2006 Subaru Outback Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 88
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 88 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 71 records
- engine light · 61 records
- cruise control · 51 records
- accelerator pedal · 32 records
- control light · 31 records
- light came · 29 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 150–400k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
P2138 check engine code. Vehicle lost all power while traveling 55mph in 4 lanes of traffic. Gas pedal didn't work and the engine was racing. Thankfully i was able to coast over into the left turn lane. The vehicle would only move forward while in drive and at a slow crawl. I was able to get a large enough window to crawl across the other 2 lanes and crawl into a parking lot. I ended up getting towed from there.…
ODI 11306563
Vehicle Speed Control
The same problem has happened several times over the past several months, randomly, while vehicle is in motion, both on highway and on auxiliary roads at lower speeds. On 01/20/2020, while driving ~65 mph on the highway, suddenly, the car lost power--although my foot was on the gas pedal, no acceleration was possible. The car "locked up," and began to decelerate, since no gas was available. The check engine light…
ODI 11307590
Vehicle Speed Control
Error code p2138, lots of people are talking about how subaru is not fixing or calling out the defect in the accelerator pedal position sensor. Issues with connections of the plug, water/dirt causing corrosion to not allow it to work, and dealers not fixing the real issue. I was driving and slowing down as light was red but then it changed to green. I pushed gas and wouldn't allow me to accelerate and check engine…
ODI 11180279
Vehicle Speed Control
Repeated pedal slip codes 'p2138' happens about once a day now and happens from stop to start positions at random times.
ODI 11176387
Vehicle Speed Control
Car will suddenly go limp. With no warning or anything the car is still running but there is no throttle or throttle pedal response. You can floor the gas pedal and nothing happens. It has happens while driving down a road and all you can do is hope that you can get to the side of the road. I was driving down a country road when this last happened. I came to a turn where you either have to stop or merge to the right…
ODI 11155536
Vehicle Speed Control
While in motion, rapidly applying the brakes causes check engine light to come on, the cruise control indicator flashes and control of the accelerator pedal lost. The car essentially becomes limp and is not able to receive input from the accelerator pedal at this time. Turning the car off and letting it sit for 30 seconds and then turning the car back on re-provides control to the accelerator pedal. At this time the…
ODI 11128588
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The cruise and check engine lights flash. Car looses power and stalls while driving.
ODI 11123453
Vehicle Speed Control
NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE
ODI 11065940
Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerator pedal goes limp and unresponsive at random moments including highway driving. It has happens more and more often and other subaru owners have said the same. It seems to happen the most during colder weather and the cars gas pedal becomes completely unresponsive and requires the car to be pulled over over and turned off to sit for a some time. When putting the car into park the rpms jump up and rev higher…
ODI 11055452
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at highway speed the gas pedal quits working and car goes into limp mode, this is where car travels at 30 mph with no control from the gas pedal, the check engine light comes on and the cruise control light flashes, the only way to reset the fuel pedal is to pull over, shut car off for 1 min. And restart pedal will work but check engine light and cruise control light will flash until error code is…
ODI 11052702
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On street, from park with engine idling, car in drive, accelerator pedal dead at first, then high rpm 3000+ with pedal released. No control of engine rpm. Cel and cc illuminated on instrument panel. Put transmission in neutral. Killed ignition switch. Engine shut down. Restarted engine and rpm was normal. Very frightening! Found dtc p2138 acc pedal sensor failure. Called subaru support, no such record of failure.…
ODI 11045117
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway, the car went limp and lost all accelerator function. Check engine light illuminated and cruise control light was flashing.thankfully, was able to coast to the shoulder of the highway without incident. Diagnosed with code p2138 and failed pedal position sensor. Based on subaru outback forum searches and identifix database, this issue is very common for 2005 and 2006 model year subarus.…
ODI 11035124
Vehicle Speed Control
Upon pushing the accelerator to enter traffic, there was no response from the throttle. The engine remained running and the car idled into the street and driver was able to avoid an accident and coast to a stop. Vehicle was towed to dealership where the dealer service department diagnosed the cause as failure of the accelerator position sensor component of the throttle by wire system.
ODI 10993339
Vehicle Speed Control
My car has been experiencing episodes where it suddenly stops accelerating while i am driving. This has happening both on city streets, and on the highway. It's mostly about 5 minutes after i initially turned the car on, but not always. I will be driving normally and all of a sudden the check engine lights and cruise control lights will come on and then the car will instantly stop accelerating with no additional…
ODI 11024271
Vehicle Speed Control
On two different occasions in the last two weeks, i was driving my outback, when it went "limp". The engine was running but there was no response when i pressed the accelerator. My car continued to move forward at the speed i was driving. When i pressed the brake, it slowed but, when i let up on the brake, the engine continued to rev and my car continued in forward motion before totally dying out from under me.…
ODI 10967898
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in traffic on i-95 the accelerator stopped responding and i had no control over the speed of the vehicle. After i pulled off the next exit, i had to put the car into neutral in order to bring it to a stop. My check engine light came on as well as the cruise control light. Later, i checked for obd2 codes and came up with "p2138". After researching this issue, it appears that many subaru owners are…
ODI 10945561
Vehicle Speed Control
While the vehicle was in operation both in park, and in motion, and while both turning and going straight, the throttle intermittently stopped responding to all input, and the vehicle only ran the engine at over idle rpms (about 2100rpm in neutral). The problem would usually persist through several restarts. Eventually the car would restart at normal idle, and the throttle would be responding again. The vehicle code…
ODI 10945040
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway traveling about 70 miles per hour in the mountains of colorado when my car's accelerator stopped working. I was on a sharp downhill curve when i was no longer able to accelerate my car to keep up with traffic. This was extremely dangerous as i was almost hit by the cars behind me. There was no warning prior to the incident. *tr
ODI 10937682
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru outback. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate…
ODI 10937255
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Just received "takata recall" letter stating there are now sufficient parts available. At the same time my check engine light came on and cruise light started flashing. I made an appointment for the recall work and to have the car checked out. I googled this and found that a code p2138 is found with this occurrence and it seems to be happening with many of these vehicles. My wife called me on her way home from work…
ODI 10933812
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at highway and city street speeds the check engine light comes on/the cruise control flashes and gas pedal stops working. A code that has shown up is p2138 "throttle/pedal position sensor/switch voltage correlation". Very dangerous as i no longer can control the speed of the car. Has happened multiple times. *tr
ODI 10928551
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on the freeway the check engine light came on, as well as a blinking cruise control light. The car would not respond topressure on the gas pedal and i was unable to accelerate. I coasted to the shoulder of the road and turned the engine off. After starting the engine again, i was able to drive off the freeway and went straight to my mechanic. The diagnosis was trouble code p2138 faulty throttle…
ODI 10924175
Vehicle Speed Control
On three occasions within a two week period i was driving on city streets and the car would not accelerate when the gas pedal was depressed. On these occasions i was starting from a red light or just after i had braked for something, depressed the gas pedal and the speed did not change. The check engine light came on, the cruise control light flashed and the car went into limp mode. I limped to the side of the road…
ODI 10919150
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at highway and city street speeds the check engine light comes on/the cruise control flashes and car goes limp, gas pedal stops working. A code that has shown up is p2138.very dangerous. When i put the car in neutral the engine revs to a constant 3,000 rpm. It has happened to me on 3 occasions.
ODI 10925455
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving in busy traffic on freeway, highways, and streets, cruise and engine lights came on, no response when applying gas pedal, car coasted into slow cruise, eventually down to about 15 mph. Again, no response to applying gas pedal. That happened sporadically. Had near fatal accidents a couple times then it stopped and two or three weeks later throttle turned on revving up to 500 in idle, over 300 when driving.…
ODI 10925618