9.9

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
303 miles

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2021 Subaru Ascent electrical problems

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2021 Subaru Ascent Owner Comments

problem #11

Dec 112022

Ascent

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V9070000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed her that parts were available. The dealer was called back, and the contact was placed on a waiting list. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #10

Dec 092022

Ascent

  • 0 miles
The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Ascent. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V907000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Wilsonville, OR, USA

problem #9

Dec 062021

Ascent

  • miles
The moon roof/sunroof has leaked numerous times. The dealer has tried to fix it on three occasions. It continues to leak- it leaks water into the front eyesight cameras causing them to not work & cut off sporadically. The water leaks into the cab causing the headliner to be wet, the floorboard and the entire console and cup holders fills up with water. I have had it at the dealership on three occasions Dec 2012 Jan 2021 Nov 11 2022 and it has now happened a 4 th time on Nov 15 2022 and is still not repaired. I have been without my vehicle for 34 days. It has less than 18,000 miles on it.

- Baxter, TN, USA

problem #8

Oct 152022

Ascent

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Car would not start in morning. @20,000 miles. Battery dead..not even trying to turn over..Had to get car jumped then all safety features went dead..looked on Subaru sight and it showed every safety feature disabled..I did not drive car till next day to bring to dealer..next day all features fine like nothing happened..Dealer found nothing wrong. Dealer tested battery and showed fully charged..

- East Islip, NY, USA

problem #7

Aug 162022

Ascent

  • miles
The battery constantly drains when the car is not in use for a very short time. It appears to be an electrical drain. I have already replaced the battery two times and the car has less than 15,000 miles. Apparently this is the same problem as in the 2016 - 2019 class action suit.

- Murrysville, PA, USA

problem #6

Aug 012022

Ascent

  • miles
The battery died after 2 years and 15000 miles. I was with my whole family ( 2 months old, 2 and 4 years old) away from home. I was able to reach the dealership leaving my family in a store and they said that nothing was wrong with the battery. Next day the car wouldn-€™t start and they finally replaced the battery under my extended warranty. Today I discover that there is a class action settlement for older models of my car. I was advised to write a complain to you. Apparently they didn-€™t fix the problem with newer models either.

- Jasper, IN, USA

problem #5

Mar 202022

Ascent

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The battery went dead even though the car was parked in the garage and had been driven recently. AAA was called to jump start it. The vehicle only has 5k miles on it, so it shouldn-€™t be having battery problems. We are lucky this happened at home.

- Ellensburg , WA, USA

problem #4

Feb 252022

Ascent

  • miles
My mirror on my car has started melting. They told me it was a outside force, from a lighter. I told them it was electrical or something wrong from the inside of the mirror. There are forums recently posted up regarding this and Subaru has ignored them all claiming it is reflective light from the sun. That they can-€™t do anything about it. Others have replaced their mirrors 3 times now. This is a potential fire hazard and could be unsafe. They are not addressing this as it should be. https://www.thesubaruforums.com/threads/melting-side-view-mirror.12397/

- Oak Harbor, WA, USA

problem #3

Jun 052021

Ascent

  • miles
After leaving liftgate open for a while, battery was dead. Learned from website that this was known issue for Subaru-€™s with automated liftgate. As i was camping with no cell signal, it was super difficult to get help and this could lead to the really big issue. This is the known issue for a while and I was shocked to Leane that Subaru did nothing to fix this.

- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA

problem #2

Dec 302020

Ascent

  • 1,667 miles
At 1667 miles on my brand new Subaru Ascent the battery was completely drained while my wife was out shopping. The battery needed to be replaced. No charge to me, however at 1667 miles that is an issue. There is a dead Subaru Ascent battery club that N facebook dedicated to this issue and lawyers starting to get ready for class action law suit. Vehicle was parked when this happened. Dealer couldn't explain what happened.

- Oxford, CT, USA

problem #1

Dec 302020

Ascent

  • 1,667 miles
My wife parked the vehicle and when she went to start it the battery was dead at only 1667 miles.

- Oxford, CT, USA

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