Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/24/2005 | 87000 | 2 | 11/12/1999 |
| 1. emergency braking from 50+ mph on a freeway because the driver in front, in their own words, just stopped! 2. 2000 outback failed to slow. hit rear of the lexus suv. torpedoed under the suv up to 1/2 the hood length. no air bag deployment (again!) 3. car is totaled! this is the 2nd major accident due to the failure of the braking system. subaru of america denies any product defect. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 02/21/2003 | 79049 | 1 | 09/23/2000 |
| During a front-end, low-speed collision, i hit my head on the steering wheel. my seatbelt did not properly restrain me in my seat, and the airbags did not deploy. prior to the accident, i brought a problem to my dealers service center, in which the driver's seat belt would not properly retract. the problem was not corrected, and i believe contributed to the seatbelt failure during my accident. *nlm | |||
| 06/13/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Brake pedal goes 1/2 way down before brakes engage at all. pedal can be pushed to floor without much effort by my 120lb wife. abs did not engage. neither airbag deployed - impact speed was 30 to 35 mph. dealer insists brakes are ok. 2001 model has 13 inch discs and it stops great! (our rental is a 2001 outback wagon). we love the car, it just worries us that it doesn't stopproperly and the airbags don't go off - apparently the 'computer' deemed it unecessary although it was a head-on, smack in the middle of the front, collision!*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 12/21/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| Nar 3-10-03 the consumers was in an accident and the front passenger side airbags did not deploy from the significant impact. the consumer has enclosed pictures of damages as a result of the accident. also providing that a notice of failure be sent to subaru for the vehicle passenger side airbags. as well as make a claim against subaru. *cb *jb | |||