2017 Subaru Outback Back-over prevention (rear camera) Problems

“The rear hatch after use it appears to be closed. It does not indicate it is not latched or closed and drains the battery and the car does not start. The back up indicator did not alert me that there was a car coming across behind me.”

“The automatic rear braking is overly sensitive and slams on the brakes anytime I back out of a driveway; unless I come to a complete stop at the moment the tires make contact with the street. The dealer tells potential customers this can be adjusted, but when I took the car in for an adjustment, the service department told me it was against the law to adjust it. Subaru claims it's working as designed, but they've never tested it on the road. The only thing they do is plug it in to their computer; and they find no error codes. The 2018 Subaru Outback is not as sensitive.”

“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. …”

“The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the reverse automatic braking system independently applied itself. The contact stated that this was due to the asphalt being at an angle where it was close to the sensors of the vehicle. Autonation Subaru scottsdale (15678 n northsight blvd, scottsdale, az) informed the contact that they would need to temporarily disable the feature to prevent future failures when reversing the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the braking system was operating as designed. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.... …”