Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2024 Subaru Outback

Table 1 shows four common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2024 Subaru Outback. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (six problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Subaru Outback


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2024 Subaru Outback

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Automatic braking applied without warning . It activated with no imminent threat and cause my car to stop on the road . It would not go forward pushing the gas pedal and I had to stop in the road completely and put it in park and then put it in drive before I could proceed down the road .   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

I own a 2024 Subaru Outback limited xt, VIN [xxx]. While traveling approximately 45–50 mph on a four-lane road with adaptive cruise control (acc) engaged, my vehicle suddenly and rapidly decelerated and automatically applied the brakes as I approached a police vehicle traveling in the lane   Read details...

The Warnings problem

On at approximately xxx 5:30am, while driving my 2024 Subaru Outback premium northbound on [xxx] right in front of the [xxx], the eyesight driver assist / pre-collision braking system engaged with hard/sudden braking despite no vehicle, pedestrian, or object present in or near the roadway.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Subaru Outback model year vehicles:



☘ Outback Service Bulletins
⚑ Outback Safety Recalls
☤ Outback Defect Investigations