Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Subaru Outback.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY - ALMOST PUNCTURING TIRE, AND RENDERING VEHICLE IMMOBILE -… |
| 2014-04-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS USING ITS POWER TO MAKE THE CAR THINK IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT START PROPERLY. IT WILL START IF YO… |
| 2013-07-13 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE KEYS.… |
| 2012-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEM… |
| 2011-05-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK LTD POWER STEERING RACK LEAK AND CAM SEAL LEAK WHICH RUINED TIMING BELT. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JU… |
| 2010-11-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 1 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD, SHE CROSSED A LANE OF T… |
| 2010-05-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WE EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT IN WHICH A FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FAILED. PARKING OUR 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK, THE… |
| 2010-03-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | Yes | 3 | 99 SUBARU OUTBACK HIT IN REAR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY MINOR NECK AND LOWER BACK BRUISES. ALSO, ANOTHER FRONT WHEEL BEARING … |
| 2009-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER TUBE CORROSION CAUSES LEAK OF FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES CODE P0440 (EVAP EMISSIO… |
| 2009-06-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES, SIZE 205/70/15. WHILE DRIVING AP… |
| 2009-05-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRIN… |
| 2008-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILURE. INTERMITTANT PROBLEM. INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMM… |
| 2008-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: BLOWN HEAD GASKETS 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK DOHC. *TR |
| 2008-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 99 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK /W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOS NOT ENGAGE WHEN PLACED FROM P TO D… |
| 2008-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER PERIODICALLY DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE MODELS AND IT IS NOT EASY TO GET I… |
| 2007-12-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | MY 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON ISSUED A CEL WITH A 440 CODE. IN FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE … |
| 2007-08-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS… |
| 2007-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER FAILS SPONTANEOUSLY, INTERMITTENTLY AND FREQUENTLY. INDICATED SPEED DROPS TO ZERO. RETURNS SPONTANEOUSLY AF… |
| 2007-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 125K MILES. I SPENT $1725 GETTING THE HEAD GASKET & CYLINDER BOLTS REPLACED. THE HEAD GASKET IS… |
| 2007-01-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | COLLISION AT APPROX 40 MPH, SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO RT FRONT QUARTER AND BUMPER. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELT DID N… |
| 2006-12-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THIS CAR HAD NOT RECENTLY HAD ITS OIL CHANGED OR ITS HOOD OPENED. THE … |
| 2006-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL THAT PRECLUDED THE FAILURE. THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND NO… |
| 2006-06-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED ME IN AND I HAD TO CRAWL OUT FROM UNDER IT. IT CANNOT BE RELEASED. *JB |
| 2006-04-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | AT 1 P.M. ON 23 APR '06, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK AT ABOUT 50 MPH. WE HAD JUST ENTERED A … |
| 2006-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IN OCTOBER 2003, THE ENGINE OF MY 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH 80,000 MILES OVERHEATED, SEIZED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I … |
| 2005-11-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPR… |
| 2005-10-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | WE WERE IN A RATHER HARD FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM |
| 2005-10-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | THE TRUNK DOOR ON MY SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK STATION WAGON WILL NOT OPEN. ONCE YOU LOCK IT, YOU CAN NOT OPEN IT AGAIN UN… |
| 2005-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY FAILS ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. ODOMETER STOPS ALSO. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT FAILS OR … |
| 2005-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT A KEY IN … |
| 2005-06-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 1999 SUBARU AT 38,000. CAR WAS MAINTAINED RELIGIOUSLY. SUBARU RECALL WAS NEVER SENT TO ME. I WA… |
| 2005-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: CALLER SPEEDOMETER HEAD IS BROKEN OR THERE IS SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE. CALLED DEALER SAID SUBARU SAID THEY NEW TH… |
| 2005-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD JUST PAID APPROX. $450 FOR THE MAJOR 90,000 MILE DEALER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. I'… |
| 2005-01-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAR WOULD HES… |
| 2005-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. CAR LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 85000. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM & LIGHT TURNED OFF.… |
| 2005-01-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | SLID OFF THE ROAD ON ICE AT @ 35 MPH, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, JUMPED A CREEK AND HIT THE SIDE OF A HILL HEAD ON HOWEVE… |
| 2004-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE I… |
| 2004-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK IS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE. THE TIMING BELT PULLEY FOR THE CAMS ARE MADE OF P… |
| 2004-11-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES RUNNING FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR SPLIT RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. … |
| 2004-10-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 99 OUTBACK - TRANNY WONT ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, NUETRAL, OR REVERSE. REV THE MOTOR AND THEN C-LUNK … |
| 2004-10-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED. *NM THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. IN REVIEWING THE MANU… |
| 2004-08-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 01V216000. PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED W… |
| 2004-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RANDOM OVERHEATING IN MY 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK WAGON, 85000 , LEAD TO BEING STRANDED ON A RURAL ROAD. AFTER REPLA… |
| 2004-07-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH AND CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO BECOME SHREDDED. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND NEEDED T… |
| 2004-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING THE GEARS GEAR SHIFT FAILED, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE T… |
| 2004-06-01 | CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING | No | 0 | CONCERN REGARDING THE TOP TETHER FOR THE CHILD'S CAR SEAT THAT IS MOUNTED ON THE CEILING OF THE CAR.*MR THE CONSUMER I… |
| 2004-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE AT 115000 MILES. *AK |
| 2004-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEYLESS ENTRY CONTROL MODULE TOTAL FAILURE. CAR IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD & HAS LESS THAN 76,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT P… |
| 2004-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK OVERHEATED AND PROBLEM ATTRIBUTED TO CRACKED HEAD GASKET. DEALER STATES THAT 99-01 ARE COVERED … |
| 2004-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED ON MY 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. THE MATERIAL ON THE GASKET IS COMPLETELY GONE IN A FEW AREAS, CAUS… |