Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Subaru outback has 35 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
35
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | While the lane keeping assistance is on the car will follow the exit lane beside the lane I’m in and... |
| Aug 8, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle briefly... |
| May 1, 2023 | STEERING | While driving under normal conditions, (no hazardous weather or speeding), the steering will suddenl... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | STEERING | Began hearing a clunking/rattling noise in the front end of the car. We took it to the dealer for r... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Sunday,August 1, 2021, at 9:05am, I backed out of my garage and when I attempted to turn my car, the... |
| Jan 23, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE WITH ABOUT 7,200 MILES ON IT WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. BATTERY FAILED AT 8,00... |
| Jul 23, 2020 | STEERING | THE STEERING SOMETIMES LOCKS WHEN CAR IS OPERATING IN REVERSE, TURNING OUT OF A PARKED POSITION. E... |
| Dec 11, 2019 | STEERING | MY 2018 SUBARU OUTBACK DOES NOT HAVE STEERING ASSIST AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. AT ALL SPEEDS, THE STEE... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | BOUGHT VEHICLE USED ONE OWNER NO PREVIOUS OCCURANCES, 8000 MILES RECORDED. GRADUALLY, A RUMBLING SO... |
| Nov 27, 2019 | STEERING | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. HAS HAPPENED ON STR... |
| Sep 28, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | BOUGHT CAR NEW, 7 MILES ON ODOMETER. TOOK CAR INTO AUTONATION SUBARU - CENTENNIAL COLORADO FOR NOISE... |
| Sep 1, 2019 | STEERING | SUBARU OUTBACK 2008 PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENS, CAR SPEED... |
| Aug 5, 2019 | STEERING | AT 13,000 MILES CAR STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WITHOUT DRIVER PERFORMING THIS ACT. FEELS... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | STEERING | WHEN DRIVING AT 43 MILES OR ABOVE THE STEERING HAS A FEEL OF THAT YOU HIT A GUST OF WIND OR YOU HIT ... |
| May 27, 2019 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS CAR RANDOMLY TAKES OVER, FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON, AT HIGH SPEEDS (OVER 45 M... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | STEERING | VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL AT 50 MPH AND HIGHER SPEEDS. STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE AND LIKE VEHICLE IS HY... |
| Feb 5, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SUBARU LANE ASSIST STEERING ISSUE. WHEN YOU HAVE LANE ASSIST ON THE CAR WILL TRY AND STEER FROM ONE... |
| Oct 29, 2018 | STEERING | AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK WE HAVE ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO THE STEERING. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD ... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10/2018 TO PRESENT: INFOTAINMENT SYS: WHILE DRIVING GPS SCREEN GOES WHITE ENTIRELY & SOUND STOPS. W... |
| Sep 30, 2018 | STEERING | STEERING WAS GREAT UNTIL 6000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE FRONT END O... |