2013 Subaru Outback Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 18
- 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 18 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Issue is ongoing for the last 6 months. Vehicle intermittently stalls when at idle and placed in gear. Hesitation when accelerating while driving (acts as if it not getting enough power.) i have taken the vehicle to 3 different dealerships and contacted subaru of america and i am not getting anywhere. Dealerships can't duplicate the problem, so therefore can't diagnose the problem. I have video records of this issue…
ODI 11189965
Air Bags · Body · Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden unwanted forceful acceleration (suspect auto cruise control got engaged via eyesight malfunction), collision avoidance failed to engage. Back home safely from a local grocery, pulled the car slight on the driveway, stopped with foot on the brake to open the garage, about to hit the home link, must remain stopped while garage door opens because driveway slopes downward, heard engine roar with foot still on the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11112135
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle would downshift to a lower gear without warning. The failure intermittently recurred. The vehicle was taken to capitol subaru (located at 920 capitol expressway auto mall, san jose, ca 95136, [redacted]) where diagnostic testing was completed; however, a failure code could not be found. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…
ODI 11131607
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Subaru outback self-accelerated (unintended acceleration) on march 22, 2018 as i was attempted to park the car in a parking lot. Due to the self-acceleration the car hopped over the curb in the parking lot and ran over a bush. My foot was no where near the accelerator and even when applying the brake, i had to press extremely hard on the brake to stop the vehicle. While it self-accelerated the engine made a loud…
Crash reported
ODI 11089972
Vehicle Speed Control
Cruise control bug. If i decrease my speed by 3 or more mph in rapid succession, the cruise control resets to the original speed, i.e. The cruise control speed changes from 60 to 59 to 58 to 57 to 56 to 60. This seems like a dangerous bug since it causes unintended acceleration. I have a video that i can share for documentation.
ODI 10895051
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle in the driveway, it accelerated without warning and crashed into the garage door. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head injuries, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10782394
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Prior to this incident, i had noticed several occasions where the engine would suddenly rev for no reason while i was driving at a slow speed or braking. This incident happened on dec 2, 2014 at approx. 7:40am eastern time. As i was approaching the security check-in gate at my job, traveling about 10 mph, i depressed the brake to slow down and wait for the gate to open. As i was slowing down, the engine suddenly…
Crash reported
ODI 10670219
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. The contact stated that while depressing the brakes, the engine rpms increased as the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10609916
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While towing a camper well within the towing capacity of the vehicle, the vehicle would not accelerate beyond 60 miles an hour. We (myself, my wife, and 6 dogs) were south of pueblo, colorado going up that very long include towards trinidad. The vehicle's engine would not rev as if it's transmission was failing, but it would absolutely not accelerate beyond 60. We pulled over and contacted the nearest subaru…
ODI 10565846
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. The contact stated that while braking to a stop, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 12,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10555996
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
After stopping at a stop sign, i attempted to drive off, but the car did not accelerate on application of the throttle pedal. The engine remained at idle, and the car rolled slowly into the intersection. Nothing i did corrected the problem until i placed the transmission in park, turned off the engine, then re-started the car. The car then performed normally until i reached the next stop sign, where the problem…
ODI 10553127
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I have had 2 incidents since buying new outback in april 2013. I was at a complete stop while vehicle was in drive. When i lifted my foot from brake to accelerate, the car revved up and lunged forward on its own. Both times i was able to slam on the brake and avoid an accident. Now i feel that i cannot trust the car whenever i come to a stop. I am waiting to hear from dealer about this 2nd incident, since after 1st…
ODI 10546136
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I brought the car in for a routine repair. When i got it back it began to malfunction. It would not shift correctly. The automatic transmission was slipping. The car did not accelerate correctly and chugged. The acceleration abruptly stopped at a high speed on the freeway nearly causing a severe accident and replicated this at a low speed, and from a stop. I returned the car 3 times and the issues remain consistent.…
ODI 10552269
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I stopped at a stoplight. When the light changed, i pressed the accelerator and moved forward. I released the accelerator to slow up because of traffic conditions. When i pressed the accelerator again to move forward, the engine did not rev up. It was as if the car stalled. After several pushes on the accelerator ( 8 seconds worth) the engine revved up and the car once again moved forward just as if nothing was…
ODI 10555721
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2013 subaru outback. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmissions problems. *smd the consumer stated under certain conditions, there was a considerable delay in engine response when the accelerator was pressed. When driving normal speeds there was no problem. However, after letting the accelerator up and slowing down to idle speed, the pedal was then depressed and the vehicle would often stall. It was an…
ODI 10544747
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle failed to respond upon engagement of the accelerator pedal. The engine was turned off and after being restarted, the vehicle resumed normally however, the failure recurred six times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The…
ODI 10548859
Electrical System · Seats · Vehicle Speed Control
With the eyesight system, outback may start braking when you are coming up on another car or trying to pass it, even though you are moving away from the vehicle to pass it and are not endanger of an accident. Very annoying at times and forces you to disable it but might be worthwhile if it didn't go off just from coming near vehicles. I suppose they don't want it to go off too late. The seat/headrest is the bigger…
ODI 10502121
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Eye sight system. When using cruise control the adaptive system senses the auto in front of your car and maintains a set distance. The auto that was in front of me moved into a left turn lane and slowed to turn. My cars eye sight system detected the car was still in front of mine and even though it was not, initialed a hard stop automatically. Lucky for me the car behind me was alert and was also able to stop before…
ODI 10499651