Battery Dead problems of the 2016 Subaru Outback - part 1

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that battery was replaced three times in the vehicle however, the battery failure persisted. The contact stated that a battery charger was carried in the vehicle because of the recurring failure. Colonial Subaru (89 newtown rd, danbury, CT 06810) was made aware of the failure and diagnosed the vehicle with an electrical short. The contact stated that she was made aware that there were two class action lawsuits for the battery failure from a news article. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,238.

Almost new battery failed. Had replaced previous battery on sept 15, 2020 with interstate battery, and on Apr. 13, 2021 in the morning the battery was found discharged despite nothing being on in car overnight. The red terminal is corroded.

This vehicle is 5 years old. The first battery lasted 4 years. The second battery was dead in 10 months. Now we will try a third. In looking up other drivers comments, this is a known product problem. There is a technical bulletin out about this, but it doesn't do anything to fix the problem. There is also a know tire wearing problem. I have had to replace those, 3 times. I have 92000 miles. I have replaced them with michelin twice. Good for 60,000. Lucky to get 30,000 on them. Twice now because of the battery, I have been stranded. This last time, I was at my vacation home, only one other person in the area. Luckily they had jumper cables, and jumped the car and followed me to the auto store. The first time I missed work, and had to wait till my husband came home to give my car a jump. Both times, the car was sitting overnight.

The car will be driven normally and then when you go to start it the battery is dead. This has occurred after multiple years and multiple times the battery has been replaced multiple times. The dealer has refused to look for a problem since they say it is my fault. I have opened a case with Subaru in the past but now they have not responded to the latest email contact. Date below is date I last contacted Subaru.

Dead battery within first year of ownership, at 75,000 miles now and third battery has now failed. Unsafe.

The car battery has died multiple times in the past three years. The battery was factory replaced in 2019 because of this issue and has since needed to be jumped at least 3 times. There is also corrosion on the new battery already. When the battery has died it's either been parked in our driveway or has left me stranded somewhere needing a jump when it wouldn't start.

Battery drains after the car sits for a few days. I had the battery replaced last year, and had the new battery checked recently at the dealer. They (dealer) said it was fine and saw no parasitic drain. They told me I should drive the car every day to keep the battery charged, which I find to be very odd and extremely inconvenient. I also own a 2020 Subaru ascent and don't have to drive it every day to keep the battery healthy. The car sat for one week recently and the battery drained again. I jumped it yesterday it and drove it for 30 minutes and today the battery is dead again.

Battery often goes dead. Have replaced battery 3 or 4 times since we purchased in November 2015. Battery died in garage and in parking lot.

Battery continues to get drained of power for no apparent reason. I have had to get a jump start several times even after driving for 3 or more hours. When I took it to the dealership, I was told that the battery was fine, but needed to be charged. They explained that the reason for the dead battery was because the car was not started for 2 or more days. Less than a week after this visit to the dealership, the battery was dead again after a 4 hour drive.

Battery dies frequently without obvious cause, even after replacing battery sooner than expected. It happens after driving for 30 minutes, turning it off for a short period like 15-20 minutes, then trying to restart, as well as after sitting for 8-10 hours.

In four years and 18000 miles, I am now on my third battery as of today. I have read of recurrent issues with 2016 Outback battery failures. The second battery I bought at the original dealership when the vehicle had 13888 miles. The battery was purchased 5/15/19. Today, 3/2/21 I had to purchase a new battery.

Battery drains constantly. Car cannot sit for more than a few days without battery being dead. Subaru dealer says there is no problem. Car needs to be driven 20 to 30 miles every day as a solution? problem has been happening for months and battery is only 1 year old.

Battery is suffering excessive drain. Last replaced battery failed within 2 years.

Filed a formal complaint with Subaru America after my automobile's battery died for the 4th time. I have approx. 21,000 on the car which was bought new in 2016. The battery dies when the car sits overnight (it is garaged every night). I know there are class action lawsuits claiming that the electrical system overwhelms the battery thus causing it to go dead. I bought the car knowing that my previous Subaru's have been very reliable. This is not the case with the 2016 Subaru Outback.

When I tried to start my car the battery was dead. This happened twice last year and I then replaced the battery. This new battery is only 4 months old and yesterday it was dead again. Each time a few days had passed since the car had last been driven. It seems there must be something wrong with the car that is draining the battery. In addition, possibly related to the dead battery there were a couple of times when we found the back hatch wide open. The battery was not dead after this happened.

I if the car has not been started at least every 2 days the battery is dead and won't start. You also can't leave the doors open while vacuuming the inside or the battery will die on you. There has been a lot of chatter about this many places calling it a parasitic drain. This has been a known issue with Subaru for several years, which never seems to get addressed. This has happened many times since we bought it new.

Our car battery has repeatedly died, without any extended use (I. E. , no lights were left on, doors open, etc). We will drive it and then come back out to the car and the battery will be dead. We had the battery checked and were informed it was in excellent condition.

Purchased Jan 2016. Battery died 3 times while on trips & car sat for 2 weeks. Replaced battery Dec 2018. Battery died multiple times while on trips when car sat for 2+ weeks. Last time, car sat for 3 weeks. Car was started with jump but didn't hold charge. Replaced battery 3rd time Jan 2021.

Purchased vehicle in August of 2015. Have had the battery replaced multiple times as follows: /20/2018 (608805) /01/2019 (630860) /18/2020 (641572) as of 01/05/2021, the vehicle battery is dead again and at moore Subaru in richmond, virginia for service. Each time the battery has been dead, it has been parked (driveway or work) and when trying to start the vehicle, it would make a clicking noise. This time (1/5/21) the battery was completely dead (doors wouldn't open, no noises when trying to start). When the battery died in may of 2020, moore Subaru had the vehicle for approximately 5 days to see if they could determine the problem. They ultimately found nothing more than a potentially bad battery.

Battery drains excessively fast. If not driven frequently for longer distances battery dies.

I am continuing to have an issue with my 2016 Subaru Outback where it struggles to start almost all the time in cold temperatures and the battery often dies. My Subaru dealership "fixed" the issue last year by replacing the battery. Now that cold weather is back, the problem is back. Jumping the battery always solved the problem. Note that even in warm temperatures the start always sounds "rough".

The battery has gone dead at least 3 times, even after fresh replacement. The first time was due to rear inside light being switched on (according to the Subaru service technician). The second time was while out running errands. The third time was after being parked for two days. The battery is less than a year old and should not be drained from power like this.

Premature battery failure has happened on a number of occasions. Whether at home or after a short trip, the car becomes unable to start without assistance. The vehicle won't start as if it has dead battery but then operators normally for a period of time after a jump start from another vehicle or after being placed on a battery charger.

Car repeatedly stopped working because of dead battery. Car was purchased new in 2016. First instance was when lift gate was left open over night in garage, 2 years after purchase. Second instance was when overhead lamp was left on overnight in garage. Third the same as second in a parking lot. Last instance was today when I drove a few miles, parked car for an hour and the battery was dead after that. Lift gate was opened 10 minutes before attempting to start the car. Aaa restarted the car in all four instances.

Car was purchased brand new from dealer. It rained within a couple days and discovered the wipers didn't work. Dealer fixed. Multiple times the battery has died. Dealer no help at all and blames it on battery. Replaced the battery in 2017. Still often have battery die and we always turn off the car entirely and lock it. Once it even died after my family spent all day at the beach and we were stranded.

Purchased the vehicle, certified pre-owned, in 2018. After only one year of ownership, the battery died and it was replaced. In 2020, have now had the battery die on three occasions: 1) after vehicle engine is off, radio is on for short period of time (less than 20 mins), having just driven for ~5 hours 2) 1 week later, after daily driving, doors are open for ~15 mins from loading up the car - at this point we took it in to the dealer, but they could not replicate the issue. 3) 1 month later, after radio is on for ~1 hour 30 minutes, managed to start vehicle 3 times during that 1. 5 hours, but on the 4th attempt it did not work. Meanwhile 6 other vehicles, of various makes and models, who also had their radios on for the same amount of time, were able to drive away without issue.

My 2016 Outback battery is constantly going dead for no reason what so ever. If it sits for one day without being driven, the battery will be dead. I can switch out the battery and it will fix the issue for a few months, then back to the battery being dead if the car sits for one day without being driven. It's not the battery, it's the car! it's happened to me more times than I can count.

Battery went bad after being replaced just 3 months prior. They didn?t want to admit it.

We have had 2 major issues with this car: 1- multiple episodes of battery failure requiring a jump start over the last year. This has happened when the car was not used for a week, but also randomly after a drive. Just happened 4 days ago after a 30 minute highway drive- when we came back out to the car after 15 minutes, it wouldn't start. We jump started it, and it was fine for a few days, but now dead again in my driveway. The car often has a shuddering and occasional stall when starting it. Most worrisome, I was recently driving with my daughter and after we exited the highway, and slowed down for a toll, the car lost it's acceleration, despite rpms revving. We pulled to the side of the road, turned the car off and re-started, and it ran regularly home, but this was frightening. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

This morning 7/21/2020 my battery failed for the 4th time in 4 years. I purchased the car new on 2/29/2016-yes leap year. Each time the battery was totally drained. The original Subaru battery was replaced with a better delco battery, and then another better delco batter 18 months ago and now today! still waiting at the garage. Many complaints about this on the NHTSA website but no recalls! something is drawing the battery down which to me is a safety issue. When do enough complaints warrant a recall? this is absurd. Each time this has happened my Subaru was in an underground garage.

This morning 7/21/2020 my battery failed for the 4th time in a little over 4 years. Dead, completely drained according to aaa. First the original Subaru battery, then a better delco replaced that, then another better delco, now another. Only 27,000 plus miles. I have needed to have this battery jumped once before and the previous batteries were jumped a total of 5 times. The NHTSA website has numerous complaints about battery failure for this make/model and other Subaru Outbacks but no recalls. Why not? this is also a safety issue! I am told that "something" in the electrical components is drawing down the battery but it cannot be found. There is a flaw somewhere. Nothing was left on. Subaru of America has to know about this. Really.

My 2016 Outback about 3 months ago had a dead battery while out on a family trip to arkansas. Just took a battery bump from another vehicle and worked fine. Then this Friday it ran fine for five hours away from home. Saturday morning ran several errands with in a 60 mile radius Sunday morning started the car, moved it to a different location to make loading luggage easier then got in to go and the battery was dead. Was supplied with a 2amp hour charger and was told that it might take an hours for it to build up enough juice to start. Sat for thirty minutes, hit the key and it fired off just fine. Drove back for five hours stopping and starting with no issues, ran the car by oreilly auto parts and they test battery and said it looked fine and that it was charging good. Backed car in garage and unloaded it and Monday morning, it was dead, while hooking my charger up to it I noticed that the battery was warm. Started up just fine with charger on bust, no issues coming to work, keeping my fingers crossed when I go out to lunch.

The battery of the vehicle(Subaru Outback 2016 3. 6 r) failed several times. Th battery drains very quickly. Especially when the car ran for several short trips, the battery was suddenly dead. The battery has been dead 10 times from 2016 to 2020.

Repeated and unpredictable battery failure with no apparent cause, I. E. Dome lights or other accessories not powered "on". , doors or rear cargo hatch not open. Dealer analysis of electrical system found no issues however replaced battery. Last occurrence 10/19/2019 in the home garage. For reliability it was necessary to purchase a portable booster charger costing $100. 00. There has been 8 such occurrences since the purchase (new) in 2016. Please advise.

Battery fails regularly causing complete stop. Electric system to windows, especially passenger window, fails without any known reason.