# 2019 Subaru Outback - Radio is broken

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-outback-radio-is-broken/198029>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-outback-radio-is-broken/198029 "2024-11-14T12:00:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JanetBrennan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@JanetBrennan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JanetBrennan)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-outback-radio-is-broken/198029/1 "2024-11-14T12:00:02Z")

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Radio keeps jumping stations with no one turning the controls. This happens all the time.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-outback-radio-is-broken/198029/2 "2024-11-15T21:47:38Z")

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Might be a faulty station tuning switch.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-outback-radio-is-broken/198029/3 "2024-11-15T21:58:32Z")

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Give the dealer a call and speak to the service dept. And see if there is a software update to fix this. there have been other software updates for other problems with the radio and info center

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-subaru-outback-radio-is-broken/198029/4 "2024-11-16T20:18:12Z")

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Are there up/down buttons on steering wheel?  
Broken is not working. Urs is flaky.