Five problems related to navigational (global positioning system) gps have been reported for the 2019 Subaru Outback. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the 2019 Outback.
Screen is delaminating. Becoming unresponsive at times. Making ghost touches, phone calls, opening apps, messing with gps. Seems unsafe when it could be going haywire and especially using gps trying to navigate traffic.
The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the head unit was demalated the gps unit was inoperable. The volume increased to high. The gps made phantom calls. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the gps unit was demalated and needed to be replaced. Informed that the part was backordered. The manufacturer was contacted and offered assistance with the repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
On July 28th, my touch screen (head unit) in my Subaru Outback suddenly delaminated overnight. From that point foward, all systems connected to the head unit have been either unusable or intermittent--often dangerously so. My backup camera and blind spot indicators are randomly unusable; the gps system turns itself on and off in use (and half the time, screen itself cycles through "ghost touches" and is unable to be directed in any way); my car calls random people through the bluetooth system while driving, which is a major distraction, and starlink is unusable. Internet searching has revealed a proposed class action lawsuit against Subaru for the known issues with their head units; the 2018 models were recalled, but as mine is a 2019, I have been told I'm ineligible for support with repairs and would need to pay 3k out of pocket. I can't sell the car with the level of defects it currently has, and driving the vehicle is at best irritating and at worst, dangerous (depending on how the head unit behaves that day). I purchased this car because I wanted to have a backup camera, blind spot indicators, access to gps support, and more.
The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle's navigation system failed to operate as needed. The dashboard failed to illuminate properly. The contact stated that he attempted to shut down the vehicle; however, the push to start failed to operate. Additionally, when the contact attempted to lock the vehicle using the key fob it failed to lock, and the vehicle's alarm failed to set. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the vehicle was calibrated; however, the part to do the repair were on backorder. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60.
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