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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1556004
Internal NHTSA #	11196205
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2017
File date	13/04/19
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Fuel gauge is inaccurate and does not show near empty when no usable fuel is left in the tank. We were driving to an event with slightly less than 1/4 of a tank of gas remaining when the vehicle ran out of fuel. Complete engine stall (no sputtering/etc. Before) at 70mph on the highway, requiring an emergency stop across several lanes of traffic. This is clearly a dangerous problem, and it seems several other 2017 outback owners have reported similar issues. It appears to be similar to the 2018 fuel gauge recall (wtw-82) but for 2017 vehicles. Unfortunately, i didn't think to take a picture of the fuel gauge, but was actually paying close attention as i had received the notification for subaru's wud-89 "distance-to-empty software update," so i knew the distance-to-empty indicator was wrong, but given the notice said nothing about the fuel gauge itself and only mentioned the dte software was incorrect, i made the natural assumption that the gauge itself was still at least remotely accurate.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	46900
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BLUE ASH, OH
VIN pattern	4S4BSANC5H3XXXXXX
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	70
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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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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru OUTBACK Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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