Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Subaru Outback.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR SUB FRAME ROTTED OUT IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND BROKE LOOSE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003. THE CAR W… |
| 2017-03-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS A NOXIOUS SMELL FROM FUEL IN THE CABIN ONLY IN COLD WEATHER,THAT YOU MUST RIDE WITH THE WIN… |
| 2016-07-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | UNKNOWN COMPONENT PART/SYSTEM. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. CHECKED FUSE AND BULB WHICH WAS STILL GOOD; REPLACED … |
| 2016-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR SUB-FRAME IS ROTTED AND ABOUT TO BREAK. WHILE DRIVING THE SUB-FRAME IS SHIFTING CAUSING LOUD BANGING. WHEN STA… |
| 2015-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A TOWN STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE ODOR OF GAS FUMES. SUBSEQUE… |
| 2015-04-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC ON 4/20/15 THAT THE REAR CRADLE IS VERY RUSTY, ENOUGH THAT I SHOULD AVOID CARRYING HEAVY LO… |
| 2014-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD … |
| 2014-03-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THERE WAS A BURNED RUBBER SMELL AND NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA OF THE CAR. THE SUSPENSION SUBFRAME SNA… |
| 2014-01-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IS SET TO FRESH AIR, A GASOLINE ODOR ENTERS THE CABIN. THERE IS APP… |
| 2013-11-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER (USUALLY 25 F AND BELOW) THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. WORSE THE COLDER IT GETS. I AM WORRIED FOR MY BA… |
| 2013-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT. CAR STARTED TO FEEL NOT NORMAL AN… |
| 2013-09-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I SMELLED GAS IN CAR IN SEPY 2013. A FUEL PUMP WAS GASKET WAS REPLACE.10/2013 FUEL PUMP REPLACED.11/2013 ABOVE FUEL PUM… |
| 2013-07-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AFTER LOOKING AT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUB FRAME RECALL.MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE SUB FRAME ON A LIFT AND EX… |
| 2013-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD N… |
| 2013-04-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR SUBFRAME ON THIS VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THE 2003 RECALL ON THIS PART WA… |
| 2012-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG THE FREE WAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS WITH TRAFFIC AND MT CAR RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, HAPPENED 3 OR… |
| 2012-03-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG, AROUND 50 MPH. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SWERVED… |
| 2012-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT 81,098 MILES. DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE 8 Y… |
| 2012-01-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SMELLED COOLANT AND BURNT OIL UPON RETURNING TO GARAGE AFTER NORMAL OPERATION. DIAGNOSIS: FAILED HEAD GASKET & LEAKING … |
| 2011-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V1… |
| 2011-06-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CROSS BAR WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PRE… |
| 2011-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TPS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ALL LEADS FROM THE WIRING HARNESS HAVE BEEN GROUND AND LUBRICATED, BUT THE TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2010-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAD RECURRENT LEAKS IN MY 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK AND TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP STARTING IN 2007. 4/01/08 HAD ALL ANTIF… |
| 2010-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN SUBARU OUTBACK (2000) CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR |
| 2010-02-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A VERY BAD FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE IS WARMING UP AND THE VENT IS RUNNING. FUEL L… |
| 2010-01-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK SOMEWHERE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT; GASOLINE ODOR WENT INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WORSE IN VERY COLD OR VERY H… |
| 2009-09-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY SUBARU OUTBACK 2000 WAS BROUGHT TO A SUBARU DEALER IN SIOUX FALLS, AFTER BATTERY DIED, AND THEY CHANGED ALTERNATOR A… |
| 2009-03-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE TAKES 15-20 SECONDS FOR TH… |
| 2009-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON IN THE WINTER … |
| 2008-12-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON ON COLD DAYS AND IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. … |
| 2008-12-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | DURING WEATHER UNDER 20 DEGREES THE FUEL LINE LEAKS. IT HAS BEEN TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER CONTINUES TO RETURN. … |
| 2008-12-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER - DEFINITELY SMELLS OF LEAKING GAS - DEALER ADVISED… |
| 2008-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON, WITH 120,000 MILES HAS AN OCCASIONAL STRONG GASOLINE SMELL THAT ENTERS INTO THE PASSENGER… |
| 2008-06-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHIC… |
| 2008-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5L (91,235MI)- AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE 1YR AND DRIVING ONLY 11K MI, IN WHICH DURING THE YEAR MAI… |
| 2008-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK FAILED AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 48,000 MILES, BUT AT 101,000 MILES THE REPLA… |
| 2007-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | REPEAT HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB |
| 2007-05-19 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SHE ATTEM… |
| 2007-04-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT OF 2000 OUTBACK BEFORE 70,000 MILES. IT IS STATED ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVIN… |
| 2007-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK, TRANSMISSION SLIPS UNTIL WARMED UP. STARTED AT 60,000 MILES AND GETTING WORSE. WEB RESEARCH INDI… |
| 2007-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO GO INTO DRIVE FROM PARK OR REVERSE. HAPPENS AT RANDOM. ENGINE CAN BE COLD OR… |
| 2006-09-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | FRONT STABILIZER/ROLL BAR BROKE ON LEFT SIDE. *JB |
| 2006-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE INCLUDING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, VIBRATION, AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. INSPECT… |
| 2006-03-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK SERVICED AT SUBARU DEALER. OIL CHANGE, BRAKE REPAIR, 100 POINT SAFETY CHECK ON 3/21/06. AUTO GARAGE… |
| 2006-02-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKE FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON. *NM |
| 2006-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK 1) CAR OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED 2) TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP - HOLE IN RADIATOR, BLOWN HE… |
| 2006-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COOLANT LOSS, OVER HEATING, COOLANT ODOR, HEAD GASKET. *NM |
| 2005-12-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKE IN HALF WHILE PULL OUT OF A GAS STATION. DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH. THIS CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN ON … |
| 2005-12-02 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH ON MY SUBARU OUTBACK 2000 IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2000. AT TIMES RANDOMLY I… |
| 2005-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, OR VEHICLE WILL DISENGAGE FROM DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING, PUTTING THE CAR INT… |