# 2018 Subaru Outback tailgate opened, battery died **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, subaru\ **Created:** [October 30, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-subaru-outback-tailgate-opened-battery-died/171750 "2020-10-30T19:25:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ED42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@ED42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ED42)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-subaru-outback-tailgate-opened-battery-died/171750/1 "2020-10-30T19:25:43Z")
2018 tailgate open during the night. Result: dead battery. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-subaru-outback-tailgate-opened-battery-died/171750/2 "2020-10-30T22:25:32Z")
It’s a known problem. Subaru insists it’s caused by owners hitting the button on the fob by accident. But one of the Outback forums mentioned a TSB that was issued in March of this year. [https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/2015-liftgate-opens-on-its-own.319514/page-2](https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/2015-liftgate-opens-on-its-own.319514/page-2) The thread is about a 2015 but the problem apparently affects other years.