2017 Subaru Outback
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 917 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 26 Outback model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 32 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 25 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, air bag/restraint control moduleDec 19, 2019
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Outback vehicles. A replacement air bag control module may have been installed that is not compatible with the passenger air bag module, possibly affecting air bag deployment.
In the event of a crash necessitating passenger frontal air bag deployment, the air bag may not deploy properly, increasing the risk of injury.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 3, 2020. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUX-09.
Campaign 19V910000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, columnOct 6, 2016
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2017 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured September 21, 2016, to September 23, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the knee guard bracket may not be properly attached to the steering beam assembly.
If the knee guard is not properly attached and the driver is not wearing a seatbelt, the knee guard may not be able to properly restrain the driver's lower body in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the knee guard welding on each vehicle's steering beam, replacing the beam as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 14, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTL-72.
Campaign 16V716000 on NHTSA.gov
SuspensionAug 3, 2016
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2017 Outback vehicles manufactured June 20, 2016, to June 23, 2016. The affected vehicles may have improperly tightened attaching bolts for the front left and right brake calipers, wheel hubs, and the right stabilizer clamp.
If any of the front brake caliper, wheel hub or stabilizer clamp attaching bolts loosen or detach, the related components would also become loose and may detach possibly making the vehicle unstable and reducing the braking capability. These conditions would increase the risk of a crash.
Subaru has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the bolts for proper torque, and replace any loose bolts, free of charge. The recall began on August 8, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTE-66.
Campaign 16V576000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, columnDo not drive until repairedMay 11, 2016
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured February 29, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The steering column on the affected vehicles may have been improperly machined, and as a result, turning the steering wheel may have no effect on the direction of the wheels.
The loss of steering ability would increase the risk of a crash.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lot number on the steering column, replacing the steering column, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 13, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783 or by visiting http://www.wtd65.service-campaign.com. Subaru's number for this recall is WTD-65. Note: Until the vehicles have been inspected, owners are advised not to drive their vehicles.
Campaign 16V292000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
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Electrical system, Nov 26, 2020
CAR BATTERY WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BATTERY TWICE NOW. ORIGINAL BATTERY DIED MARCH, 2019 ' I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THAT WITH A NEW BATTERY (BATTERY REPLACEMENT 1). BATTERY REPLACEMENT 1 DIED FEBRUARY, 2020; BATTERY REPLACEMENT 2 (ANOTHER NEW BATTERY) WAS INSTALLED. BATTERY REPLACEMENT 2 DIED NOVEMBER, 2020; BATTERY REPLACEMENT 3 (ANOTHER NEW BATTERY) WAS INSTALLED BY SUBARU.
Electrical system, Nov 24, 2020
I PURCHASED MY USED SUBARU OUTBACK FROM CARMAX. IT HAS BEEN WORKING FINE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, NOW I FIND MY CAR CONSTANTLY DEAD AND HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A CHARGER AND LEAVE ON MY CAR EVERY OTHER DAY OR I FIND MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. IT HAPPENS IF I DO NOT DRIVE ME VEHICLE FOR 48 HOURS. I ALSO HAVE AN INTERLOCK DEVICE ON MY VEHICLE (PUT ON AFTER THE BATTERY ISSUE BEGAN) AND HAD MY BATTERY CHECKED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO SAID IT WAS FINE. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM CARMAX THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD IN THE LOT SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO TEST DRIVE IT. CARMAX REPLACED THE BATTERY TO ENSURE IT WASN'T A BATTERY ISSUE. THIS WAS LIKELY A TEMPORARY FIX WHICH IS WHY THE ISSUE DIDN'T OCCUR IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO CARMAX AND THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND FOUND IT TO BE WORKING FINE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY CLIP ON THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL, WHICH THEY SAID WAS A LITTLE BIT LOOSE AND I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. THE ISSUE IS STILL PERSISTING. SINCE I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST SUBARU FOR THIS ISSUE. CARMAX SAYS I NEED TO GET SUBARU TO FIX IT, IF THERE IS AN ISSUE. WHEN IT DIES I USUALLY HAVE TO GO TO THE INTERLOCK MECHANIC AND HE HAS TO RESET IT. THIS IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH ME GETTING TO WORK AND PLANNING AN UPCOMING MOVE I AM MAKING IN THE NEXT MONTH. THE INTERLOCK DEVICE CAN READ WHENEVER I TURN THE CAR ON AND HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS DIED AND I CAN GET THIS DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED LATER AS WELL.
Electrical system, Nov 12, 2020
OUR 2017 OUTBACK HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY DISCHARGING. THE CAR WOULDN'T START IN FEBRUARY 2020. SINCE WE HAD A LONG TRIP PLANNED, WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE, BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO STRUGGLE WITH STARTING SOME MORNINGS. I NOTED THAT THE BATTERY WAS ONLY AT 11.5 VOLTS AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED $130 "PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN TEST", BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE CAR TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WASN'T AWARE OF IT AND THANKED US FOR BRINGING IT TO HIS ATTENTION (AND TO BE "GENEROUS" HE WASN'T GOING TO CHARGE US FOR THE RECALL!). WE THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE SOLVED. IF WE DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS, THE BATTERY IS DEAD, UNDER 11 VOLTS. SO, IT IS A RITUAL FOR US TO HAVE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY IF IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE ALSO CARRY A SPARE 12V BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH JUMPER CABLES. EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THERE IS RANDOMLY A "FAN NOISE" NEAR THE REAR AXLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE "PARASITIC DRAIN" IN ACTION. THERE ARE LAWSUITS FILED OVER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I DO HAVE A CELL PHONE VIDEO THAT HAS THE SOUND DOCUMENTED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN'T UPLOAD IT. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM.
Electrical system, Nov 11, 2020
BATTERY DIED AT 22928 MILES AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS. DEALER REPLACED, BUT 18 MONTHS LATER, AND SEVERAL JUMP STARTS, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. NOW, OUT OF WARRANTY, WE SPENT $673 TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY.
Electrical system, Nov 7, 2020
BATTERY HAS DIED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. ENOUGH TO WHERE I BOUGHT MY OWN JUMP START BATTERY. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO JUMP IT WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD, SO I BROUGHT IT INTO SUBARU AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. FROM THAT POINT ON WHEN THE BATTERY DIED I HAD IT JUMPED BY A TOW. NEARING THE END OF MY LEASE THE VEHICLES BATTERY WAS DATE DECEMBER OF 2018. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT JUMPED THIS MORNING, 11/7/2020, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD THIS TIME. WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE JUMP THE VEHICLE, I HEARD THE TAIL GATE TRYING TO ENGAGE AND THEN IT FAILED TO START. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TAILGATE WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY TRYING TO OPEN OR CLOSE, BUT IT WASN'T USED WHEN I GOT HOME.
Electrical system, Nov 6, 2020
ASCENT DEAD BATTERY ISSUE. PARASITIC POWER DRAW THAT DRAINS BATTERY SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN PARKED OR SHORT USE. SUBARU TESTED BUT WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULT. I KNOW NEED TO USE A TRICKLE CHARGER ALL THE TIME WHEN PARKED. 2 BATTERIES IMPACTED IN THE 8 MONTH COVID19 TIMEFRAME AND IN UNDER 36K MILE USE. NEITHER REPLACED BY SUBARU.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Nov 3, 2020
BATTERY ISSUES ARE NON STOP! BATTERY DIES ALL THE TIME. WE HAD A NEW 2016 OUTBACK PREVIOUSLY, THAT HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST DIE. WE TRADED IT IN FOR A NEW 2017 OUTBACK AND IT'S EVEN WORSE. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED (NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES), AND ISSUE IS STILL THE SAME. LEAVES US STUCK/STRANDED IN RANDOM PLACES, AND BACK HATCH WILL SOMETIMES BEEP NON STOP EVEN THOUGH IT'S COMPLETELY CLOSED. WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EMERGENCY JUMP KIT WITH US CONSTANTLY. THE BACK HATCH WON'T OPEN WHEN BATTERY IS DEAD/LOW, WHICH IS CRAZY THAT THERE ISN'T SOME TYPE OF OVERRIDE TO THIS. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS BATTERY ISSUES FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I'M BEYOND SHOCKED THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED/ADDRESSED BY SUBARU. WE ARE FED UP WITH THE BATTERY DRAIN, AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN SO WE CAN (HOPEFULLY) PROACTIVELY START OUR VEHICLE (HAVE ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF, RADIO OFF, AIR OFF - ALL SYSTEMS POSSIBLE TURNED OFF). EVEN THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. WE SPEND EXTRA MONEY ON GAS JUST TO RECHARGE THE CAR BY DRIVING IT MORE MILES THAN WE WANT TO. I'M GONNA BE DONE WITH SUBARU AFTER THIS.
Electrical system, Nov 3, 2020
KEYS FREQUENTLY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSES THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE UNABLE TO DETECT WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO PARK. THE ENTIRE GEARSHIFTERHAD TO BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND IT SEEMS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED.
Electrical system, Nov 1, 2020
PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. REPLACED TWICE IN LAST 14 MONTHS. DOES NOT HOLD CHARGE PROPERLY. SEEMS TO BE EITHER UNDERPOWERED OR HAS UNIDENTIFIED DRAIN ON BATTERY.
Electrical system, Oct 29, 2020
REAR DOOR (TRUNK) DOES NOT STOP CLOSING OR DOES NOT OPENING NOR BY BUTTON ON THE FRONT PANEL, NOR BY REMOTE. BATTERY IS GETTING DISCHARGED AFTER I STOP AND CLOSE IT. I HAVE TO KEEP THE JUMP STARTER BATTERY IN THE CAR AND USE IT EVERY WEEK, SOMETIMES - EVERY DAY. BATTERY ITSELF WAS TESTED GOOD SEVERAL TIMES (I'VE STARTED WITH IT). ALL SURFACES AROUND END SWITCHES ARE CLEAN, THERE A RE NO ALARM INDICATION ABOUT OPEN DOOR. AT DEALERSHIP THEY CHARGED ME $80 BUT DID NOT FIND/HELP AT ALL.
Electrical system, Oct 27, 2020
2017 SUBARU OUTBACK. NOW ON BATTERY #6, THIRD ONE REPLACED SINCE FEBRUARY 2020. BATTERY EACH TIME WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, REQUIRING ROADSIDE SERVICE. DEALER REPLACES, SAYS THEY DO A SYSTEM ANALYSIS. ROADSIDE TOWING COMPANY EACH TIME TELLS ME THEY SEE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH 2016 - 2020 OUTBACKS. CONTACT WITH SUBARU I AM TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I WAS EVEN TOLD I NEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR EVERY FEW DAYS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH OTHER CARS IN MY 56 YEARS OF DRIVING. CAR WAS STATIONARY, FORTUNATELY AT OUR HOUSE SO I WAS NOT STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS I NOTED THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS EXPRESSED. BATTERY THAT CAME WITH THE CAR DEC 14, 2017 - NEW BATTERY ...DATE NOT RECORDED...NEW BATTERY FEB 3, 2020 - BATTERY REPLACED APRIL 6,2020 - BATTERY REPLACED OCT 26, 2020 - BATTERY REPLACED FILE ATTACHED WITH SERVICE REPORT FOR BATTERIES REPLACED IN 2020 FROM SUBARU DEALER
Electrical system, Oct 23, 2020
WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS, WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN INTERMITTENT AND RECURRING PROBLEM OF BEING UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AFTER DRIVING, AND IN "PARK". CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURS.
Electrical system, Sep 15, 2020
IN NOVEMBER 2019 I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR FREE BY SUBARU IN CHANDLER, AZ AND WAS GUARANTEED FOR 30 MONTHS, IN SEPTEMBER 2020, I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY AGAIN WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY SUBARU IN CHANDLER, AZ FOR FREE AND GUARANTEED FOR 30 MONTHS. I DID A SEARCH ON FAULTY BATTERIES ON SUBARU AND FOUND THE BELOWS INFORMATION.. SO I DECIDED TO FILE A REPORT. " SUBARU IS HIT WITH A NEW LAWSUIT ALLEGING THE 2016-2020 SUBARU OUTBACK AND 2019-2020 ASCENT HAVE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CAUSING PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. WHAT SHOULD OWNERS DO IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES?"
Electrical system, Sep 14, 2020
BATTERY GOES DEAD OVERNIGHT. IN 2019 I EXPERIENCED A DEAD BATTERY ON MY OUTBACK. IT HAPPENED IN EARLY 2020. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AROUND MAY OF THIS YEAR. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER AND LEFT FOR 2 DAYS. DEALER UPDATED ECO AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX IT, FAIL INAGAIN IN JULY 2020 AND AGAIN TODAY 9-15-2020
Electrical system, Sep 11, 2020
MULTIPLE BATTERY FAILURES- BATTERY DIES REPEATEDLY. HAVE REPLACED 4 TIMES ALREADY. LAST DEAD BATTERY IS TODAY WITH IT HAVING DIED LAST WEEK AS WELL. THIS WILL BE 3RD BATTERY IN LESS THAN A YEAR.SOMETIMES HEADLIGHT WILL DIMLY FLASH OR THERE WILL BE A THUMPING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE BACK, POSSIBLY THE TAILGATE. OTHER TIMES IT IS DEAD NEXT DAY WHEN GOING TO START IT AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS DAY. KEYS ARE NOT KEPT IN CAR.
Electrical system, Sep 7, 2020
THE BATTERY IS DISCHARGING RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. NO DOORS OR HATCH ARE LEFT OPEN AND EVERYTHING IS TURNED OFF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. THE CAR CAN BE JUMPED AND THE BATTERY RECHARGED, ONLY TO HAVE IT DISCHARGE AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS TIME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS.
Electrical system, Sep 7, 2020
THE BATTERY ON MY 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK KEEPS DRAINING AND GOING DEAD. THIS IS THE FOURTH BATTERY GONE DEAD IN FOUR YEARS. LAST ONE ONLY LASTED LITTLE OVER THREE MONTHS. WE REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW FACTORY BATTERY AT END OF MAY. TODAY IN SEPTEMBER 7TH. BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD AS I TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. LAST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SUBARU DEALER. THEY SAID EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WAS OK ON THE CAR. TECHNICIAN SAID THE BACK DOME LIGHT WAS ON. THIS TIME I CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT AND IT WAS ON OFF POSITION. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELCTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO DIE.
Electrical system, Sep 4, 2020
BATTERY IS DRAINING PREMATURELY.
Electrical system, Sep 2, 2020
RECURRENT BATTERY DEAD PROBLEM; THEN FINALLY NOT CHARGING AT ALL ; DESPITE OF BATTERY BEING FULL DEALER ALWAYS DOING THINGS TO THE SYSTEM WITH UPDATES ; AND NEVER ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Electrical system, Sep 2, 2020
THIS 2017 OUTBACK SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. EVEN JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT. THEE SERVICE THAT CAME TO JUMP THE CAR SAID THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SUBARU'S NEEDING TO BE JUMPED AND THIS WAS FROM A SUBARU'S ROADSIDE SERVICE PROVIDER. PUTTING THE BATTERY ON A CHARGER WOULD NOT HELP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM SAYING IT WAS DEFINITELY THE BATTERY. AT A COST OF $165.78 THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THIS SEEMED VERY ODD TO ME THAT THE BATTERY WOULD ALREADY BE BAD AFTER THREE YEARS. I DID SOME INTERNET CHECKING AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. NOTHING WAS LEFT ON IN THE CAR BUT IT WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN EVERYDAY AS IT ONCE HAD. SEEING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR?
Electrical system, Aug 31, 2020
THE BATTERY DIED WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT. AFTER JUMP STARTING AND DRIVING THE CAR TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY, IT WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. AFTER JUMPING, THE CAR HAD MULTIPLE FEATURES THAT WOULD NOT WORK -- WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED ON 4/17/20 (MILEAGE 29,554) AND THEY RESET THE WINDOWS & HATCH TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IN JUNE, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN, AND I HAD TO GET IT SERVICED AGAIN TO HAVE THE WINDOWS & HATCH RESET (MILEAGE 29,971). FINALLY, ON 8/30, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, DESPITE SHOWING NO INDICATION OF LOW CHARGE OR RELIABILITY FOR SOME TIME. I COULD HEAR A CLICKING IN THE HATCH THAT MAKES ME THINK THERE IS SOME TRIGGER THERE DRAINING THE BATTERY.
Electrical system, Aug 31, 2020
BOUGHT 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK IN LATE 2019. IN MARCH 2020, AFTER LETTING THE OUTBACK SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR THREE DAYS WITHOUT DRIVING IT, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. JUMPED IT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. IN AUGUST 2020, OUTBACK SAT UNDRIVEN FOR FOUR DAYS AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. JUMPED IT, DROVE IT AROUND TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY, AND AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW HOURS IT WILL NOT START AGAIN.
Electrical system, Aug 25, 2020
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START 8/25/2020. BATTERY DRAINED AND NEEDED TO BE RE-CHARGED. NO INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED TWO YEARS EARLIER ON 7/19/2018 BY SUBARU OF WHITEFISH, MT. DEALER TESTED BATTERY ON GR8 TESTER AND TESTED BAD. IN BOTH CASES, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE.
Electrical system, Aug 25, 2020
MY CAR BATTERY CONTINUES TO DRAIN. I WAS GIVEN A NEW BATTERY DESPITE THE CAR BEING LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE BATTERY DRAINS OVERNIGHT TO THE POINT THE CAR BARELY TURNS OVER OR DOESN'T START AT ALL. EVEN AFTER EXTENDED PERIODS OF DRIVING, THE BATTERY BARELY TURNS OVER DESPITE SITTING OVERNIGHT FOR 12 HOURS IN THE DRIVEWAY IN AUGUST.
Electrical system, Aug 25, 2020
THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST BATTERY WAS REPLACED AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A MONTH AND LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. I'M HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AGAIN AFTER ONLY 8,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD ONLY BEEN SITTING FOR A DAY. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO MECHANICS. THE FIRST MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DOORS WAS FAULTY. THAT WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND MECHANIC CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR, BUT SAID THAT THE SYSTEM WAS FINE (WAS NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE ANY PROBLEM).