The outback is shuddering and stalling at intersections and stops frequently. The engine shuts off and the car stops abruptly. The car must be put back in park and turned back on every time it stalls. I have almost been rear ended multiple times because of the abrupt stopping caused by the faulty torque converter.
2010 Subaru Outback transmission complaints
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The car stalls and performs a full engine shut down while braking the vehicle to a stop.
Vehicle dies upon somewhat sudden stops such as traffic light changing to red and needing to stop or someone pulling out in front of us etc. This is a severe traffic safety issue and could cause serious injury or death if large vehicle or 18 wheeler etc is following close on highway and subaru dies upon braking and unable to keep moving after brakes applied. We have e-mailed subaru headquarters and they replied as not their problem. We have had a 50 year professional master mechanic business state that is the torque converter is faulty and not allowing the CVT system to work as should when braking and vehicle will die. There is past tsb on this issue but no recall. Do numerous subaru owners need to needlessly die if not already before someone takes responsibility for this serious vehicle safety issue? This defect happens on city streets and highways.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired at heuberger subaru (1080 motor city dr, colorado springs, co 80905, (719) 475-1920) under the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v326000 (power train) however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.*dt consumer stated he thinks problem is ignition related and ignition shuts off too many times.
As others have reported - when deaccelerating rapidly vehicle shakes and completely stalls. Took to specialty shop and reported failed torque converter. Repairs totaled $2200. Car only with 80,000 miles.
Vehicle has 116,567 miles developed a squeaking noise at 40 / 60 MPH. After bringing in to dealer was advised the CVT chain was slipping and only thing that could be done is purchase a new transmission or vehicle. The transmission replacement was at a cost of 7900 dollars and no other option was provided to improve safety in the vehicle. I made numerous attempts to have soa provide details on what maintenance could be done to to protect/extend the life cycle of the failing transmission or if the transmission could be rebuilt to improve safe operation. Soa response continues to be they will discuss a loyalty program for a new lease or car but the only option is to replace the transmission entirely.
Major safety issue - vehicle has started stalling when coming to a stop or starting to turn. This has almost caused several accidents turning out onto the highway. Subaru issued a recall, but my car is not covered due to mileage, which is problematic.
Cvt failed at 149,250 mileage. Even though subaru extended warranty to 100,000 or 10 years this vehicle was beyond 100,000 on the odometer and didn't exhibit issues when the extension was issued. I expect subaru to warranty further as their CVT continues to be a problem with vehicles outside of their original and extended warranty. Cost of repair is $7,335 plus cost of rental car.
Extreme shimmy / vibration in front end cause steering wheel to shimmy aggressively. This experience started about 2 months ago, the car has aprpoximately 150k miles. When driving car over 40 miles an hour the entire front end shakes like a very out of balance tire or the feeling of a warped rotor when braking. The shimmy can be seen in the steering wheel bouncing, and felt through the floor and seats.tires and brakes have been inspected and there is no problem. Upon searching the internet I see this is common problem. Why is this no a recall? I am fearful of driving this vehicle.
When coming to a gradual or sudden stop, the torque converter locks up and stalls the engine. This happens quite frequently and has almost caused me to be rear-ended several times due to the sudden stopping of the vehicle several feet before the limit line. This known failure goes beyond a mechanical issue, but should be considered a safety issue.
My 2010 subaru is stalling out when I come to stops and it is extremely unsafe and scary. It has happened several times in the last week, even when coming up to a stop sign. It happens as the car begins to slow down, then it completely stalls out. This must be addressed and subaru needs to issue a recall, as this is a serious and life threatening safety concern. I am beyond upset with subaru for not issuing a recall yet, as I am reading about this widespread issue online. Lots of complaints have been filed by owners.
My vehicle head lights have burnt out at least once a year since I have owned this car. The engine has began stalling when I come to a full stop. It is equipped with a CVT and it feels like coming to a stop in a manual transmission without depressing the clutch. If I let off the brake quickly it will continue idling but coming to a complete stop kills the engine. I guess subaru has issued an extended warranty but I never recieved the notification and my vehicle is past the mileage for the warranty anyway.
I have owned by 2010 subaru outback only 9 years and I learned that the CVT (transmission) has failed. Searching articles and forums this seems to be a known problem with these models/years. My vehicle is now useless until I pay over $7000 to replace the whole unit. Given that this is a known issue I do not understand why there was not a recall. The extended warranty that subaru offers is not useful given the age of most of these vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. While driving approximately 25 MPH and approaching a stop sign, the vehicle started to hesitate and made a clunking sound. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle stalled twice when attempting to stop. The contact had to depress the brake pedal with force to prevent the vehicle from stalling. The contact drove the vehicle to ganley subaru of bedford (123 broadway ave, bedford, oh 44146) where it was diagnosed that the torque converter failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.
I went to timmons subaru in long beach ca.I told them about the tsb-16-90-13r and that my vehicle is doing exactly what that bulletin is showing. I was informed over and over my vehicle was out of warranty. I knew that a wanted them to do the tsb. They refused because their mechanic said it needed a new CVT transmission and they could not do that work. The outback was shaking and vibrating and have low rpms like it was going to stall. I did not trust timmons mechanic so I took to mckenna subaru in huntington beach . They did the tsb and now it works great. It did not need a new CVT transmission and timmons mechanic lied to me and wanted to upsell a new CVT transmission and wheel bearing in his report. They refused to listen to me regarding the tsb.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle jerked back and forth. When the brake pedal was depressed, the engine revved, but the vehicle did not move. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000. The VIN was not available.
Vehicle has begun to randomly stall when coming to a stop on city streets. Has resulted in one near miss of being rear ended. In addition, has begun to stall on the highway at speeds above 50 MPH. Car will make wining sound and lose power for a few seconds, but has not complete stalled out.
Cvt transmission shudders & stalls after braking while in motion due to torque converter failure. Upon stopping at stop sign, slowing down to make turn, or starting from a stopped position the vehicle shudders then drifts into intersection and stalls while facing oncoming traffic. Failure of torque converter while at intersections is dangerous and frightening. Subaru refuses to assist in cost of significant repair as it was diagnosed 3 weeks out of warranty despite their pledge to customer satisfaction. This issue should be strongly considered for a recall as a known safety issue to subaru.
When braking to a sudden stop, the car shudders and stalls similar to the feeling of stalling out in a car with a manual transmission. The local subaru dealer/service diagnosed the problem as related to the CVT transmission and estimated $2000 to fix. After some research, there was an extended warranty issued for up to 100k or 10 years through july 30, 2018. However, the issue did not start until august of 2018 and my car was well over 100k at that time. There are serious safety concerns in having a car die repeatedly.
Electric parking brake closed during repair of vehicle and would not respond to reprogramming or any attempt to repair. Car was stationary, but unable to release brake resulted in necessary replacement of faulty component. Subaru unwilling to reimburse for part.
When braking to a sudden stop, the car shudders and stalls. It is similar to the feeling of braking without depressing the clutch in a manual car, however this vehicle has an automatic CVT transmission. This happened in an intersection, and there were cars behind me honking as I attempted to restart the vehicle. After some basic research, this seems to happen to many vehicles like this, that have the new CVT style transmission. Subaru did offer an extended warranty because of so many complaints, but this goes beyond that. A recall needs to be issued, it is a major safety issue.
Coming to a sudden stop the vehicle shutters and stalls. Similar to driving a manual transmission and not depressing the clutch, but mine is an automatic. The RPM drops lower than 500. It is always when the car is in motion and trying to come to a stop. The last time it happened I almost ran into a school bus. This made me realize that is a serious safety issue. It has happened at least ten times in the last six months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving at 10-15 MPH, there was an abnormal burning odor in the vehicle. Additionally, there was smoke emerging from the hood and into the vehicle. The gear shifter was stuck and failed to engage into first gear. The emergency brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer muller subaru (1350 park ave w, highland park, il 60035 (888) 285-8152) where diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact declined to pay for the $1800.00 fee. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 1-373-484-69104 however no further assistance was provided. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v626000 (parking brake) was not received. The failure mileage was 83,000.
Slowing down to under 10mph the car will drop to around 500rpm and will shudder as though it is going to stall. On a few occasions it has actually stalled. I am aware there was an extended warranty to fix the torque converter since subaru has changed them, but I did not have a warranty on my vehicle and even if I did it is still over 100,000 miles.
While I was on my way home, the car started bucking and all of the warning lights started to flicker on & of on the dash. I was driving on a major highway and thank goodness I was close to my subaru dealership where I immediately took the car. I was extremely scared! Shaking! They took the car right away & told me that it was the transmission - my son researched this and found that there have been many others with the same issues. Apparently my dealer was aware also since they knew right away what was wrong. Cost of repair $1,70.86 + tax! We recently purchased a 2nd outback b'cause we love the subaru brand & our dealer. What happened to me is a shameful neglect on subaru's part since there appears to have been several incidents the same as mine. I thank god that I didn't break down on a major highway or bridge that was on my way home. But mostly, I am grateful that my 19 year old daughter wasn't driving the car when this problem arose! Shame on subaru for not doing a recall on this! Very disappointed in the brand. My dealer was exceptional and fixed the car in 1 day! Replaced transmission valve body.
Car stopped dead on the freeway while attempting to exit, and again in a major intersection. Car was diagnosed as needing an entirely new transmission at a subaru dealer and the quoted cost was more than the value of the car. There was an extended warranty attempting to cover up this situation but, as a new owner, I was never notified. The transmission failed within two weeks of the end date of the extended warranty. They should have been forced to issue a recall....none of my family will ever drive this vehicle again because there are no guarantees it will not happen again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle failed to engage into sixth gear. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. The contact stated that every time the vehicle came to a complete stop, the ignition turned off and immediately restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed that the torque converter and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.
When driving and in motion and while applying the brakes, the car makes a shuddering noise and has stalled on numerous occasions at junctions, traffic lights etc., and have had to take diversion tactics to get out of the way of other cars. I have seen this is a common fault with subaru and apparently has to do with the torque convertor.
After shifting from p to r or d or from d to r or r to d, the car hesitates 2-3 seconds when pulling away. The engine shudders and usually pulls away with no problem. Occasionally, the engine stalls. It will start up again immediately. The torque converter was replaced dec. 2016, but this problem is actually worse since the repair.
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