2011 Subaru Outback: sudden loss of power

Filed Aug 9, 2021 · Transmission · 146,000 miles · CO

I was driving at 65mph on highway in a like new 2011 Subaru Outback with 146,000 miles when the transmission valve body crapped out. This caused a severe shutter and loss of power like a missed gear, but thankfully I was able to coast off the highway without using the gas or without crashing. The drivetrain lost power unexpectedly again pulling into the parking lot off the highway. This action appears to be a major safety issue. I believe there is a manufacturing defect in one of the closed system parts that caused this perfectly maintained & repaired, vehicle in immaculate baby'd condition to fail. Vehicle is in perfect condition, and all maintenance in manual have been done as outlined by Subaru. My concern is the safety. Warning Lights were: Blinking Park Light Blinking AT Oil Temp Blinking Cruise Solid Check Engine Solid Traction Control The codes that were pulled were: P0700, P2764, C0057, C0054 Subaru of America has been notified of the issue.

Filed Aug 4, 2019 · Transmission · 180,000 miles · PA

Car would shudder when coming to a stop occasionally and feel like it was going to stall. I brought it to a mechanic who couldn't replicate the problem. After months of this happening randomly, the car suddenly lit up with all these dash warning lights, I tried turning the car off and back on but the lights remained on, afterwards the car would suddenly lose power. As it was late in the evening, I drove home, with the car alternating between lurching forward and losing power. The next morning the problems continued. I took my car to my mechanic who said it was a transmission issue and I needed a transmission shop. My car has been there for over 2 weeks. They said that there was damage to the transmission and that this is a common problem with these cars, I have yet to receive an estimate for repairs. The day before the issues started I had to drive an hour and a half away, should these issues had happened on the highway, the car could have stalled out doing highway speeds and caused a major accident. Furthermore, I was never notified of the warranty extension. I purchased the car in december 2017, the shuddering occured at random since I purchased it, I known the shuddering was a symptom of a impending large, catastrophic issue, I would have been able to bring it to a dealer to have it repaired as the warranty extension expired july 2018.

Filed Jul 23, 2019 · Transmission · 152,000 miles · NJ

Engine will abruptly stall due to low idle when coming to a stop or starting from a stop. Additionally, when starting from a stop, vehicle will shudder and lose power as if the transmission is not shifting. Dtc codes 2762, 2764, and 0700 are present indicating a problem with the unlocking of the torque converter. Vehicle has 152,000 miles. This is a serious safety issue when the car stalls unexpectedly in traffic. It is a known issue to subaru, and it is only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed because of this manufacturing defect. A recall needs to be issued!

Filed Jul 22, 2019 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · MA

Transmission failed - loss of power while driving

Filed Jul 3, 2019 · Transmission · 155,000 miles · TN

Was driving my outback in interstate traffic going the speed limit. Accelerated slightly to go up a hill and the car "lost power". Wouldn't accelerate. Speed dropped fast and I had to quickly pull over to keep from being "run over" by vehicles behind me

Filed Feb 23, 2019 · Engine · 12,500 miles · NY

Driving up a gradual hill on interstate. Engine warning and multiple other lights started flashing. Engine lost all power. Coasted over to get out of traffic and stop. Turned off engine. Tried to restart car and it would not. Subaru outback had 125,000 miles and one owner who had all maintenance services done, at subaru dealer, by the book. Had driven down interstate an hour before with no indication of any concern. I am told it had three valve failures.

Filed Nov 14, 2018 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 149,090 miles · OH

My dash lights came on suddenly.. After researching states type torque converter for transmission needs to be replaced.. Subaru wants me to purchase whole new transmission, loss of power and gas mileage. The car was running when these lights came on.

Filed Jan 3, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 80,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 subaru outback. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the steering lost power without warning. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and smoke appeared underneath the hood. The contact quickly exited the vehicle. Within a couple of minutes, the vehicle became engulfed in flames and was destroyed. A police report was filed. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries sustained. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed May 20, 2016 · Lights · 75,000 miles · VA

Replaced low beam head light on passenger side,8months later needs to be replaced again. This also affects the daytime driving lights even thought the high beam lights are used at a reduced power for driving lights. High beam now does not work on passenger side. This happens in all operating conditions,with or without automatic light control on or off.

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Engine · 35,000 miles · ND

My vehicle has had 4 of 6 ignition could fail due to excessive corrosion within a span of months. Failure has resulted in sudden engine failure and hesitations causing the vehicle to lose power unpredictably and forced us to pull over. Subaru of america has refused to repair these components because they are beyond the 3 year warranty period. It is unlikely that four components would all fail similarly without a serious defect in the parts or a design flaw in the automobile. There were two occurrences of this failure- one coil failed in september 2014 and three more failed in december 2015

Filed May 18, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 100,000 miles · VT

Driving on highway at approx. 65 miles per hour. Heard loud clicking and engine lost power. I was just able to get off the highway without being hit by others. There was no warning lights or anything before this happened. The car has received regular checkups/oil changes and was not due for another oil change yet.

Filed Jan 22, 2015 · Acceleration, Transmission · 80,500 miles · CA

At a hard, fast brake to avoid traffic congestion on the freeway, the car stalled and died. It lost all power and had to be restarted. A faulty torque converter is the culprit. The torque converter failure in the subaru (not just outbacks) has been shown to result in a sudden loss of power / stalled engine, which can endanger the driver and other drivers.