Battery Dead Problems of Subaru Outback - part 2

Dead battery issues - if doors or liftgate is open for even short amounts of time the battery goes dead. Have had to had it jumped 6 or 7 times since we bought it 3 years ago. That leads to issues with liftgate and passenger windows, requiring deal resets. Issue started at less than 10,000 miles.

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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.

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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.

Purchased the car 7 days ago. Drove approximately 50 miles so far. Went out to start the car this morning and the battery was dead. No lights had been left on. Car needed to be jumped.

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Battery has gone dead twice, almost 3 times. The car was stationary.

Purchased a 2018 Subaru Outback 5/03/18. At 19,860 miles on 12/21/19 the battery died. I jumped it, got it to the dealership. They did whatever diagnostics on it, recharged it and had me pick it up. When I went to get it, it was dead in the dealership parking lot. They then put in new battery. I went back down to pick it up. On 3/15/21, only 13 months later, my new battery was once again dead. I had been in my driveway parked for a week or possibly less. I picked it up 3/17/21 after Subaru had to again replace the battery. Bottom line I was told by the dealership to carry jump cables because it will keep happening due to the electronics! it seems I can only upload 1 repair invoice so I uploaded the most recent battery replacement invoice. I have 2 others.

Battery goes dead when don't drive it weekly. Purchased new from dealer in June 2020. Have had aaa out twice to jump the battery. Have been told by aaa and dealership to drive the car or start it and let it run for 30 minutes every couple of days to keep battery charged because electronics drain the battery. Car was in garage.

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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.

I purchased this 2018 Outback in late November of 2020 with 27000 miles on it. After only driving it about 1500 miles the battery suddenly died (March 2021). Aaa jumped it but said it was dead. I replaced it immediately (went 1 mile down the road) and the shop said that it was dead as well. No warning at all. Was working fine, parked at a store, ten minutes later went to start it and there was nothing. I spent $170 getting a new battery/installation.

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.

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Vehicle did not start due to dead battery. This vehicle has been returned to the dealership on three separate dates due to the same issue. On 12/14/20 the car would not start we charged the battery and got it to the dealership. They charged the battery and said they could not find anything wrong and we drove it home. On 1/18/21 we could not start the car we charged the battery and took it back to the dealership. They said they could not find anything wrong but for our peace of mind they replaced the battery sensor and kept the car for several days to start it and drive it around to try and recreate the issue. They could not recreate the problem. On 3/6/21 the car did not start and was towed to the dealership. The dealership inspected the battery and the battery failed the load test. Battery was replaced. We expressed concern that they were fixing the symptom and not the problem, we also discussed erratic behavior with the rear gate all three times these issues have occurred. The dealership then decided to replace the power rear gate ecu and latch & actuator rear gate. After researching this problem we have discovered this is an issue with the same model and year of Subaru vehicle as ours and Subaru has not done anything to address the actual problem. We are concerned that this issue will continue and we don't feel we can safely drive our car far from home because of its unreliability and potentially putting us in dangerous situations . The mileage on the car is 8800 and it is a 2019 model.

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Continuing problems with the battery being dead (five). The car has been in the shop twice and had the battery replaced both times. The service appointments occurred Nov. 2019 and March 2021.

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.

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.

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.

Battery dead. . Less than 6k miles and car only18 months old.

The oem battery was failing to hold a charge and died one day after driving a short distance. Had to have a local tow service come and jumpstart the car. Took the car to the local dealer and they needed to charge the battery.

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.

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.

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.

Car was purchased in June 2018. Peridically over the first two years of ownership the battery would die and the car would require a jump to start. Since the onset of the covid pandemic - with the car left unused (in a garage) for more extended periods - the battery dies frequently, each time requiring a jump to start. Now, if the car is not started at least once every 1-2 days the battery will be dead.

I purchased my 2020 Outback in may 2020. In February 2021, I had about 5400 miles on the car when the battery seemed to die. Admittedly the temperatures were cold and the car was outside for 48 hours without being driven. I was unable to successfully jumpstart the car when I attempted to do so one week later. The temperature that day was in the upper 20s. I tried again 3 days later when the temperature was about 40. I successfully jumpstarted it that day and I let it idle for 20 minutes. The next morning, it would not start again so I had to jumpstart it once again. This time I idled it for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the afternoon (it started without a jump in the afternoon). The next morning it once again required jumpstarting. I let it idle for 20 minutes in the morning and another 20 minutes in the afternoon (once again jumpstarting in the afternoon was not necessary). Finally, it started on its own the next morning and I drove it to the dealer who said everything with the battery and the electrical system was fine. There was no evidence of any electrical problem. I am not convinced about this in light of problems with 2017-2019 Outback battery failures.

Car will not start. Battery is dead. We drove it Monday and it was fine. We did not use lights and made sure everything was off. Today, it would not start. Battery was dead!.

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

Woke up this morning and the rear door was open and the car wouldn't start. This is the second time the battery failed for seemingly no reason and the 1st time the rear door was open. Car was parked and hadn't been started for a couple of days.

I bought a new car in December 2020. One day in Jan 2021, I noticed that the battery had died. I jump started it and then in February 2021, I had to jumpstart it 3 times. At least the last instance, I was careful to check no interior lights were on, and it still happened. I went to the dealer and they replaced the battery. I hope that fixes it.

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.

The battery died with only about 6500 miles on the car. The car was last driven 48 hour ago. Nothing was left on. The vehicle was in a warm garage since it was last driven.

Battery dead with no explanation. Cold outside (17 deg f), car not driven for 2 days before attempting to start. Car was driven for about 4 hours on Friday, would not start on Monday.

My 2020 Subaru Outback is just over a year old and has just over 15,000 miles on it. In the last month, the battery has died 4 times causing me to be stranded. The cause of the battery dying is very minor electrical usage when the car is off, resulting in the car not starting.