Vehicle in motion approximately 30-40 MPH in regular street driving. The car has felt as if the engine was about to stall or as if the transmission was seizing up. This occurred a few times. A bit unnerving because it happened with moving traffic behind, in front and to the sides.
2018 Subaru Outback transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle failed to accelerate. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to southern states subaru of raleigh (2511 wake forest rd, raleigh, nc 27609, 888‑439‑5154), but the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent a specialist to assist the dealer. The failure recurred. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. The contact's vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10.
2018 subaru outback has 12000 miles on the car. Hesitation wandering,bucks,shake,solw down very quick when coasting. Went to dealer 3 times dealer could not duplicate the problem and customer service can not resolve the issue.
I was driving my child to school on a rainy morning in traffic,20-30mph on a straight road. The car stalled and then the engine shut off. (I am lucky I did not get rear ended; otherwise I would be in the hospital getting my child checked out.) rolled over to the side of the road; as close as I could get.. Shifted into park and restarted the car. Started right up. I had a quarter tank of gas and drove three miles after that and still have enough to get to a gas station; so it is not a fuel supply issue. This is not safe!!! This is not acceptable!!!! This is a new car purchased three months ago!!! Called the dealer's service rep and asked if this could be part of the issue I am having with fuel economy. I am averaging 16.1 mpg. My 2007 mercury millan premier awd averaged around 22.8mpg: 10 years older and larger engine (3.0 vs 2.5). I also let him know that at low speeds the car is fighting as if in the wrong gear and low torque. Also there is not a smooth coast, it is almost as if the car is braking by being in the wrong gear. I have had a toyota, dodge, ford, mercury, honda, and hyundai in the family and never had problems like this. This is not safe!!! This is not acceptable!!!! This is a new car purchased three months ago!!! I also asked him if this has something to do with the head unit which is riddled with problems. How did subaru let a car like this off the line? I now fear using this car. I do not want to be in a fatal accident and I do not want to introduce fatal risks to my family. I am told that if the problem can not be reproduced at the dealer, there is nothing they can do. Translation: can't find the problem, can't fix the problem, I am stuck with a death trap.
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