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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1501347
Internal NHTSA #	11132467
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2012
File date	24/08/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2012 subaru outback cvt issue car will shudder while braking from highway speeds (40 mph+) down to 10-20 mph. Car lurches, similar to a manual car dumping the clutch. In the case of a hard stop this has caused the engine to stall twice, and come close to stalling many more times. Car starts up and runs fine once placed in neutral or park. I have to be extremely conscious of how quickly i brake, as you can feel when the tcc disengages. If it does not disengage before you stop, the car stalls. This leads to possible unsafe conditions, not knowing if your car is going to stall or not at a critical moment (turning left in a busy intersection). This would have been covered by subaru's extended warranty that they offered to cover this known problem (seemingly instead of a full recall), but by the time my car exhibited these symptoms it was well past the arbitrary 100k mile mark and past the july 31st deadline (my car is at 116k miles, and this started occuring in the past two months). I drive a large amount of highway miles, and recently i do not feel safe coming to a hard stop if necessary. I do not see how a known issue that can cause the car to stall in traffic is not considered a safety issue that necessitates a recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	115500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
VIN pattern	4S$BRCJC1C3XXXXXX
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	07/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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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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