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2011 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1670525
Internal NHTSA #	11331318
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2011
File date	29/05/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Subaru of america's corporate call center and two separate dealerships (prime subaru manchester nh, clay subaru norwood ma) provided wrong information on numerous occasions that conflicted with their tsb 11-104-11. They affirmatively said that there was never an update for the transmission control module available for the vehicle after it left the factory. This is completely incorrect and thus i spent 2 years troubleshooting a known issue, hundreds of dollars on diagnostic fees, and i even replaced the torque converter as it was afflicted with the squeal described in tsb 16-101-16r and we couldn't rule out that issue. The symptom is an erratic shifting pattern, especially when slowing down for a red light then speeding up when it turns green. I did my own research to discover this tsb via online posts and download it from the nhtsa website. Kristen weaver was the associate i spoke to at subaru of america on 5/29/2020. She denied that the tsb applies to my car even though it clearly says on the tsb that all my11 outback 3. 6r are effected. Prime subaru in manchester nh performed the torque converter replacement and should have updated the tcm at the time, but they said there was no update available. Clay subaru in norwood ma also said affirmatively that there was never a tcm update available. Milford subaru in milford nh finally applied the update at my specific request and confirmed that prime subaru should have done so when they did the torque converter update, and that they did not.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOOKSET, NH
VIN pattern	4S4BRDKC2B2XXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	15
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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.
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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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2011 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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