Subaru Outback owners have reported 969 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 39 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (521 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission torque converter (138 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Recently, the 2022 Outback my mom drives has been having some strange electrical issues. About a year-or-so ago the battery in her Outback died. Not unusual in arizona. I replaced it with an upgraded agm (interstate) version—same group, same cranking power. No issues. Read details...
When braking hard, the engine shudders and quits. When car is put in park or neutral it can be started. At time the entire dash lights all go on before the engine shudders and quits when braking at stop lights. My mechanis said it is the torque converter. Read details...
The contact owns a 2022 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while reversing out of his garage, the vehicle made an abnormal sound, and while the transmission was shifted into reverse (r), the vehicle rapidly accelerated, crashing into a tree. Read details...
The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse out of a parking space, the vehicle made a grinding sound but failed to engage in reverse. The contact shifted the gear shifter to neutral and had assistance from a bystander to push the vehicle out of the Read details...
After returning from a out of town trip, we got to our car and started to drive away and the engine revved up but did not proportionately increase in speed. After gaining some speed the symptoms disappeared. Read details...