Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Subaru Outback

Subaru Outback owners have reported 280 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (112 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (82 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Subaru Outback


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Subaru Outback

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Rear automatic braking (rab) system conducted an emergency , neck snapping stop while backing out of a sloped driveway at 9pm local time, zip 94596, walnut creek, California. There was no vehicle traffic, pedestrian traffic or other movements nearby to trigger the rab system.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

New car with only 965 miles. At 580 miles the car when I started it said safety eyesight system not working. I shut off car and restarted it and system connected itself. Today I was on highway doing 62mph and the entire dashboard, information and safety features displays went completely black   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 Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the eyesight system inadvertently deactivated, causing the power steering to fail and the vehicle to go into limp mode. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle to correct the failure.   Read details...

The Sensing System Camera problem

See attached document for complaint   Read details...




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