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2009 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	988699
Internal NHTSA #	10520538
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2009
File date	08/06/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Started my car at night to find out my headlights would not turn on, but the safely lights were still on. Upon further inspection, the brake lights and reverse lights would not work either. The lights above my rear license plate had been out for a couple of weeks also so i am not sure if that is related as well. Looked on-line to find out many other subaru outback owners had a similar problem and suggested looking at the harness that housed many electrical wires on the upper corners of the hatchback. Many of the wires were either broken or loose. I have read that because of its location, the wires become brittle and break because they are constantly being bent when you open and close the rear hatchback door. Took my car into the dealership and they had to resolder the wires and charged me $225 for the labor and parts needed. If i had to replace this, it would have cost me over $600 so the dealership discouraged me from doing this. I feel this should be covered by subaru since it is due to bad design and performance and the service i had done does not guarantee that this will not happen again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OAKLAND, CA
VIN pattern	4S4BP61CX97XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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