I had backed my car up to the front of the garage. I came to a complete stop. As I tried to put my car in park, my vehicle catapulted into the garage which was directly behind it. I believe my car experienced "sudden uninterrupted acceleration". My cinder block garage partially collapsed and need to be completely razed.
2017 Subaru Outback body complaints
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The windshield is cracking and it seems to be without any reason. There is a very tiny dink that can be seen, but the crack is significant compared to the slight dink. There was no incident that occurred prior to my noticing the crack.
The driver side door is rusting from inside. Issue was informed to subaru in 2018 and in jan 2021 the issue has gotten worse.
Windshield is cracking without any cause. It cracked near the passenger side wiper while it was sitting in a parking garage under normal conditions. I had the windshield replaced today, weather was perfect (sunny, 65 degrees f), and it cracked again, while parked, only hours after the replacement in almost the same spot..
We were traveling south on interstate 15 and about 45 minutes into my trip to take my cousins back to the airport in salt lake city from idaho falls the hood of the car just flew up and smashed into the windshield. The care was un-drivable and had to be towed. Ultimately the insurance company totaled the vehicle. The weekend after I was back in colorado my brother and I saw another subaru but different model that it looked like the same thing happened. Have pictures of that as well.
2017 subaru outback. Consumer writes in regards to issues with the gas and brake pedals. *ld the consumer stated when depressing the brake pedal it travels all the way down, causing the driver to inadvertently make contact with the gas pedal. The dealer was notified and stated the vehicle was operating as designed.
Parked my leased 2017 outback in my driveway last night with nothing overhead, no trees, etc. This morning there was a large crack in the windshield which began at the bottom of the glass on the passenger side and continued on for over 15 inches. Total mystery.
I purchased a brand new 2017 subaru outback, in nov 2019, windshield crack by itself without any external influence during normal driving @ 9200 miles, got new one replaced on 12/5/19, then after 3 months driving less 500 miles, it cracked again. Made report to subaru of america, they deny the defective of their windshield and refuse to be responsible for the replacement cost..
My windshield developed a crack starting from the bottom center, right where the windhield heating element is. The vehicle was in motion but nothing hit the windshield, I just heard a pop and saw the crack appear and in a matter of minutes it was half way up. Ended up replacing the windshield with an aftermarket one after subaru of america said they won't cover it.
My windshield cracked while sitting in a parking garage during a workday. The crack started off about 12", and about a month later spread all the way across the windshield.
Windshield developed a chip which turned into a 12 inch crack without impact from rocks or large road debris. The chip appeared will driving on the highway when the sound of sand or bugs was hear to hit the windshield but was not anything that would result in a chip that would lead to a 12 inch crack. The windshield had to be replaced. Cost to replace the windshield out of pocket was $675.73 plus tax
Sunroof exploded while vehicle was in motion at highway speeds. Not attributed to impact from foreign object debris. Conditions indicate that thermal shock has likely exposed defects in the manufacturing process and other vehicles may be susceptible to similar incidents. Vehicle was left in a parking lot for 1.75 hours. Outside air temperature was recorded at 92 degrees (f). Upon entering the vehicle, the air conditioning was engaged and the internal air temperature was set at 68 degrees (f). Approximately 15 minutes later, while driving at highway speeds, an explosive sound was heard. The sunroof cover was closed. Upon initial inspection, it was confirmed that the sunroof was shattered however largely intact. Upon further inspection, it is clearly discernible that the glass is now protruding outward beyond the roofline as a result of the explosive action.
Sunroof explosion. Driving straight at highway speeds we heard a loud pop as our sunroof spontaneously exploded into small glass fragments out of the top of the car.
Hello, see attached pics of our outback sunroof that exploded while traveling southbound on I-95 in ga crossing south newport river in townsend, ga 31331 around 10:55 a.m on 11/19/17. All occupants heard a loud pop and sound of glassing exiting the rear of the vehicle prior to pulling over. I cleared to the side of the interstate, documented the sunroof damage and then drove 40 MPH to next exit where I located a vacuum to clean up the mess so that we could drive 35 miles back home. There was a cold front passing through the area, so there were some gusty winds, but temps were only around 60 degrees. We had just refueled and were accelerating to 60 MPH to merge with traffic. We were using a sear's x-cargo carrier on top for personnel storage. I have an appt with the dealer tomorrow to assess warranty, etc. The vehicle is six months old.
The federal safety agency id number: 11003485 I agree with this complaint as was completely surprised when I returned to the dealer to have the doors re-programed to "auto-lock" after accepting this automobile front driver and front passenger doors do not lock automatically and remain unlock when shift in drive when car is stationary and also when care in motion. No voice, light or any alerts that alert the driver to lock the doors manually every time you drive the car. This a safety issue as if you forget to lock the doors manually and by any chance snaps on the door handle, car door will open and fatalities can occur. Spoke with service advisor at my subaru dealer and he stated that this issue is real and there is no way to program the vehicle to lock the front doors automatically when it is in drive or at certain speed. I am not aware of any other cars that have same issue, even older cars 10 plus years old cars has this safety feature as standard. This issue is not mentioned anywhere in the vehicle manual and sales persons do not talk about. In my opinion this is a safety issue and a key factor when choosing to buy subaru outback.
I was driving 75 miles per hour on a busy highway in holiday ski traffic and the panel just above the brake and gas petal fell down and blocked my access to the break petal and limited my ability to move my foot off the gas petal. I was able to gain control of the car, while driving at a high speed in the left lane by yanking the panel off my feet and slowing down to exit the highway. I stopped the car, put the panel back in it's place and secured it with duck tape. I purchased this band new car on 12/30/16 and this happened on 2/17/17.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru outback. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there was an loud abnormal sound. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The contact also mentioned the all the windows failed to function except for the driver side window. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000. Updated 01/11/2017*ct updated 06/07/17*lj consumer dealer was made aware of window failure and it was fixed. (still making same loud noise (12-3-16). Updated 7/9/18*jb
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