Car Will Not Start problems of the 2016 Subaru Outback

Repeated failure to start stemming from a dead battery, despite daily or more often trips. When parked temporarily to pick up my children from school, the car failed to start. Received a 'jump' to restart. Will make an appointment with the dealer to replace the battery (or whatever service they offer) for the third battery in less than 3 years. Battery is discharging before my eyes; volt meter on the battery shows a decrease of 0. 01volts/per 10 seconds.

I purchased my Outback as a new car. I ordered it. I picked it up in August of 2015. Since then I have had approximately 6-7 batteries. My most current replacement was today. I have been told through many battery replacements, it is the climate where I live, a faulty battery, and possibly other things. Today I mentioned to the Subaru service that this never happened with my other cars (I've had three others. ) the first replacement was within the first year of purchase, but I'd have to go back and verify. I'd had to call aaa while in blythe just to get to an auto zone for a battery because there are no Subaru dealers in the area. I have had to get 1-2 at a local good year because my local Subaru is about a 25-30 minute drive and didn't have time to get there. . . And needed a battery. Today I asked how many I have gotten while at Subaru. We counted about four. A few days ago I tried starting my car and it didn't want to start immediately. (I think the last time I was at Subaru they said it was fine. ) this battery lasted the longest, about a year. I've had some last less than that. I even bought a faraday pouch to see if that would help. I'm writing this late at night while all is in my mind. So I don't have today's paperwork on me, and I didn't happen to get the dates the man at Subaru gave me of when they put in a battery. I know the desert heat can be harsh, but 6-7 batteries is unreasonable and not safe.

The battery will not hold a charge. I had a new battery installed exactly one year ago and for the last two months the car will not start if it is not driven for more than a day or two. I've had the car jumped multiple times and had the terminals replace last week due to corrosion. And today, foe the third time in two weeks the car will not start. Research on this website and on the internet in general tells me this is a known and ongoing issue with Subaru electrical and they need to figure a fix for it ASAP.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while her vehicle was in the driveway of her residence, the vehicle failed to start without warning. The contact asked a neighbor for assistance with the vehicle. The battery was taken out of the vehicle and taken to an independent mechanic where a new battery was purchased. (battery type interstate 25-550 fitment 6). The battery was replaced by the technician. No dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, informed the contact that no knowledge of the failure was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000.

Problem: 360 cca batteries installed in new cars are not enough and they cause problems. My first indication was a year ago when I went to the store, was in there 10-15 minutes, and when I came out the car did not start. A friend came 2 hours later to jump it but tried it first and it started right up. Second problem was on a trip to DC in November '18. Nor'easter came through and we got stuck on the interstate in the mountains for a few hours. Car was stopped, not running. Went to get dinner then to car to go on again. Would not start. Were stranded for 3 more hours, as the weather and mountain drive made it impossible to get help. We were eventually able to find someone to jump it. Over next few months, odd things happened like the radio not working sporatically, slow starts, and the key not coming out of ignition occasionally. Took it to the dealer, they recommend a $853 new shift mechanism, but in the discussion he happened to mention the 360cca battery not being enough for the car. My suspicions tell me to get a new battery and see how things go. Got battery- 640cca, a week ago and no problems at all now. It's not right that the dealers know about the battery not being enough, and when you bring the car in they try to get you to pay for large dollar fix-it's and avoid talking about the battery issue. I don't know how many years and makes of Subarus have these, but prob at least a few years. They need to recall and put in better battery, at least a $500cca. I have read car guru blog that makes it obvious that at least hundreds of people have stories of being stranded. For a long time or in a bad place. My battery cost me $173 and they should refund that to me.

The original equipment battery for the vehicle has been insufficient to meet the demands that the "bells and whistles" put on the reserve power in the battery. As such, this puts the driver at risk that the vehicle will not start the vehicle. Either standards should be established for reserve battery capacity, based on electrical demand, or better indication provided on available charge. I. E. , much like that provided by other devices that have an indication of remaining battery charge. This vulnerability was shared with Subaru soon after I purchased the car, new, and has been reported to both Subaru and their dealership on multiple occasions. I should have upgraded the original battery on my own from the start, but only became aware of the deficiency of the original equipment until recently. The fact that Subaru would allow any operator to drive one of their cars under these circumstances is reprehensible, let alone someone that they say is a "valued and appreciated customer. ".