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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1459939
Internal NHTSA #	11084529
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2013
File date	02/04/18
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Our 2013 subaru outback was two years old when the tilt steering feature would not stay locked into place. The steering column for the tilt steering would not stay locked and the steering wheel would drop while the car was in motion. The car was taken to the dealership for repair where we were told that internal locking mechanism had broken and the entire steering column needed to be replaced. Which it was replaced and had held in place. In march of 2018 the tilt steering would once again not stay locked into place causing the steering wheel to drop while in motion. It was taken back to the same dealership, where we were told the same exact thing had happened again and would require the entire steering column to be replaced. The biggest concern here is safety. The steering column dropping while the car is moving puts the driver and anyone else on the road at risk. We were never provided a plausible explanation as to why this happened to the car not once but twice. The explanation given for the reoccurring problem was
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRING GROVE, IL
VIN pattern	4S4BRCCC8D3XXXXXX
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	07/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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