Subaru Outback Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 313
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 2000–2020
- Stored years
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 313 stored complaint records:
- 54 indicate a crash
- 14 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- check engine · 34 records
- cruise control · 28 records
- engine light · 25 records
- accelerator pedal · 17 records
- parking space · 15 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 107 |
| 60–100k mi | 63 |
| 100–150k mi | 48 |
| 30–60k mi | 46 |
| 150–400k mi | 18 |
Complaint evidence
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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
I was driving in a 4 lane (two on each direction) parkway toward a red stoplight with one car stopped at my lane at the light, i was coasting, slowing down toward the car. When i was about 30 ft away the light changed, the car in front started driving and i applied the accelerator. The distance to the car in front was definitely increasing however my car went into emergency braking mode, cancelling my acceleration…
ODI 11296743
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Dec 7th. Lane centering and cruise control functions on. While traveling south on i-75 in the center lane my wife moved to the left lane to pass another car. After passing the car she had to fight the steering wheel to stay in the left hand lane. After several minutes she took her hands off the wheel and the car veered sharply to the right and across the dashed white line into the center lane. As she righted herself…
ODI 11290159
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. While pulling into a parking space at low speeds with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated, jumped the curb, and crashed into a house. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were no injuries. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The fire department arrived at the scene. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The…
Crash reported
ODI 11288897
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracks and instantly spread with minimal impact disabling car speed control and safety systems such as pre-collision braking and lane keep assist.
ODI 11287483
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
An accelerator that became unresponsive while driving 65mph on 3 lane highway. This problem is prevalent with subaru and you can read about many people who have the problem which is an extreme safety issue. If you go online and search for subaru outback code p2138/throttle position sensor you will find that the sensor has intermitent failures which cause the accelerator to become unresponsive. Even when people get…
ODI 11299992
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. While driving 55 mph with the cruise control engaged, the contact lost control of the steering and the vehicle veered to the left. The contact managed to regain control of the steering. Miller hill subaru (4710 miller trunk hwy, duluth, mn 55811, [redacted]) was contacted and scheduled a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of…
ODI 11278627