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2001 Subaru Outback Steering problems

Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2001 Subaru Outback's steering with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on January 12, 2002. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.

Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Steering complaints

SteeringCrash

At 30 mph in a curve on cr73 from conifer to evergreen, co. In 3rd gear, steering rack and pinion broke, and car did a 360 degree spin on dry pavement and slid into a dirt mound. Only by the grace of god, happening with no traffic, and in this location, was my wife's life spared.Police report with colorado state patrol on file.*Ak

Filed Incident SteeringNHTSA 756745
Steering

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Filed SteeringNHTSA 754807
SteeringSuspension

No summary listed for abov evehicle. *Ak (tiresize: 225/60/16)( dot number: tire size: 225/60/16 )

Filed Incident Steering · SuspensionNHTSA 746298
Steering

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Filed Incident SteeringNHTSA 744755

Subaru Outback steering complaints by year

Outback steering problems, every year

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