Subaru Outback owners have reported 270 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 (106 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (80 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Automatic Emergency Braking problems | |
| Warnings problems | |
| Adaptive Cruise Control problems | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance problems | |
| Sensing System Camera problems |
Phantom braking of pre-collision braking 2023 Subaru Outback turbo Wednesday, July 29, 2026. 9:30 am, sunny day driving south on local city street. Brakes slammed on, car stopped, flashing yellow lights on left combination meter stating that pre-collision braking was activated. Read details...
Crash avoidance collision system randomly goes off with no cars in front or behind it. This is extremely dangerous as it will make the car stop on its own. Lane departure does not activate until completely over center line. Another big safety issue. Read details...
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 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...
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