2020 Subaru Outback Steering Problems

“The battery started failing after less than 8000 miles on the car that is less than a year old. It left us stranded multiple times and jump start was required. Once upon jump starting the car the power steering was not functional. Multiple times the airbag failure indicator stayed on for the entire trip. Initially it was not clear to me what is going on as the whole electrical system went haywire and the car was producing a clattering noise instead of the usual starting noise. Eventually I tested the battery and it became evident that it failed. …”

“Dec 7th. Lane centering and cruise control functions on. While traveling south on I-75 in the center lane my wife moved to the left lane to pass another car. After passing the car she had to fight the steering wheel to stay in the left hand lane. After several minutes she took her hands off the wheel and the car veered sharply to the right and across the dashed white line into the center lane. As she righted herself back into the left hand lane I reached over and turned the lane centering function off. About 15 minutes later she was following a brown van. …”

“While driving on the highway I had adaptive cruise control and lane centering turned on. I was driving on a straight stretch of highway when my steering wheel jutted left very hard. I had both hands on the wheel when this happened but was unprepared for it. This caused me to verge into the median. I corrected the vehicle steering and continued driving. A few minutes later, my vehicle did this again while still on a straight section of highway causing me to almost hit the car next to me. I stopped using lance centering after this occurred and reached out to Subaru of america. …”

“My wife and I were driving home on i35 in oklahoma. The road was straight. It was nighttime. I had all the Subaru eyesight safety systems enabled. Both hands were on the steering wheel, with adaptive cruise control set at 70mph. Lane centering was among the features operating. I suddenly experienced an instantaneous and very abrupt, uncommanded ~30-40 degree clockwise rotation of the steering wheel. The whole event lasted just 2-3 seconds and I quickly recovered back to the left. Fortunately, the lateral displacement of our track was only a few feet into the breakdown lane on the interstate. …”

“9/20/26 my 2020 Subaru Outback experienced repeated electrical failures followed by loss of power-steering assistance. The underlying failed component is unknown. The vehicle is parked and available for inspection. While driving, the vehicle intermittently lurched/jerked as the center display went completely black and restarted and EyeSight repeatedly became unavailable and returned. After stopping for fuel, I attempted to restart the vehicle. It initially started and then became completely electrically unresponsive: no response from the push-button start and no accessory power. …”