| Issue ID | 1141780 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10667488 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 25/11/14 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving vehicle in snow covered, slush covered roads conditions varied during day. The vehicle kept feeling like it was washing out side to side. I had 5 passengers in vehicle and they all could feel it and it scared them and i had to slow down to a dangerously slow speed on interstate, that was causing disruption to traffic flow. On way home took secondary roads so as to not disrupt traffic. This was my first experience in taking this vehicle for drive in snow conditions since it is new to me. We purposely took subaru for legendary handling in snow, it downright shook me up and wished we had our front wheel drive pontiac vibe. I inspected vehicle, made some changes to front suspension, ball joints, sway bar links, control arm bushings, only two control arm bushings were notably bad all other parts changed because i was there. Both tie rods were good. I have since experienced same issue when encountering patches of black ice, snow covered roads as well as driving on gravel roads. I have never experienced a car handling like this in my 35 years of driving! This vehicle is downright dangerous!!! And too think i bought this to be my winter vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 241567 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SMITHVILLE FLATS, NY |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BP61C067XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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