subaru for this and believe our vehicle is impacted. This happens very often, we now have purchased a portable battery pack so we can jump our car as needed and again the issue happened this morning.

Vehicle was stationary. Car will not start unless charged. Bought new battery in February 2020. Worked for a time, but car will not start again. Keep getting battery charged to run. Have had battery checked. It is good as is alternator. Must charge battery each time I want to drive car. The problem started in September 2020.

Battery runs out for no apparent reason, especially when not driven far or frequently. First battery replaced by dealership before 2 years, after 3 incidents. Second battery just began the same problems, it is only 2 years old. Possible that problems have been minimal because pre-covid the car was mostly driven on highway, allowing alternator to re-charge the battery nearly daily. But if the car sits for 4 days it can run out of battery. This caused a missed surgery appointment.

After approx. Two weeks of inactivity, battery was completely dead. Required a jump start. Took to auto shop; battery and alternator both tested as "good". Car started normally during daily use for several days. Then, after 7 days of inactivity, battery was completely dead again. Car stored on street parking. Weather typical for spring months in washington state (I. E. Intermittent rain; temps of 40-60 degrees). Online search reveals several sites where numerous customers report experiencing the same faulty electrical issues. . Read more...

Battery runs down often. I've had the battery checked multiple times and no problem with the alternator either. I know it will run down during loading or unloading that lasts more than 30 minutes, so I manage that situation. But it is starting to run down more often while parked. This has left me stranded multiple times over the last 6 months.

Vehicle starting becomes slower for about 1 week and then it will not start at all. I then got a boost from a service garage in the first instance and drove the car to my selling dealer 40 km. Away. They did all the testing, battery, alternator and it did not show any codes. They only did diagnostic work and no actual repairs and gave me the print out just in case it happened while we were on our 5 month vacation in florida. This happened at 25,000 km on the odometer in September of 2017. It is now January 15, 2018 and I am in florida. The car has 33,000 km. On it the exact same thing happened, with a slow to turn over for about 1 week and then failure to start. I tested the battery with a load tester and it tested as "bad" on the guage. We then boosted it to start and tested the voltage from the alternator which was 14 volts and the battery tested 12 volts. After a few minutes of run time we turned it off and it failed to start again. After boosting again I drove it less than 1 mile to my house and let it run while I called the roadside assist and got the phone number of the nearest Subaru dealer, who informed me that roadside assist would bring it to the dealership and they would test it. If the battery was bad then they would replace it. After 15 minutes I returned to my car in the driveway and turned it off. I then attempted to start it several times and every time it started correctly. My wife then drove it 15 km. To get groceries and it restarted every time that she left the stores. I then did another load test on the battery and the needle never wavered from the green area of the guage. It leaves you wondering when you will be stranded in the wilderness or the side of an interstate highway. Thank you for any help that you may offer.