| Issue ID | 1530294 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11170612 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 14/01/19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving early in the morning when the car, a 2013 subaru outback, started to act unpredictably;revving and jumpy. I was scared to continue driving it in that state and pulled into a parking lot. It seemed clear it would not make it up the 8 % grade hill that was 1/4 mile or so further down the road. I had to be towed out of the lot to the local subaru dealer. I understand such total failure transmission events are a known subaru issue for my model and year. I am very upset that there was no recall and now subaru is saying their voluntary extension of the warranty expired and they won't pay for the new transmission. They have offered $2500 in a gesture of good will, but that will not come close to covering the cost of replacing this defective transmission. Subaru should issue a recall for these defective transmissions that were included in the "customer satisfaction" extended warranty before something disastrous occurs. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 112000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CAMBRIDGE, NY |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BRBKC6D3XXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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