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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1196210
Internal NHTSA #	10731640
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2013
File date	01/07/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Steering on this vehicle is so heavy that it causes orthopedic problems. The steering drag tension is set so high that it is difficult to control the vehicle at highway speeds, and difficult to maneuver the vehicle into parking places at low speeds. Parallel parking is painful. I had other people drive it to eliminate my subjective view of this, and every person thought it was hard to drive. Subaru thinks this is normal, and refuses to allow its service departments to adjust the tension if it's within it's "specs" even when the driver of this expensive vehicle does not feel safe driving it. Subaru service department's reasoning was that "it felt like every other subaru outback." this doesn't make it ok; it just confirms that subaru is selling more than one dangerous car. This is an unsafe condition that subaru is allowing to persist rather than actually addressing the other issue the unreasonably tight tension is masking - steering wheel shakes. This is my second subaru and is the last one i will ever purchase - not because the car couldn't otherwise be a good vehicle, but because this is a legitimate safety issue that subaru is ignoring and will continue to ignore until forced to change, probably after a large lawsuit brought by the estate of a subaru owner who was killed in their vehicle. And, because subaru has such terrible customer service that it thinks it's fine to tell someone who just bought a $30k+ car that they just have to live with an unsafe condition because subaru doesn't see fit to fix it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10014
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SEATTLE, WA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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