2017 Subaru Outback driver assistance & safety tech problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Jul 6, 2025CODriver Assistance & Safety TechEngineOther / Unknown

   Car was being driven on the highway in cruise control, when the cruise control turned off and the car began to decelerate. When the gas pedal was pressed, the RPMs shot up but there was no acceleration. The car was pulled over, turned off, and we were not able to turn it on again. The car was towed to a shop, where they were able to identify the engine wasn’t working but not the root cause, and also mentioned the possibility of there being a transmission problem. We then…

   NHTSA complaint #11671491 · source
2. Filed Nov 7, 2024MEDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   The lane keeping assistance feature is turned off in my vehicle because i live where there are many two land roads and other drives constantly cross the middle line, including large logging trucks. Lately it has been coming on intermittently and nudging my car back toward the middle of the lane even when i would like to drive very close to the shoulder or white line on the right side of the road. When it nudges the car toward the center of the lane and i attempt to correct,…

   NHTSA complaint #11624102 · source
3. Filed Oct 15, 2024NCCrash2 injuredTowedAirbagsDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical System

   was at a stop in the middle lane going to turn left, got hit straight head on by a driver driving in the middle lane. his air bags deployed, none of mine deployed. the front end and drivers side of the subaru was impacted

   NHTSA complaint #11619847 · source
4. Filed Apr 29, 2024FLBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   On [XXX], around noon, my wife and I were driving south on [XXX] in our 2017 Subaru Outback, at approximately 70 mph. It was a clear and sunny day. We were just north of the [XXX] exit (in Port St. Lucie, Florida) in the far right-hand lane when our vehicle violently jolted. It felt like we were being dragged from behind, although we were still moving forward at a reduced speed. It was making a terrible sound (tires screeching), and you could smell rubber burning. This…

   NHTSA complaint #11585741 · source
5. Filed Dec 5, 2023AZDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemOther / Unknown

   The eyesight system not functioning and at this point has not been repaired and is available for inspection. Warning notices were intermittent with warning sound’s coming on each time. Eventually the warnings came on nearly all the time. I was alone in the dark and very nervous. no other injury Yes the vehicle was taken to dealer, also I took photos as it continued to intermittently occur. Yes there were warning notices that alerted me. Note: dealer states non OEM windshield…

   NHTSA complaint #11558530 · source
6. Filed Jun 23, 2023MODriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering

   Had new tires installed and on the way home kept feeling wheel pulling to the right. Eyesight/lane assist feature was turned off. At one point the steering wheel dramatically jerked right and locked, completely immoveable. It jerked me into the other lane and almost into the median of the highway. I got to safety and had it towed to the dealership. I originally thought it was an issue with the tire alignment or the AWD system. They took it on a test drive and confirmed lane…

   NHTSA complaint #11528521 · source
7. Filed Feb 3, 2023CACrash1 injuredDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemOther / Unknown

   I experienced 2 incidences of sudden unexpected acceleration (SUA), the second one led to an explosive collision. Subaru asked that I sign the EDR release but refused to give me (rightful owner) a copy. With significant effort I obtained a copy of the EDR for myself. It is near impossible for the consumer to obtain their rightful copy, significant because it stinks of poor transparency for Subaru to investigate Subaru (see below). Once I obtained my copy, I released the EDR…

   NHTSA complaint #11505380 · source
8. Filed Jan 24, 2023GADriver Assistance & Safety TechFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   I was pulling into a space in a parking deck, foot on brake. Just as I was shifting into Park, the car lunged forward and slammed into the guard rail. Popped the fender and did some paint damage. Thankfully no one was hurt, but frightening to think that this could have happened in an intersection.

   NHTSA complaint #11503375 · source
9. Filed Sep 9, 2022NVDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   While driving at full speed on Interstate 80 through Sacramento CA while the outside temperature was 116 degrees, most of the more advanced systems of the car failed. I should have taken a picture of the control panel. I stopped the car and pulled out the user manual. Indicators illuminated included Eye Sight, Check Engine, tire pressure, and many many others. In fact, there were symbols on the dash that I could not find in the manual after extensive investigation. I…

   NHTSA complaint #11483643 · source
10. Filed Aug 21, 2022TXCrashTowedDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

    Car accelerated unexpectedly causing a front end collision. Sudden acceleration had occurred previously without collision. No warning lights or emergency braking engages before collision

    NHTSA complaint #11480388 · source
11. Filed Aug 11, 2022CACrash2 injuredDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

    While attempting to park in a parking spot with a concrete parking lot stop the car experience an unintended acceleration and did not engage the safety braking system causing the car to jump over the concrete parking lot stops and hit a light lost and concrete supporting barrier behind the concrete parking lot stop. There were no warnings and this caused injury to the driver and passenger. A police report is being issued as well as contact with the car manufacturer. This is…

    NHTSA complaint #11478884 · source
12. Filed Jul 31, 2022OHDriver Assistance & Safety TechVisibility & Wipers

    Front windshield without warning had a stress crack appear on the passenger side from the top of the windshield to the middle. NO foreign item caused the damage. Again, the crack appeared without warning. My insurance company set up appointment with Safe Lite Auto Glass to replace the cracked windshield on August 2, 2022. The crack has now extended diagonally across the windshield as of Sunday July 31,2022. Because of the safety risk involved, I felt it was imperative to…

    NHTSA complaint #11476762 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology