Battery Dead problems of the 2017 Subaru Outback - part 1

Sometimes the battery goes dead for no reason. This has happened multiple times in the last 2 years, with the most recent event occurring today (may 10, 2021). It could occur after I haven't driven it for a day or in the midst of a road trip after I've stopped for lunch and it won't restart. I have replaced the battery 2 times since purchasing my car (used) in 2019.

Battery dies. . Had new one installed this week, same problem. No recall? cant use car.

Subaru dealer replaced dead battery 10/2020. Car parked for 20 days (no lights, etc were on during that time) and battery was dead. Dealer checked battery and electrical systems and claimed all was good. He did say that it is not uncommon for them to go dead in 10 to 14 days. This is the second time this occurred. The 1st time, the dealer replaced the battery (10/2020).

My original battery died earlier than it should have (~Dec 19/31k mi) about a year and a half after purchasing car) and was replaced under warranty. In the last 6 months, I've had repeated issues with my battery being dead and having to jump start the vehicle. Took it to the dealer and was informed they saw nothing wrong with it. Within 1 month (Dec 20) alone, I had to have the car jumpstarted 3 times. I had to buy my own jumper to deal with the problem. It doesn't die while on, it's just dead when I go to start it.

The battery keeps failing. It's my 4th battery change and I can feel that I will need to change the 4th one soon.

My Subaru Outback is less than 3y 9m after being purchased a brand new and it already got 5 (five !!!) new batteries replaced without being identified with any issues by Subaru technicians. The first time the battery died was when the car was only 7 month old on the original warranty. A new oem battery (#2) has been installed at the Subaru dealership. 14 months later this Subaru battery #2 is dead, replaced by a new aaa battery #3 that within two months was dead, extremely corroded. Once again I was forced to address the same issue, bringing the car to a dealership where a new oem Subaru battery #4 was installed and covered by a thick layer of petroleum jelly. The battery #4 has lasted only for 17 months. Thus a new Subaru oem battery #5 had to be installed. Every time I'm told the car has been checked, no issues have been found,�though I had also reported that I kept adjusting the clock in my car every couple of weeks,�it has been falling behind. It's hard to accept that Subaru technicians have not been able to diagnose the cause of the parasitic drain problem in my car. What is exactly going on with my Subaru Outback 2017 electrical system?�too much frustration when I missed my working hours, medical appointments due to dealing with the car that�is not starting, as well as witnessing my car losing its value. All the documents are kept in a file, my notes are recorded.

Will not start with keyless ignition. First time 2018 when battery appeared dead and coukd not be jump started in our garage and coukd not unlock doors or emergency brake and could not be jumped, car towed and new battery installed. One week later same thing again dead battery in our garage and car tested by Subaru for more than a week and no cause determined. Third time April 1, 2021 battery dead after three short stops and driving less than 10 miles and radio could not be shut off at first. Tow truck driver said battery at almost full charge and duggrsted use key fob and press start and it worked.

Battery has died 3 times in 4 years, battery replaced after it died the first time in 2018. New battery, only approx. 2 years old, died twice in 2 weeks. All three times the car would not start after I had the back hatch and/or doors open 20-30 minutes, sometimes while cleaning the interior. The third time the car would not start after having the back hatch open approx. 5 minutes after taking some items out of the back. All three times the car was off and in the garage.

Repeated battery failures. Purchased vehicle certified pre-owned in September 2020 with 11,000 miles on it. Battery has been replaced by dealership twice since then, and vehicle still intermittently fails to start under normal driving conditions, requiring jump-start.

A new battery died after 7 months use. I replaced it. The newer one died in 5 days. I read there is a class action lawsuit about this model draining batteries prematurely. Each time, we went to use the vehicle, stationary, and found the battery completely dead.

Premature battery failure. Fourth battery replaced by dealership 3/21/21 since purchased new 9/15/2016.

My battery dies often. Battery was replaced about 6 months ago and now it is dead again. I've replaced the battery 3 times in the past two years.

Battery dies after the vehicle is idle more than a week. The original battery lasted three years. The problem continues with the replacement, which is less than a year old. I am the original owner and have driven this vehicle less than 20k miles.

Slowing draining battery, increasingly harder to start over a few day, and eventual dead battery requiring jump start. Beeping sound (as if lift gate was open) occurred on last start before battery died.

I purchased brand new 2017 Subaru Outback 3. 6r limited on December 27 2016, first battery was replaced in December 2019, second battery died in February 14 2021. Car has 30000 original miles.

Battery dies for no apparent reason. Vehicle is stationary parked in garage or in parking lot. The original battery was replaced and this still happens. This has happened at least 5 times.

This is the second battery failure on this car with less than 28000 miles. First one was replaced under warranty, less than 1 year ago.

Battery failed and vehicle would not start. Purchased a new battery and the dealership updated the ecm program. They stated batteries were failing due to many short trips.

Purchased new vehicle from teton motors in jackson, wy. Battery was replaced once under warranty and dealer thought it was a bad battery as it failed so quickly. Started having issues with car starting due to drained battery about 6 months later and we thought that we had left lights on in the car. We turned off all interior lights to try to ensure this did not happen again. During routine service we were informed that battery was bad as it would not hold charge and needed to be replaced. Also, dealership suggested us install a trickle charger as my wife does not drive the car very far for work. So we paid to replace battery and install trickle charger in early 2021.

The battery keeps dying overnight. I had to change my stock battery pre-maturely and it just dies overnight. This is giving me stress and costing me a lot of money and time. Looks like there is a parasitic drain that making the battery go dead even after all lights are turned off.

I'm on my 4th battery in 3 years. Battery has gone dead multiple times, leaving me stranded in difficult and potentially dangerous situations. Cannot open lift gate to access the cargo area where I keep my road safety reflectors, flashlight, tire pump, etc. Stranded in dark parking lot 1 time. As a result of the reliability concerns I have had to buy a portable charging unit to have in the car at all times. I have also had to purchase a new battery for a car that only has 27k miles on it. There are instances of many similar problems resulting in a class action lawsuit against Subaru. This not only impacts the reliability and safety, it also impacts the resale value.

Original battery failed about 30 months after car purchased (new car). There was no warning-just dead after parked in garage overnight. Purchased new duracell battery from sams club on 1-24-20. Replacement battery was dead after parked overnight in garage on 12-24-20. Battery failed in 11 months. No previous warning, weather was normal both instancies.

I had several times in 2020 where my battery went dead after leaving the back tailgate open or listening to the radio with the engine off. The last time it happened, we replaced the battery, fearing it happening again in the cold weather(12/2020). All of these situations happened while the vehicle was parked and either the engine was turned off or just the accessory mode was on.

Car battery will not hold a charge. I had to replace the original battery twice now. Original battery died March, 2019 � I had my mechanic replace that with a new battery (battery replacement 1). Battery replacement 1 died February, 2020; battery replacement 2 (another new battery) was installed. Battery replacement 2 died November, 2020; battery replacement 3 (another new battery) was installed by Subaru.

Battery has died at least 5 times. Enough to where I bought my own jump start battery. The first time I had to jump it was just over a year old, so I brought it into Subaru and they replaced the battery free of charge. From that point on when the battery died I had it jumped by a tow. Nearing the end of my lease the vehicles battery was date December of 2018. I attempted to have it jumped this morning, 11/7/2020, and I was told it was completely dead this time. While I was attempting to have roadside assistance jump the vehicle, I heard the tail gate trying to engage and then it failed to start. It seems like the tailgate was draining the battery trying to open or close, but it wasn't used when I got home.

Battery issues are non stop! battery dies all the time. We had a new 2016 Outback previously, that had to be towed because it would just die. We traded it in for a new 2017 Outback and it's even worse. Battery has been replaced (not sure how many times), and issue is still the same. Leaves us stuck/stranded in random places, and back hatch will sometimes beep non stop even though it's completely closed. We have to keep an emergency jump kit with us constantly. The back hatch won't open when battery is dead/low, which is crazy that there isn't some type of override to this. I have seen countless battery issues for this vehicle and I'm beyond shocked that this hasn't been fixed/addressed by Subaru. We are fed up with the battery drain, and do everything we can so we can (hopefully) proactively start our vehicle (have all interior lights off, radio off, air off - all systems possible turned off). Even that doesn't always work. We spend extra money on gas just to recharge the car by driving it more miles than we want to. I'm gonna be done with Subaru after this.

Premature battery failure. Replaced twice in last 14 months. Does not hold charge properly. Seems to be either underpowered or has unidentified drain on battery.

After 2 years of use, the oem battery was not keeping the charge or was draining due to an issue with the electrical system. I had to have the car jumped a couple of times to get it started. Brought the car to Subaru dealer and they did not find any issues but replaced the battery with another oem battery, quite unusual until I read an articale about a class action suit against Subaru. In 2020, the new oem battery was having issues requiring I jump it several times. I was away from home at the time and brought the car to advanced auto parts. They tested the 2nd oem battery and advised the battery was bad and not holding the charge. At that time I purchased a diehard battery and have had no issues in the last 6 months. As I stated above, I have read that Subaru is in a class action suit for the exact issue I had and wanted to have this issue recorded.

In November 2019 I had to replace my battery which was replaced for free by Subaru in chandler, az and was guaranteed for 30 months, in September 2020, I had to replace my battery again which was installed by Subaru in chandler, az for free and guaranteed for 30 months. I did a search on faulty batteries on Subaru and found the belows information. . So I decided to file a report. " Subaru is hit with a new lawsuit alleging the 2016-2020 Subaru Outback and 2019-2020 ascent have defective electrical systems causing premature battery failure. What should owners do if you are experiencing the same issues?".

Battery goes dead overnight. In 2019 I experienced a dead battery on my Outback. It happened in early 2020. I replaced the battery around may of this year. I took it to local dealer and left for 2 days. Dealer updated eco and said that should fix it, fail inagain in July 2020 and again today 9-15-2020.

Multiple battery failures- battery dies repeatedly. Have replaced 4 times already. Last dead battery is today with it having died last week as well. This will be 3rd battery in less than a year. Sometimes headlight will dimly flash or there will be a thumping noise that comes from the back, possibly the tailgate. Other times it is dead next day when going to start it after having been driven the previous day. Keys are not kept in car.

The battery on my 2017 Subaru Outback keeps draining and going dead. This is the fourth battery gone dead in four years. Last one only lasted little over three months. We replaced with brand new factory battery at end of may. Today in September 7th. Battery completely dead as I try to start the vehicle. Last time I took the vehicle to a Subaru dealer. They said everything electrical was ok on the car. Technician said the back dome light was on. This time I checked the dome light and it was on off position. I believe there is some kind of elctrical issue with this vehicle that is causing the batteries to die.

Recurrent battery dead problem; then finally not charging at all ; despite of battery being full dealer always doing things to the system with updates ; and never able to fix the problem.

This 2017 Outback suddenly lost all electrical power. Even jump starting the vehicle was difficult. Thee service that came to jump the car said they have seen a lot of Subaru's needing to be jumped and this was from a Subaru's roadside service provider. Putting the battery on a charger would not help. I brought the car to the Subaru dealership where we purchased the car. They said the battery was bad and needed to be replaced. They did not check the charging system saying it was definitely the battery. At a cost of $165. 78 the battery was replaced. This seemed very odd to me that the battery would already be bad after three years. I did some internet checking and found out there are many people experiencing the same issue. Nothing was left on in the car but it was not being driven everyday as it once had. Seeing how many people are having this issue I was wondering why there has not been a recall for this model and year?.

The battery died with less than 30k miles on it. After jump starting and driving the car to recharge the battery, it wouldn't hold a charge. After jumping, the car had multiple features that would not work -- windows would not open, hatch would not open. I had a new battery installed on 4/17/20 (mileage 29,554) and they reset the windows & hatch to function properly. In June, the battery was dead again, and I had to get it serviced again to have the windows & hatch reset (mileage 29,971). Finally, on 8/30, the battery was completely dead, despite showing no indication of low charge or reliability for some time. I could hear a clicking in the hatch that makes me think there is some trigger there draining the battery.