2007 Subaru Outback Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“On 2 lane hwy, had to brake sharply ( 60 to 10) for deer. Semi behind me, not close. Deer crossed. Floored accelerator, engine sat at redline 3 sec before transmission engaged. Semi jacknifed behind us, but did not hit us. This action is repeatable. I suspect it's related to the cruise control downhill failure (un-coupling the torque converter???).”

“I have had two wheel bearings replaced. Front passenger at 65,000 and rear passenger at 73,000. This vehicle has not been in any accidents or treated badly. Subaru's in the past have had recalls on this part. I think there is an ongoing issue with this that should be investigated.”

“My Subaru has a 2.5l engine. A Subaru service center has verified the head gaskets have a severe oil leak. My car is also leaking antifreeze, my mechanic believes it is leaking from the head gaskets. I contacted Subaru of america about the issue, they will not fix the problem even though they have previously had a recall on this same issue with this same size engine back in 2002. I am stuck with a $2600 repair. I found many other people with the same issue with the same engine on different year makes of subarus on this site. …”

“Very intermittent vibration from the transmission or drive-train that started about six weeks ago, culminating with the car shaking violently and the drive-train suddenly locking up all four wheels without warning while driving normally. Of course, vehicle control is impossible with all four wheels locked. Very fortunately, there were no vehicles following or the consequences could have been fatal at highway speeds. I m having the car towed to our local dealer on thursday morning.”

“My Subaru legacy Outback bucks, surges when going on any small or big incline. It occurs all the time.it tends to make me slide more cause of the surges especially when icy or wet. I took it in 3 times to a dealership to fix the problem before the warranty ran out. They told me that they were aware of the 07,08's having this problem. It was in the computer/electronics. They did nothing to fix it. I see that toyota is having problems and ignored this problem. So is Subaru. It is a computer defect that Subaru said they would eventually fix. …”