2009 Subaru Outback Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Brought it to honda dealership I purchased it used. 18 months later, I'm having the current issue. Thought it was as simple as using white lithium grease to deal with the squeak in the clutch. They said it was a rubber gasket that is part of the foot pedal assembly and that the foot pedal assembly would need replacing, the Subaru dealer ship also claims the noise transfers through the clutch master cylinder from the clutch assembly. The noise occurs when pushing and releasing the clutch and is driving me mad. …”

“The vehicle is a station wagon with 5-speed manual transmission, driven only by my wife and I. Within the first year, we experienced an occasional problem where it would pop out of first gear when travelling at low speeds. I did not report this problem during the 3 year, 30,000 limited warranty period, because it occurred infrequently, and did not appear to present a safety hazard. Furthermore, it's Subaru's policy, as stated by the dealer moyer Subaru, to not act until a problem can be demonstrated, and to charge the customer if no problem is found. …”

“This type of incident happened twice. Making a left hand turn, pulling onto main two-way road, the dash lights flashed on, car jerked and then stalled. This was a very dangerous situation as 50 MPH cars and trucks were coming in both directions at us - with two small children in the car, screaming their heads off. I managed to turn it off and restart and pull over, got vehicle towed. Curry Subaru computer couldn't come up with anything. Same incident happened 02/17/2011, making a left onto a main road. My daughter thought we were going to be killed, the car dash lights flashed and car died. …”

“About a month ago (april 2011) while moving forward at around 5 to 10 MPH I reached for the glove box and my shirt cuff caught the shift handle and thru the transmission into reverse. While I was lucky and there were no injuries this appears to be a serious safety defect that should be addressed by Subaru of north america. There are no built in safety locks or mechanisms to prevent the transmission from being moved from reverse to drive or drive to manual shift option. Actually you can shift anywhere from reverse to manual auto by bumping or pulling the shift handle with very little effort. …”

“At 37450 miles, both cv joint boots adjacent to the transmission failed, causing grease to coat the exhaust system and the catalytic converter. This creates a fire hazard. The vehicle was purchased new in february 2009 from giles Subaru. The vehicle has never been off road and was purchased for its supposed safety features.”