Battery would not recharge during short, frequent trips. Battery would not restart the car. Replaced.
2016 Subaru Outback electrical complaints
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My car has electrical issues which cause the battery to drain. If I don't drive my car for a few days, sometimes it won't start without getting jumped or charging the battery directly. Once the vehicle is moving, everything appears to be working fine. It's just when starting the car. My issues seem to be related to the issues that are documented in a current lawsuit against subaru for drained battery.
This vehicle is 5 years old. The first battery lasted 4 years. The second battery was dead in 10 months. Now we will try a third. In looking up other drivers comments, this is a known product problem. There is a technical bulletin out about this, but it doesn't do anything to fix the problem. There is also a know tire wearing problem. I have had to replace those, 3 times. I have 92000 miles. I have replaced them with michelin twice. Good for 60,000. Lucky to get 30,000 on them. Twice now because of the battery, I have been stranded. This last time, I was at my vacation home, only one other person in the area. Luckily they had jumper cables, and jumped the car and followed me to the auto store. The first time I missed work, and had to wait till my husband came home to give my car a jump. Both times, the car was sitting overnight.
Key will not come out of ignition cylinder intermittently. This is a known issue for subaru under their own tsb 16-112-18r.
Almost new battery failed. Had replaced previous battery on sept 15, 2020 with interstate battery, and on apr. 13, 2021 in the morning the battery was found discharged despite nothing being on in car overnight. The red terminal is corroded.
Battery drain to zero, I can't start the engine, battery was replaced 2 years ago under warranty, and now again I do have the same problem. When I try to charge the battery it shows 100% charged, but for some reason, I can't start the engine, seems like does not have enough batter to start it.
Dead battery within first year of ownership, at 75,000 miles now and third battery has now failed. Unsafe.
I have had >10 events of dead battery needing charged or jumped. I almost missed my daughter's wedding due to this inconvenience. I had my battery tested and found in good operation. I finally replaced my battery and in less than a month I had another inconvenience 10 minutes before I needed to leave for a doctor's appointment. The battery was unable to be jumped and I had to scramble to find a ride.
The car was parked in the garage and it was above freezing. None of the lights had been left on/doors open... The car doesn't have a fob kept too close... The car wouldn't start. This isn't the first time this has happened and we're not sure if it's a battery, alternator, electrical issue or what. We've had the battery replaced once already. It first happened within a week of purchasing the car in 2017 in the summer time, and has happened several times since without excessive electrical components in use.
I purchased my outback as a new car. I ordered it. I picked it up in august of 2015. Since then I have had approximately 6-7 batteries. My most current replacement was today. I have been told through many battery replacements, it is the climate where I live, a faulty battery, and possibly other things. Today I mentioned to the subaru service that this never happened with my other cars (I've had three others.) the first replacement was within the first year of purchase, but I'd have to go back and verify. I'd had to call aaa while in blythe just to get to an auto zone for a battery because there are no subaru dealers in the area. I have had to get 1-2 at a local good year because my local subaru is about a 25-30 minute drive and didn't have time to get there...and needed a battery. Today I asked how many I have gotten while at subaru. We counted about four. A few days ago I tried starting my car and it didn't want to start immediately. (I think the last time I was at subaru they said it was fine.) this battery lasted the longest, about a year. I've had some last less than that. I even bought a faraday pouch to see if that would help. I'm writing this late at night while all is in my mind. So I don't have today's paperwork on me, and I didn't happen to get the dates the man at subaru gave me of when they put in a battery. I know the desert heat can be harsh, but 6-7 batteries is unreasonable and not safe.
I purchased our outback new from a dealership in pennsylvania in march, 2016. Since that time we have had the ome and two replacement batteries fail and we are now on our 4th battery. I called the dealership and the service manager said he was unaware of any reason the batteries may have failed. We had our very experienced subaru mechanic check it out and he could not find a cause. The car is mostly driven on the highway and has 133,000 miles on it.
Battery drains after the car sits for a few days. I had the battery replaced last year, and had the new battery checked recently at the dealer. They (dealer) said it was fine and saw no parasitic drain. They told me I should drive the car every day to keep the battery charged, which I find to be very odd and extremely inconvenient. I also own a 2020 subaru ascent and don't have to drive it every day to keep the battery healthy. The car sat for one week recently and the battery drained again. I jumped it yesterday it and drove it for 30 minutes and today the battery is dead again.
Battery dying after short drive
Car electrical system get stalled without any reason after parking car for some minutes. Nothing works. I needed to call aaa or friend for help (battery jump). It has occurred several times. Sometimes, without any explanation, power to windows has failed. However, comes back at random times. I have changed battery several times but it does not solve problems.
Battery does not hold a charge. Drains in a day just sitting in my garage. Can't go anywhere for fear it will not start. Problem seems electrical more than the battery. The battery tested good at the dealer.
Battery drains unexpectadly and swiftly. Turned off motor and left key in ignition while we sat outside the vehicle. We were stranded in the desert on more than one occasion.
Battery often goes dead. Have replaced battery 3 or 4 times since we purchased in november 2015. Battery died in garage and in parking lot.
I had to replace the battery 3 times since I bought the car in 2016 due to it draining so low it couldn't be charged. Purchased a battery via aaa
Battery drains quickly. Changing battery doesn't help.
Battery drain which caused electrical and lift gate to stop functioning.
Battery continues to get drained of power for no apparent reason. I have had to get a jump start several times even after driving for 3 or more hours. When I took it to the dealership, I was told that the battery was fine, but needed to be charged. They explained that the reason for the dead battery was because the car was not started for 2 or more days. Less than a week after this visit to the dealership, the battery was dead again after a 4 hour drive.
Key intermittently cannot be removed from ignition. It is occurring more frequently.
Battery dies frequently without obvious cause, even after replacing battery sooner than expected. It happens after driving for 30 minutes, turning it off for a short period like 15-20 minutes, then trying to restart, as well as after sitting for 8-10 hours.
Parasitic drain of battery by faulty electrical system overnight.
In four years and 18000 miles, I am now on my third battery as of today. I have read of recurrent issues with 2016 outback battery failures. The second battery I bought at the original dealership when the vehicle had 13888 miles. The battery was purchased 5/15/19. Today, 3/2/21 I had to purchase a new battery.
Battery continues to die even after battery replacement. This issue started to happen 1 year post ownership
I believe I am experiencing battery drain due to some flaw in the electrical system. I'm on my 2nd. Battery and just found I couldn't start car and needed a jump.
The car battery started dying frequently. It was replaced twice, functioned fine for a few months, and then died again. It was jumped one day, died again 4 days later, jumped again and was dead again 5 hours later.
Our subaru outback originally died after my wife was sitting in the car listening to the radio for 10 minutes. The dealer stated that listening to the radio was the cause and charged up the battery. Couple weeks later and the car dies again this time just sitting in the driveway. We installed a new battery in hopes the problem would be fixed. The car has died multiple times since the new battery from simply sitting in the driveway. No interior lights left on and power light gate closed. Again the dealer charged the battery and sent us on our way. We cannot leave this car sitting one day without the battery draining. We are now on battery number two.
Battery drains constantly. Car cannot sit for more than a few days without battery being dead. Subaru dealer says there is no problem. Car needs to be driven 20 to 30 miles every day as a solution? Problem has been happening for months and battery is only 1 year old.
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