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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1027543
Internal NHTSA #	10555678
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2012
File date	09/12/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When the car is cold the transmission locks up when exiting the freeway from 60 mph to about 45 mph it is like the scar skipped a gear and you feel a big clunk during the exiting and like someone hit you in the back with a baseball bat. This can cause serious back injury and false sense of breaking. It does not do this all the time extremely intermittently and only when the car is cold and under certain conditions. Other subaru people are having the same issues from what i understand. This needs to be addressed by subaru corporate of america. Also the dealer tried to reprogram the car and it did not work and the first incident occurred around nov 27, 2013. Computer reprogramming of the transmission did not fix this problem. Note to nhtsa, this is a very dangerous situation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13325
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PAINESVILLE, OH
VIN pattern	4S4BRDKCXC2XXXXXX
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	05/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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