2016 Subaru Outback: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 16, 2021 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Feb 16, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 42,000 miles · WA

2.12 february 2021, vehicle milage approaching 42,000. Traveling from mazama wa to seattle via wa hwy 20, us 97 and I-90, traveled +/- 200 miles. Temperature ranges from 10f to 20f. Traveling west on I-90 +/-50 MPH, lanes clear, snow in between lanes. New michelin tires on all 4 wheels. Holding the speed constant following 18-wheel rig. Subaru started wobbling as if one of the tires was going flat. Tried accelerating and slowing to determine if this was front or back tire. Determined it must be a rear tire. No low-pressure indication on the instrument gages (I have had tire warning during summer driving and found a nail in tire). Next off ramp checked all 4 tires, all appeared to be the same in appearance. Resumed travel. During acceleration and de-accelerating no differential sway. When constant speed maintained around 50 MPH swaying occurred un to we reached the west side of snoqualmie pass and the temperature was into the 30's. Last year when having vehicle serviced, I told the service check-in person & a supervisor the car was stalling out when hard acceleration during merging left into highway where speed limit was 50 MPH. The car stalled and I kicked the accelerator. Luckily, the car responded the supervisors response was 'there's no way this can happen'.

Filed Aug 30, 2020 · Electrical, Transmission · 30,000 miles · CT

We have had 2 major issues with this car: 1- multiple episodes of battery failure requiring a jump start over the last year. This has happened when the car was not used for a week, but also randomly after a drive. Just happened 4 days ago after a 30 minute highway drive- when we came back out to the car after 15 minutes, it wouldn't start. We jump started it, and it was fine for a few days, but now dead again in my driveway. The car often has a shuddering and occasional stall when starting it. Most worrisome, I was recently driving with my daughter and after we exited the highway, and slowed down for a toll, the car lost it's acceleration, despite rpms revving. We pulled to the side of the road, turned the car off and re-started, and it ran regularly home, but this was frightening.

Filed Dec 24, 2019 · Transmission · 79,620 miles · CA

The CVT transmission failed at 79k miles at highway speeds causing the car to violently stall. We barely avoided hitting the cars around us trying to pull over. Luckily there was no car to rear end us. We were very lucky the traffic was light. These transmissions are defective and when they fail, they fail in a spectacular manner causing the vehicle to violently jerk and stall, a traumatic event equivalent to jumping on the breaks at highway speeds. It is extremely dangerous and will cause people to die in crashes. Subaru needs to recall every single CVT and stop putting them in new cars. Extending the warranty is insufficient.

Filed Jun 10, 2019 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · TX

Car stalled in the middle of an intersection. It was truly frightening because the baby was in the car and it was during morning commute rush hours when everyone is rushing. The car is relatively new with 35k miles and am the only owner of the vehicle. Was at an intersection and waiting for my turn to make a left. The car was in 'drive' and I had my foot on the brake. However, when the green left turn arrow came, I pressed the gas pedal and the car did not move. I moved from 'drive' to 'park' and back to 'drive' and pressed the gas pedal again and the car did not move. The check engine light came on. I moved from 'drive' to 'park' and turned off the car engine. Then I restarted the car and moved from 'park' to 'drive' and pressed the gas pedal again and the car did not move. I began pressing the gas pedal heavy trying to at least maybe move to safety and all of sudden the car felt very sluggish but it moved. I understand there is an extended warranty offered by subaru regarding the transmission, but what happened to me was dangerous to myself, my family and others on the road. This requires further investigation as to not put any people's life at unnecessary risks.

Filed Aug 3, 2018 · Acceleration, Transmission · 35,042 miles · OR

I had experienced a shudder, pop, revving rpms of the vehicles before a sudden power loss at highway speed (65mph). I was unable to accelerate and had limited steering to get off the highway safely. The vehicle had stalled by the time I was on the side of the road. I was then unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. A towing service was called to bring it to a local dealership. Within an hour time period the vehicle rapidly lost electrical power and hazard lights were no longer functional. This unfortunately was late at nighttime, making the visibility of the vehicle very minimal. The vehicle was evaluated at a local dealership and reported that there was a software problem with the charging systems of the car. The system was updated, but the dealership could not provide an explanation for the revving engine, shuddering, power loss and stalling that occurred prior to the inability to restart the vehicle on the side of the road.