Subaru ASCENT engine problems
32 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,028 owner complaints analyzed
13 distinct recall campaigns
9,119 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2019 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 407 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
32 of 1,028 complaints match this topic (3.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11165954 · 2019-01-09 (January 9, 2019)
OUR ASCENT STARTED HAVING A SQUEAL AND RPM JUMP AROUND 6000 MILES. THE CAR WOULD ONLY MAKES THIS NOISE ON ACCELERATION AND WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOCK UP UNTIL THE CHAIN/BELT WOULD RESEAT AND THE RPM RETURN TO NORMAL. IT THROWS NO WARNING CODES BUT HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT SUBARU HAS REPLACED SOME AND THEY ARE DOING SAME THING. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT LIKE IT IS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS TO FILE A CLAIM WITH SUBARU TO TRY TO GET THEM TO INITIATE A FIX FROM THE SUBARU ENG…
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11165954 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11192554 · 2019-03-30 (March 30, 2019)
THE SUBARU ASCENT WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 2018 (ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO) AND THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 14,000 MILES. THE CVT TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AROUND MARCH 16TH, 2019, CAUSING INTERMITTENT VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS WOULD OCCUR AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, AND WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD STRUGGLE INTERMITTENTLY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC, BUT WITH EVERY DAY GREW MORE FREQUENT. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO DEALE…
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11192554 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11240318 · 2019-07-29 (July 29, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU ASCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON SUBARU DEALER (505 N PERRYVILLE RD, ROCKFORD, IL 61107 [phone removed]) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OVERHEAD UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED AT JAMESVILLE SUBARU DEALER (3519 RYAN RD, JANESVILLE, WI 53545 [phone remove…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,801 miles reported. Look up ODI 11240318 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11243045 · 2019-08-10 (August 10, 2019)
MY NEW VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY TURNS ON ALL WARNINGS AND DISABLED ALL SAFETY FEATURES TO INCLUDE COLLISION AND BLINDSIDE MONITORS. AS INDICATED BY MANY OTHER SUBARU OWNERS, THE PROBLEMS WERE DIAGNOSED BY SUBARU TO BE RELATED TO A LOOSE TRANSMISSION HARNESS. SO FAR SUBARU HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO INSPECT ALL 2019 AND 2020 SUBARU ASCENT TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. WE ARE SUPER SCARE OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE IDEA THAT IT CAN STALL IN MID DRIVING.
Owner-reported narrative. 30 miles reported. Look up ODI 11243045 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11252259 · 2019-08-29 (August 29, 2019)
WE ARE NOTICING PERIODIC ISSUES WITH THE CVT IN THIS NEW CAR. OCCASIONALLY WE GET A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE, A SOUND LIKE A BELT SLIPPING, A LOSS OF POWER, AND A SUDDEN BUMP WHEN THE CVT SEEMS TO ADJUST TO THE SITUATION AND RETURN POWER AND NORMAL DRIVING. INTERNET IS FULL OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE ISSUE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND GOT THE USUAL DEER-IN-HEADLIGHTS RESPONSE. THEY HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE HERE. MOST RECENT EVENT I RECORDED WAS ON 8/28 11;00 AMISH ON I-5 NORTH OUT OF TACOMA TO SEATAC, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11252259 at NHTSA ↗