Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-02 | 20V002000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 127,547 | — | Details |
| 2003-08-20 | 03V303000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 7,874 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AUTOZONE SOLD ME (VIA WARRANTY EXCHANGE) AFTERMARKET BRAKE PADS THAT SUPPOSEDLY WERE THE SAME PART #D929 AS THE BRAKE P… |
| 2018-05-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS CAR LISTED IN IAA WEBSITE AS HAVING $68,000.00 MILES, THIS WEEK MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD $22… |
| 2018-02-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY FRONT END RUST AS PER BODY SHOP BUMPER REPLACEMENT. |
| 2017-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. NOT ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. ON WAITLISTS AT 2 LOCAL SUBARU DEALERS. |
| 2017-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL BE OPERATING PROPERLY AT SPEED ON LOCAL ROADS (30MPH OR SO) WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE WILL GO TO A… |
| 2017-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2004 SUBURBAN OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE… |
| 2016-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU MONTHS AGO AND HAVE THEY HAVE STILL NOT CONTACTED ME TO REPAIR THIS P… |
| 2016-08-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: REMEDY NOT TO DRIVE CAR WITH PASSENGERS UNTIL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IS ONE THAT HAS ME WONDE… |
| 2016-08-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOTIFICATION OF AIRBAG PASSENGER FRONT RECALL. |
| 2016-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" RECEIVED A LETTER TELLING ME THE AIR BAGS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED, "DO NOT LET PASSENGERS USE THE SEAT… |
| 2016-08-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH,… |
| 2016-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | V |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V361000 (AIR … |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUBARU HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON PASSENGER AIRBAGS (NHTSA RECALL NO. 16V-359). THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THERE IS NO SC… |
| 2016-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL IN JULY OF 2016. THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE … |
| 2016-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY 2016. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU OR THE DEALER THAT THE P… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN JULY 2016..I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE INFORMED BY MAIL WHEN PARTS WER… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS RECALL IS NOT BEING HANDLED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR … |
| 2016-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR I FOUND THE TOP OF THE SCISSORS JACK WAS BENT OVER, I REPLACED IT WITH A VERY GOOD JUNKYARD REPL… |
| 2016-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I GET CARDS,I CALL,I GET LETTERS ,I CALL DOESN'T MATTER WHO SENDS THEM,YOU OR SUBARU DEALER ,TELLING ME I NEED TO HAVE … |
| 2015-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CANNOT DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE IS ON THE TIKATA AIRBAG RECALL LIST. THE DEALER SAYS IT ISN'T. THE NHTSA SITE SAYS IT … |
| 2015-06-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NOT DRIVER ERROR, NOT STUCK FLOORMAT. VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ABOVE 7 ON THE TACHOMETER. … |
| 2015-04-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE… |
| 2014-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY SUBARU HAS THE TAKATA AIR BAG AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. SUBARU HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST TO REPLACE THIS … |
| 2014-11-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK: STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN COLD OUT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH OUTBACK… |
| 2014-11-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO SUDDEN COLD BETWEEN 0 AND 10F. SO BAD THAT YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AS THE HEATE… |
| 2014-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEB SITE REFLECTS MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AS ONE LISTED IN … |
| 2014-10-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUBARU HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAG IN MY CAR. *TR |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE REQUESTING A NATIONAL RECALL ON ALL CARS THAT HAV… |
| 2014-07-11 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK A BOAT ON A TRAILER IN MY… |
| 2014-07-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE CRUISE … |
| 2014-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD … |
| 2013-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MULTIPLE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 60,000 MILE INTERVALS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT SEEMS LIKE THE MANUFACTURER IS COVERING… |
| 2013-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVERS DOOR STARTED SMOKING AND FLAMING. I PULLED THE PART OF DOOR/ARMREST HOLDING THE WINDOW/MIRROR/LOCK CONTROLS AN… |
| 2013-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. WE LAST DROVE THE CAR HOME AT 10:30 THE NIGHT BEFORE, … |
| 2012-12-27 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | No | 0 | 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILURE. CONSUMER ALSO SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAI… |
| 2012-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SMOOTH ACCELERATION WITH THIS VEHICLE. A… |
| 2012-07-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT AXLE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2011-10-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN E… |
| 2011-05-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY A… |
| 2011-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK LL BEAN 3.0L H6 HAS HISTORY OF INTERMITTENT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, MISFIRE (SURGING) AT HIGHWAY … |
| 2010-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DURING EARLY DECEMBER 2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A HUGE RATTLING NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER AND WE GOT THE … |
| 2010-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK INTO A TARGET PARKING LOT. AS HE ENTERED HE NOTICED SMOKE AND HEAT COMING … |
| 2010-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0420 (CATALYST SYS). VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO CODE. 85000 MILES ON VEHICLE. WAS T… |
| 2010-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDD… |
| 2010-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBURU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE VE… |
| 2010-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK, H6 (6-CYLINDER) WITH A FAULTY PULSATION DUMPER/DAMPER VALVE. PART OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, TH… |
| 2010-02-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *TR |