Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Subaru Outback.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving home when my brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Next, I realized I could not stop the vehicle. I … |
| 2025-02-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My brake warning light came on as I was driving down a steep decline on a narrow road. When I found a safe place to pul… |
| 2024-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Was driving approximately 35mph missed my turn went to hit brakes and brakes pedal went straight to the floor.started p… |
| 2023-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | All the brake lines rusted through where they were unprotected and inserted into body clips resulting in a complete los… |
| 2022-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Rusting brake line recall WQK47 supposedly done to the vehicle June of 2015 with the vehicle having 244,246 miles. No … |
| 2022-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rear hatch door malfunction of security lock. |
| 2022-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine will randomly loose power. This has happened three times now. You must coast to a stop, turn the key off a… |
| 2022-02-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle becomes uncontrollable on light ice. The rear end will "ghost walk" (seems to steer on its own). I have dri… |
| 2021-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The accelerator pedal position sensor is faulty. It is prone to wear in these vehicles based on my research. This cause… |
| 2021-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OBD Code P2138 (Throttle/ Pedal Position Sensor/ Switch D / E voltage correlation). This code pops up intermittently re… |
| 2021-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle shut-off with the check en… |
| 2021-03-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK HEAD GASKETS WENT BAD AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES.HAD TO REPLACE THOSE CALLED SUBARU AND THEY HELP ME GET… |
| 2021-03-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED MY GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKING WHILE DRIVING, CAR WAS DRIVING WELL, ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING ABOUT 2… |
| 2021-02-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I'M DRIVING ALONG & SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS GO ON & THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOTHING, THE CAR JUST LOSES POWER. I HAV… |
| 2021-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50-60 MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY THROTTLE PEDDLE FAILED TO WORK. MY … |
| 2020-11-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT BL… |
| 2020-06-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL QUITS WORKING LEAVING MY DAUGHTER STRANDED, MUST BE IN THE DRIVE BY WIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LOOKING AT FORUMS… |
| 2020-03-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THREE TIMES THE ENGINE RPM'S SPEED UP AND THE THROTTLE PEDDLE FAILS TO WORK, THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THIS IS PULL TO THE … |
| 2020-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UPON RETURNING TO MY HOME LAST WEEK I NEARLY WENT THROUGH MY GARAGE AFTER MY BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WEN… |
| 2020-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, RANDOMLY, WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, BOTH ON… |
| 2020-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | P2138 CHECK ENGINE CODE. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK AND … |
| 2020-01-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE MY 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE EXPANDED TAKATA RECALL, THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY FOUND A LEAK … |
| 2020-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUBARU DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DISCUSS SAFETY ISSUE RECALLS SELLING VEHICLE WITH OPEN SAFETY RECALLS AND OTHER SAFETY ISS… |
| 2020-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, ON LATE SATURDAY MORNING, DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, FROM RICHMOND, VA MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN HA… |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR'S AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS RECALLED FOR AN AIR BAG ISSUE ONE OR TWO YEARS AGO SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SUB… |
| 2019-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO HEAT, AIR AND OF ALL DEFROST FOR THE FRONT WINDOW STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING, ALSO EVERYTHING IS CONTROLLED THRU TH… |
| 2019-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY SON LOST HIS BRAKES AND NEARLY WRECKED THE OTHER DAY. BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE DEALER WON'T HONOR THE RECALL ON T… |
| 2019-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE DEVELOPED ISSUE ERROR CODE P2138, THROTTLE SENSOR ON GAS PEDAL DESYNCHRONIZES CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO EMERGE… |
| 2019-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATO… |
| 2019-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR FIXING PASSENGER SEAR AIR BAG. BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE. IT STILL SAY 0 U… |
| 2019-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY FROM 2NS-3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING, IT JERKS PRETTY HA… |
| 2019-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ERROR CODE P2138, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW SUBARU IS NOT FIXING OR CALLING OUT THE DEFECT IN THE ACCELERATO… |
| 2019-02-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | REPEATED PEDAL SLIP CODES 'P2138' HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A DAY NOW AND HAPPENS FROM STOP TO START POSITIONS AT RANDOM TIMES. |
| 2019-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE, TN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIM… |
| 2018-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOUGHT CAR FROM PRIVATE OWNER IN OCTOBER 2018. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALE HAD THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP REPLACE REAR BRAKES IN … |
| 2018-11-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR WILL SUDDENLY GO LIMP. WITH NO WARNING OR ANYTHING THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT THERE IS NO THROTTLE OR THROTTLE P… |
| 2018-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK AT AROUND 40 MPH, GOING STRAIGHT ON A BUSY ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ACCELERATOR … |
| 2018-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, RAPIDLY APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR FLASHES… |
| 2018-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRUISE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS FLASH. CAR LOOSES POWER AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2018-06-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY DECELERATED ON … |
| 2018-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER ENGINE START. RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD LOCATED IN … |
| 2018-04-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING LOST ALL POWER, GOT OFF ROAD ,ENGINE STILL RUN BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, FINALLY,RESTARTED AND GOT HOME, CHECKE… |
| 2018-04-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TODAY I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUT… |
| 2018-03-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WITH LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL WITHIN THE PAST WEEK ON A SUBARU I JUST BOUGHT. THE FIRST I WAS ACC… |
| 2018-03-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION COOLER FITTING STRIPPED OUT, EMPTYING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUINING TRANSMISSION… |
| 2018-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE |
| 2018-01-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR P… |
| 2018-01-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOVE… |
| 2017-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL LETTER DATED 13 DEC 2017 RECEIVED 28 DEC 2017 PLEASE UPDATE YOUR RECORDS. I REPORTED THAT THIS VEHICLE… |