{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11773633,"manufacturer":"Subaru of America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/25/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2026","vin":"4S4BTAFC7R3","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"I purchased this 2024 Subaru Outback three months ago with 19,000 miles. It currently has 26,000 miles and is still under its factory powertrain warranty. On October 25, 2026, after completing a short trip, I was stopped at a red light on State Road 524 in Cocoa, Florida. When the light turned green, the vehicle began to accelerate forward, but the Auto Start-Stop system failed to successfully restart the engine, causing the vehicle to completely stall in the middle of active traffic. I shifted the vehicle into Park, depressed the brake, and pushed the ignition button to restart it. Instead of cranking, the vehicle experienced total electrical chaos—the dashboard, infotainment screen, and interior electronics began flashing erratically, and the engine refused to start. The vehicle had to be pushed out of the path of traffic by hand and subsequently towed to a Subaru dealership. The dealership confirmed that the Auto Start-Stop system had critically drained the battery below operating thresholds. There were absolutely no prior warning signs, dashboard battery lights, or slow engine cranks leading up to this event. The vehicle simply died without warning in live traffic. This creates a severe safety hazard; had this stall occurred while merging onto a highway like I-95 during stop-and-go traffic, it easily could have resulted in a high-speed rear-end collision. Because Subaru does not provide a permanent override switch for the Auto Start-Stop feature, drivers are forced into a recurring safety defect with no warning indicators that the system is about to fail and strand the vehicle.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2024","productMake":"SUBARU","productModel":"OUTBACK","manufacturer":"Subaru of America, Inc."}]}]}