2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1443234
 Internal NHTSA #11065700
 ManufacurerSubaru of America, Inc.
 BrandSUBARU
 ModelOUTBACK
 Model Year2012
 File date04/12/17
 ComponentPOWER TRAIN
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemTl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. While the vehicle was placed in park on an incline, the contact suddenly heard a scraping noise and noticed that the vehicle independently rolled away. The contact's wife was leaning into the vehicle and was pulled in reverse along with the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a curb and the front driver's door struck the hedge, which slowed the vehicle down. The vehicle then crashed into a tree hedge. The contact's wife sustained an injury to the right side of her hip that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was towed to an auto shop where all of the panels were repaired; the manufacturer was notified of the failure. An inspector was sent to inspect the vehicle, but no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be duplicated. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000. *tt *bf
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure47000
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueHOTLINE VOQ
 City and StateOAK RIDGE, TN
VIN pattern 4S4BRBGC3C3XXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?Y
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?Y
 Was medical attention required?Y
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons1
No. of fatalities0
 Date of purchase21/08/12
Was original owner?Y
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlY
Number of cylinders4
Drive train typeAWD
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's nameEARL DUFF SUBARU
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's cityHARRIMAN
 Dealer's state codeTN
 Dealer's ZIP code37748
  • 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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