Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Subaru Outback.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | RECENTLY PURCHASED (1/17/14) VEHICLE A CATASTROPHIC LOSS AFTER PAX SIDE T-BONE @ A/B PILLAR SUBSEQUENT TO HILL HOLDER S… |
| 2014-02-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | RECENTLY PURCHASED (1/17/14) VEHICLE A CATASTROPHIC LOSS AFTER PAX SIDE T-BONE @ A/B PILLAR SUBSEQUENT TO HILL HOLDER S… |
| 2013-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE HOURS, THE CHECK VALVE IN THE BRAKE BO… |
| 2010-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO "H". I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SOME STEAM U… |
| 2009-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. SUSPECT HEADGASKET FAILURE ALLOWING COOLANT TO ESCAPE AND ENGINE TO OVERHEAT . (POTENTI… |
| 2008-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED HER VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE, IT SPED OF… |
| 2008-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1. JUST BOUGHT FROM DEALER. GOING TO GET GAS. 2. OVERHEATING. AUTO MECHANIC SAID OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE. HEAD GASKET. … |
| 2006-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | ACCORDING TO SUBARU IN NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V-216, THE PROTECTIVE PAINT WAS APPLIED INCORRECTLY TO '96 SUBARU LEGACY OUTB… |
| 2005-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE BUT RADIATOR TEMP WAS HIGH. TOOK CAR INTO REPAIR SHOP, CRACKED HEAD GASKET. CALLED SUBA… |
| 2005-08-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 1996 SUBARU OUTBACK WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK FILLER GUARD AND PIPE. THE… |
| 2005-07-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: 1996 SUBARU OUTBACK CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FUEL INJECTION .SYSTEM. WHEN STARTING THE CAR IT SHUT OFF … |
| 2005-03-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE SITTING AT A INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF INADVERTENTLY. DRIVER WAS NOT INJ… |
| 2004-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO… |
| 2004-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 1996 OUTBACK WITH 116,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE READ ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSIONS BINDI… |
| 2004-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | A PERMANENT HAZING OF THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. THIS HAS CAUSE… |
| 2003-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHILE TRAVELING WITH TWO CHILDREN. BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO WAIT ON SIDE OF BUSY ROAD WITH ONE YEAR OL… |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHICH LEAKED ANTIFREEZE THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE CAUSING MANY OTHER PARTS FAILURES. FOR EXAMPLE, O2 SE… |
| 2002-09-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEELS ARE OXDIZING/CORRODING AND AIR IS LEAKING IN ALL TIRES. CHECKED BY DEALER WHO OXIDIZED THE TIRE… |
| 2001-10-27 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 2 | IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH BOTH CARS AT 30 MPH, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BURST THROUGH THE W… |
| 2001-04-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT VERY LOW SPEED SPRING OF LEFT FRONT STRUT BROKE AND WENT THROUGH TIRE.*AK *SLC |
| 2000-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE DESIGN OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) SEEMS TO OVERCOMPENSATE IN ICY OR SLICK CONDITIONS, TO THE POINT THAT NO… |
| 1999-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BUCKING ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE FOOT IS TAKEN OF THE ACCELERATOR / WHEN MAKING A TURN DUE TO SOL… |
| 1999-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR JUMPS WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS A CONSTRUCTION DE… |
| 1999-01-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT TIRES WILL NOT RETAIN SUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE. OTHER BRAND VEHI… |
| 1998-05-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN OUTBACK REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S SIDE AI… |
| 1998-04-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN TIRES AND ALUMINUM RIMS APPEAR TO BE INCOMPATIBLE. DEALER CANNOT DETECT REASON FOR CONTINUING AIR LOSS. HAVE… |
| 1997-10-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL 0VER IMPACT AT VERY LOW SPEED 2 OR 3 MPH W/NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DUAL AIR … |
| 1997-08-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE BACK TIRE OF A DUMP TRUCK AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 1997-07-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 2 | DRIVING 58MPH W/TRAFFIC SPEED, W/CRUISE CONTROL ON; VEHICLE IN FRONT SLOWING DOWN; TAPPED BRAKES, BUT CRUISE CONTROL F… |
| 1997-01-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING HIT AN ICY SPOT, LOST CONTROL AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER AND HIT A DITCH. *AK |
| 1996-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEEL WELL LINER WAS TORN OFF. |
| 1996-04-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN LESS THAN 5 MPH FRONT END COLLISION. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SHATTERED THE FR… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTANTLY. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE RECEIVING PART OF THE BELT BUCKLE IS EXTENDED TOO LONG FROM THE SEAT, LEAVING A GAP WHEN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS PL… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING 45 AND MPH UPON APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDEN STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCLERATE ,CAUSING E… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TRIED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT STILL DOES NOT WORK. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP. *AK |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | ON SEVRAL OCCASIONS, THE LEFT AND RIGHT BEARINGS FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLAC… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WARPED ROTORS CAUSED BRAKES TO PULSE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PLUG BROKE RESULTING IN FAILURE. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE DID A 360 DEGREE SPIN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED OVER, NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ANTI SKID SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR FLAW IN OPERATIONAL DESIGN THAT ONLY BECOMES EVIDENT IN PACKED SNOW &… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FUEL TANK AREA DUE TO IMPROPER TIRE SIZE AND THE OVERHEATING OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. P… |
| — | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE AT THE MACPHERSON STRUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OV… |