It is my understanding that this unit is also in the 2019 Outback.
Eventually, it just died and they will not replace a new car unit with a new unit, they only will install a rebuilt unit and they do not have enough used units to rebuild for all the bad units so the wait goes on for months with no delivery date insight. Do a search online, you’ll see many people complaining about this and other problems with their Subaru Outback!!! BTW, 20 Outbacks contain the same part.”Īnother owner on says, “BEWARE!!! I am on a list of 20 Subaru Outback owners and growing at my dealership waiting for a replacement infotainment system that started going bad the second day of ownership. I was told there’s massive backlog of cars waiting for the part, and massive back orders.
It’s been over a month now since the dealer ordered the replacement part.
No radio, no backup camera, no navigation, and no Apple Carplay. The entire screen on the center console went dark. I didn’t believe it until mine failed after having it for 6 months. The integrated infotainment system (part # 86471AL66A or 86471AL76A) fails after 3 to 6 months. On the Kelly Blue Book website, one owner writes, “Do NOT buy Subaru Outback with navigation. Everything from stripped down economy cars to luxury sedans have such a display, yet Subaru can’t seem to get the concept right. Touchscreen infotainment systems are standard fare in almost all new vehicles. Problems with the Infotainment and Electrical System I DID NOT NOTICE THIS UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT HESITATE, BUT THE LURCH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES IS CONSIDERABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HESITATION IS NORMAL. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO TEAM SUBARU IN NAMPA IDAHO AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE ANY PROBLEM. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE HESITATION AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. SUBARU CHANGE THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE CAR STILL MAKE “KLUNK” NOISE WHEN I PUT IN THE PARK. ALSO AFTER THAT IT WAS NOT GOING INTO DRIVE EITHER. IT HAPPENED WHEN COME HOME TRY TO PUT IN PARK, I COME OUT OF THE CAR BUT IT START GOING BACK. CAR DOESN’T GO INTO PARK, INSTEAD IT GOES INTO REVERSE. SUBARU DEALERSHIP GOING TO CHECK WHAT IS WRONG.īOUGHT A 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK IN MARCH,2017. AFTER 2 SECONDS CAR SLOW DOWN AND GAS PEDAL WAS RESPONSIVE AND CAR WAS PERFORMING NORMAL. GAS PEDEL WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR 2 SECONDS. ALL OF THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND ENGINE RPM WENT TO 4000. I WAS AT 85 MILES AN HOUR 1ST TIME ON THIS CAR. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Problems:Ģ017 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS 8200 MILES ON THE CAR. So far, no recall has been issued to address the concern on 2017 models. After all, CVTs have always been a problem in the car, but that doesn’t make it acceptable. Subaru says this is normal nature for the car.”Īs the owner mentioned, Subaru dealers sometimes claim slow engagement is “normal” in the Outback. This occurs with or without the hill assist on. If you remove foot from brake and press gas, the car will roll backwards six to ten feet towards oncoming traffic. You can, however, hear the ping of the engagement with window down. It takes 1 to 3 seconds for drive to engage but nothing shows when its engaged. Back out on downhill slope, hold brake, put in drive. On the NHTSA website, one owner writes, “New type transmission – happens all the time, more so when car is cool. The well-known CVT problems carry on in the 2017 Outback. The campaign applies to select vehicles produced between 20. In fact, the problems are so prevalent, Subaru extended the warranty on some of its transmissions. Drive-ability issues such as delay, harsh engagement and slippage are all too common. Unfortunately, the CVTs found in Subaru vehicles are known to be problematic. The design is popular because it improves fuel mileage. Unlike traditional automatic transmissions, which use planetary gear sets to transfer power to the wheels, CVTs use a metal belt and pair of pulleys. Today, nearly all the company’s vehicles employ CVT technology. Subaru’s first continuously variable transmission (CVT) was introduced in a tiny hatchback, called the Justy, during the 1980s.