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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1564906
Internal NHTSA #	11208057
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2017
File date	01/04/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Once the vehicle is placed in park, the key gets stuck in the ignition and can't be removed. The only way to remove the key is to place the vehicle in drive and back in to park (with more force). This happens about 50% of the time when trying to remove the key. My warranty is for 36k miles or 3 years. The car is currently at 38k miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	38000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LACEY, WA
VIN pattern	4S4BSAFC6H3XXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	10/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru OUTBACK Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?