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2018 Subaru OUTBACK Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1661895
Internal NHTSA #	11325164
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2018
File date	15/05/20
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This model has severe battery drain issues. I have had to repeatedly jump or charge the battery after just a short period of the lift gate or side doors being open. The lights are turned off but they still drain the battery. This is unacceptable in an "outdoor" vehicle. You cannot tailgate, use the lift gate to make a tent, keeps doors open when unloading. Subaru gives you an under-powered cheap battery and has the drain issue. I cannot use the car as marketed. I finally got fed up with the issue so far and purchased my own larger battery. Soa has agreed to pay for this, but the underlying issue needs to be corrected. I suspect on the lift gate there is power continually flowing to it when open so it is ready to close when you push the close button. This need a kill switch. My behavior with this car is no different than other cars in the past and their batteries did not die. This is not user error, but a bad design. The web is full of similarly frustrated owners. I'll put the last date i had to call aaa, but this has happened repeatedly since i have owned it. Even an hour of the lift gate open seems to severely drain the battery. My parents have a 2016 and i don't think they have this issue? This is a safety issue if you get stuck somewhere in the wild with a dead car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ESCONDIDO, CA
VIN pattern	4S4BSENCXJ3XXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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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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2018 Subaru OUTBACK Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Subaru OUTBACK Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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