2010 Subaru Outback Other Problems

Your car's air vent control actuator is broken, preventing you from directing airflow to the windshield. This creates a safety hazard because your windows fog up as the car warms and you can't see clearly to drive. The fix will likely involve replacing the broken vent actuator motor.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. NOTHING TOUCHED THE CAR, IT JUST CRACKED ON ITS OWN. THE CRACK IS IN AN ARCH SHAPE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE CORNER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE CORNER (ABOUT 12 INCHES HEIGH AT THE TOP. THERE IS ALSO A VERTICAL CRACK DOWN THE CENTER.

I AM EXPERIENCING HESITATION WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE THREADS WITH SUBARU DRIVERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND ALL HAVE NO LUCK RESOLVING THE ISSUE AT DEALERSHIPS.

MY COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY, WE HAVE CHANGED THE RADIATOR TWICE AND THE THERMOSTAT TWICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SUBARU OF CHERRY HILL AND ALSO TO SUBARU OF JAX WHERE MY FATHER IN LAW IS A SENIOR MASTER TECH. MY CAR HAS EVERYONE BAFFLED. EVERYTHING IN MY COOLING SYSTEM BACKS UP INTO MY OVERFLOW AND THAN I LOSE ALL MY COOLANT. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR MY YEAR OUTBACK MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 31 TO DEC 2009 AND MY CAR FALLS IN THOSE DATE RANGES BUT WAS NEVER INCLUDING IN THIS COOLING SYSTEM RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. THE ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. BC OF THE ISSUE MY CAR HAS JUST SHUT DOWN ON ME LUCKILY IT WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOTS AND NOT HIGHWAYS.

ON 4/22/2018 AT 2:33 PM I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-80 SOUTH OF HAZELTON, PA (HTTPS://GOO.GL/MAPS/GJHN82KH8PC2). I WAS GOING 65. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 60. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF US OR BEHIND US AND THE NEAREST OVERPASS WAS SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET AHEAD OF US. WE WERE NOT IN A FALLING ROCK AREA. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POPPING SOUND. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOUD WOOSHING SOUND OF AIR AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GRAVEL ON THE CAR'S ROOF. I DECELERATED AND MY TWO PASSENGERS LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR AND WAS BEHIND US. WE SAW NOTHING IN THE ROADWAY BEHIND US. I SLOWLY SLID OPEN THE VISOR PANEL FOR THE SUNROOF AND SAW THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED. I PULLED OVER AND TOOK PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE (A 6" X 16" HOLE) WAS ALMOST IN THE DIRECT CENTER OF THE SUNROOF. THERE WERE NO STONES OR FOREIGN OBJECTS INSIDE THE HOLE.

FLUIDS DRAINING FROM RADIATOR, WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING

I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRES IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WITH YOKOHAMA YK580S (225/60 R17). THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT WAS 49,577. THIS WEEK THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A STRONG VIBRATION WHILE IN MOTION WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BULGE OVER APPROXIMATELY 15 OF THE TREAD SURFACE OF THE TIRE POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE HAS REMAINED CONSTANT DURING THIS STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE WAS 90,233. THE TREAD REMAINING ON THE IMPACTED TIRE IS APPROXIMATELY 3/16", AND THE DOT MANUFACTURE CODE IS 83C1512.

THE CAR SHUTTERS OR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, BOTH REGULAR OR SUDDEN STOP. IT HAPPENS WHEN I PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN, LIGHT OR NEED TO STOP IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. IT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS GIVING ME REASON FOR CONCERN FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS. SUBARU HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A TORQUE CONVERTER. I ALSO HAVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER FROM AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO IT'S PROXIMITY TO THE TRANSMISSION.

I BOUGHT MY FIRST SUBARU IN 2002. I LOVE IT, A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WENT TO CALIFORNIA FROM ST. LOUIS, MO. I DECIDED I WANTED ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE I LOVE SUBARU'S. IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS TO FIND THE ONE I WANTED. IT WAS A USED 2010 WITH 84,940 MILES WITH ONE OWNER. NONE SMOKER WHICH I REALLY LOVED. HE TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. HE TOOK IT IN FOR ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT SUBARU HAS. I HAD CAR FAX PRINT OUT SO I KNOW WHAT WAS DONE. NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STALLING WHEN YOU STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. IT WAS ABOUT A WEEK INTO MY OWNERSHIP THAT I NOTICED WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR WOULD START TO VIBRATE AND THEN DIE. THIS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE THE PERSON BEHIND YOU STARTS HONKING AND I MUST PUT IT INTO PARK AND RESTART IT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLASHING WHILE IT IS DYING, A LIGHT GOES ON THAT LOOKS LIKE A CAR SKIDDING. WHEN I START TO FEEL, IT TRYING TO DIE I TAP ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL KEEP RUNNING. IT IS THE TIMES WHEN IT DIES AND I CAN'T GET IT STARTED FAST ENOUGH CAN BE DANGERS' BECAUSE SOMEONE IS DRIVING FAST BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN I WANT IT TO. WHEN I GO TO CHURCH THAT IS 10 MILES AWAY IT SEEMS TO STOP A LOT AT THE LIGHT. I JUST WANT SUBARU TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2010. I HAVE FOUND SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON ANOTHER SITE, I COPIED THEM AND WILL BE TAKING THEM TO MY SERVICE MAN AND SENDING A LETTER TO THE HQ. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN FOR THE 90,000-MILE WORK DONE I TOLD THEM AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME WHEN I PICKED UP THE SUBARU IT WOULD COST ME $1,700.00 TO FIX IT. NO SUBARU NEEDS TO FIX IT SINCE IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN PRINTED. SOMEONE EVEN SENT AND TALKED TO HQ BUT NO RECALL HAS HAPPENED. SO, I'M ANGRY THAT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

DOOR LOCKS DON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS MANUALLY DONE. REMOTE DOES NOT LOCK DOORS OR UNLOCK DOORS. SOME LOCKS WORK SOME DON'T. SUBARU WON'T FIX THIS ISSUE.