2017 Subaru Outback Fuel System Problems

While car was in motion car just stalled. Upon reading recalls the maker of the fuel pump which produce these pumps has recalled other models. Denso and Subaru should check these other models and replace the known issue.

On December 1, 2022, as I jockeyed my car out of my garage it accelerated as I tried to break and I slowly drove into a stack of boxes at the back of the garage. No damage and I was able to back out and continue my journey. My wife was in the car with me.

Car lost power and engine shut down while at freeway speed with 1/8 tank apparent remaining on the gas gauge and 60 miles remaining on the miles to go indicator. Added 1 gallon at roadside and car started immediately. Added an additional 15.5 gallons at a station 12 miles from point the engine shut down.

Fuel gauge is inaccurate and does not show near empty when no usable fuel is left in the tank. We were driving to an event with slightly less than 1/4 of a tank of gas remaining when the vehicle ran out of fuel. Complete engine stall (no sputtering/etc.

Our outback ran out of gas on two occasions: the low fuel light never came on, the fuel gauge registered about 1/4 tank and computer said 100-120 miles left on the tank. Others have had similar issues and they are documented on the internet. Incident #1: 10/25/2017, GPS: 38.365669,-82.850853.

Fuel gauge does not register full when car is filled up. Dealer did not repair the first time and problem returned same day after filling up again. Have to go back again to dealer.

I was pulling into a space in a parking deck, foot on brake. Just as I was shifting into Park, the car lunged forward and slammed into the guard rail. Popped the fender and did some paint damage.

We were traveling on the interstate and the miles to go before needing fuel monitoring system said we had 60 miles of fuel left. When reached 30 miles of fuel left on the fuel monitoring system the car died as if we were out of gas. It would not start again until be put fuel in the tank.

Miles to empty (mte) shows 40 miles to go but ran out of gas in the middle of a busy intersection which was traffic light controlled. I was stuck there when the light turned green for the other lanes and cars were coming at me and had to dodge my vehicle.

Fuel gauge erratic. Car ran out of gas at 70 MPH on the interstate while showing 70 miles remaining on trip computer and over 1/8 of a tank on gauge. Starting the car shows different fuel level from one time to the next (e.g.-shows over full when last started, then it showed 3/4 full when started again.

Ongoing problem for 8 months and counting. I purchased a new 2017 subaru outback. From the first day of ownership, the fuel gauge hasn't displayed the correct amount of gas in the tank.