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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	985206
Internal NHTSA #	10515092
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2012
File date	27/12/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The 2012 outback with an automatic transmission shifted from drive to 1st gear without moving the gear lever from drive to manual. This has occurred 10 times in 18 months, the first incident occurred about 2 months after purchasing this vehicle new. The problem has always occurred after coming to a stop at a stop sign, then, as i accelerate from the stop, the transmission goes into 1st gear and the car immediately stops accelerating because it is stuck in 1st gear. The gear lever is always in drive when this occurs, but the dash displays that the transmission is in 1st gear. To resolve it, i have moved the gear lever from drive to manual and then back to drive which puts the transmission back into drive. On one occasion, leaving a stop sign to enter a freeway ramp, the transmission went into 2nd gear. Again, the gear lever was in the drive position. I immediately applied the breaks and just before coming to a complete stop on the side of the freeway on-ramp, i witnessed the "2" on the dash display change to "d" and the car was in drive again - without touching the gear lever. Subaru first said that this was impossible, now they say they cannot verify it. This is a very intermittent problem and so far cannot be made to occur. This is also a potentially very dangerous problem should another driver not see that my car has suddenly stopped accelerating and collide with my vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SEIAD VALLEY, CA
VIN pattern	4S4BRBCC0C3XXXXXX
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	07/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	5
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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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