Subaru Outback owners have reported 3 problems related to transmission shudder (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the Outback.
Transmission shudders intensely when coming to a stop around 5 mph. Also shudders when stopped, rpms dip to about 500. Car stalled twice in the last few days.
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Car transmission shudders on deceleration; occasionally killing the engine altogether. Feels like clutching mechanism within the automatic transmission is not functioning properly. Dealer prescribed a new transmission. Subsequently I researched multiple instances of similar situation/symptoms in same model year, but my VIN was excluded from the NHTSA safety recall TSB no. 16-101-16. This situation is too coincidental; the recall needs to be expanded.
Very intermittent vibration from the transmission or drive-train that started about six weeks ago, culminating with the car shaking violently and the drive-train suddenly locking up all four wheels without warning while driving normally. Of course, vehicle control is impossible with all four wheels locked. Very fortunately, there were no vehicles following or the consequences could have been fatal at highway speeds. I"m having the car towed to our local dealer on Thursday morning.
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