| Issue ID | 1290203 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10874166 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 14/06/16 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We bought our car in 2010 its a subaru outback. There has always been an issue with a loss of power. The dealership at the time said it was caused by excessive carbon build up on the pistons. Its now 2016 and the car will stutter and shut off when you are braking at red lights. To try to beat the stutter and stall, i find myself having to ease off the brakes and try to reapply my brakes to see if it won't shut off. I've avoid many accidents but one of these days i won't be so lucky. I feel a rear end accident is coming. This stutter and stall happens any time during the day and in any weather. This morning there was no issue, this afternoon there might be. Usually once the car stutters and stalls the problem goes away for the day. I read some other complaints on nhsta and they are reporting their similar issue as it being a possible torque converter problem. I'm not sure either way since my mileage puts me over the warranty and i don't want an accident to deal with i would like to see what are options to getting this problem taken care since its been doing this since 2010. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 105000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CAMARILLO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BRCJC0A3XXXXXX |
| 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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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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