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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1714419
Internal NHTSA #	11385757
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2017
File date	27/12/20
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling through michigan's upper peninsula and northern wisconsin during snow fall with a fully packed car on the highway i experienced the rear end "ghost walking" or "steering" or "pulling" to the left and to the right. I had to drive 40mph while two-wheeled drive camrys, civics, vans, etc. Passed us by. Growing up in northern michigan, i'm no stranger to winter conditions and all wheel drive vehicles. I don't think all-wheeled drive vehicles make me invincible, but they do make driving in wintery conditions better. After our trip, i took the car into the subaru dealer and they said at 37k miles, the suspension looked great, alignment looked great, and that they would recommend new tires (tires are at 4/32 and have even wear and tear). I asked to speak directly to the tech working on my car and he said that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and that although they were recommending new tires, the current tire condition would not cause what i was describing. My wife and i then researched and came across several online forums with other driver's experiencing the similar issues, but with prior year models. I called subaru's main customer service line to see if they could help and they said that they would make note of my complaint, but that if the subaru dealer tech said the vehicle was fine other than suggesting new tires, i should get new tires and the vehicle would be fine. Subaru also said there were no "campaigns" open with respect to this problem and that they were sorry i "felt like i had this experience" and there was nothing they could do. Here's a link to a forum, where the people seem to know what is going on: https://www. Subaruoutback. Org/threads/2005-2009-ghostwalking-abnormal-winter-handling-fixes. 30747/page-2. We plan to buy new tires, but are willing to offer our car up for test driving to see what is going on.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	37000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ELGIN, IL
VIN pattern	4S4BSAKC9H3XXXXXX
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	14/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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.
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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.
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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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2017 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Subaru OUTBACK Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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