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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1027546
Internal NHTSA #	10555681
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 and just started for the first time in the morning, when exiting a freeway from 60 mph the transmission very intermittently will almost freeze and it feels like someone hit you in the back with a baseball bat. This is exiting or during the de acceleration process and it feels like someone hit you in the back with a baseball bat. This can cause whip lash and cause serious back injury and give a person a false sense of braking on exiting the highway as the transmission freezes for the split second this is very dangerous and subaru of america has not addressed this issue. From subaru of america call center told me there are several technical bulletins regarding power train issues and was not sure if any were applied to my car. Took car into dealer they tried to reprogram the transmission and still have intermittent issues with the transmission locking up for a split second and shaking the whole, car, we are now afraid to drive this car because of these issues and we are afraid that we might end up going through the windshield. This is a very serious issues that only happens once in awhile and there is no way to predict, how, when or why this is happening and it is very scary to drive this car. We wish subaru would address this issue and do a recall or technical bulletin.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13310
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
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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
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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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