Subaru Outback Questions Maintenance & Repair

Flashing At Oil Temp. Flashing Brake Light. Check Engine Light

2011 Subaru Outback 175,000 miles My CVT is going out, I know this, but one day out of nowhere while I was driving, the dash lit up. Check engine light came on. AT Oil Temp light started flashing....

Intermittent Failure Of BSD/RCTA System

Last year I backed into a post and hit the left side of the bumper. The BSD/RCTA system went OFF. I took the car to my dealer, who said the detector was broken and they replaced it. Failed again s...

Head Gasket Problem...

Last year, I found out I have a cracked head gasket and that it's going to cost $1800+ to repair. The car had one previous owner and it has 43,000 mi on it. How much would it be to replace the whole...

Burning Rubber Smell

When I run the heater or air conditioner the passenger compartment gets a smell of hot, burning rubber. I don't even know where to look for a problem.

2005 Subaru Outback

I own a 2005 outback and have all the same issues. ABS light has been on, cruise light comes on, speed sensor light as well. I have been told the ABS was $2300 to repair alone. Recently the check...

2014 Subaru Outback Bulbs

Has anyone noticed that supporters or minimizers of the bulbs of 2014 Subaru’s are dealers???? The consumer is the one that is complaining. EVERY time I go for maintenance I am told I need at le...

Outback New Ignition Won’t Start

The ignition on my 2011 Subaru Outback was giving me troubles and then completely locked up. I swapped out the ignition switch with a new one but now the car won’t start. I have tested the start...

Gas Smell That Now Smoked So Bad On The Left Side Of The Motor ( Fuel Line ...

I have a 2002 Subaru outback and a couple weeks ago I started smelling gas in the cab. Yesterday I went out and let it warm up until smoke was coming from the left side of the motor ( left looking...

2014 Outback Tail Lights Out

Both of the tail lights on my 2014 Outback went out at the same time and for the second time, which sounds fishy to me. Sounds like this is a common issue, but I am not seeing any threads that iden...

Oil Consumption

2008 Subaru Outback Sport

I just had head gasket repair and 3 weeks later I was out of oil, not smoking

Motor Swap

So I want to swap a motor from a 2001 outback 2.5 single head cam

Front End Loosing Traction On A 2007 Subaru Outback In Snowy Conditions

I have a 2007 Subaru outback roughly a hundred thirty thousand miles. I just bought brand-new blizzaks ws90's with less than 350 miles on them I noticed a week ago when we got our first half inch ...

2005 OBXT Stutter On Acceleration And P2096 Code

My car has been stuttering/surging on acceleration for a while now. It has a check engine light and a P2096 code that tells me that the post catalytic O2 sensor says that it’s running too lean. Some...

2010 Subaru Outbck

looking to put a 2011outback engine 2.5 vin code b California emission into my 2010 outback vin code c federal emission will this work

2018 Outback Almost Killed Me

Our 2018 Outback almost killed my husband today! He was getting into the car (it was running) and just opened the door, when the call rolled back. He was pinned between the door and the garage frame a...

Subaru Outback 2005

why red light flashing really fast on dash when i lock car. then next morning almost wouldnt start

2006 Subaru Outback 2.5ltr

The car is going in all gears rev counter way up tho & so is clutch pedal at the roof. Was able to reverse it up hill into drive way. Need advice on hydraulics & cheapest way to fix it. Thanks

2011 Subaru Outback Sometimes Doesn't Start First Try And Has Now Died At T...

Every so often when I turn the ignition, my car takes multiple attempts to start. It sounds like it's starting, but doesn't "catch". I thought it must be something with the starter, but now that th...

Subaru Outback 2016

Started my car Came inside now it won’t let me in. The cars running and doors are locked. The fob isn’t working.