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2007 Subaru OUTBACK Traction Control System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	843578
Internal NHTSA #	10381496
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2007
File date	06/02/11
Component	TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Our 2007 subaru outback fishtails all over the place on icy roads that all other vehicles safely travel on at twice the speed as we are able to do in our outback. This isn't the driver or the tires. This is the car. I have never experienced this issue with any other car i have ever owned (honda crv, saturn sw2, 2wd gmc s-15, chevy corsica) and i have driven in similar conditions many times. It is miserable and feels very dangerous when you don't feel in control of your vehicle at 30 mph on icy roads that everyone else is traveling 50-60 mph on. I've only experienced the problem when the car is fully loaded. The car feels extremely stable on snowpack and dry/wet pavement. But as soon as roads have some ice on them, this car becomes garbage (just when you need a car to be at it's best). I have witnessed this event twice now in less than 2 years of ownership. Once in central illinois, and once in northern colorado. These are also the only two icy road conditions that this car has been on. I would expect this vehicle to behave this same miserable way every time as it has exhibited this characteristic 100% of the time on icy highway roads.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORT COLLINS , CO
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2007 Subaru OUTBACK Traction Control System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Subaru OUTBACK Traction Control System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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