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2006 Subaru LEGACY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1143408
Internal NHTSA #	10668625
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2006
File date	16/12/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving with my son (9) during the evening of 12/16/14 on side roads looking at christmas lights. I was going 15-20 mph. Night was dry and clear. Suddenly, the check engine light came on steady, cruise control light began flashing and i had absolutely no acceleration! I pulled over and put the car in "park". Engine revved between 2000-3000 even though i was not pressing anything, just idling in p. Turned car off for a min, back on, dash lights still on - ce & cc. Still had no control over the gas pedal but when taken out of p, car got itself up to 15 mph somehow. We were very close to home so coasted home and into the driveway. When shifted to p at home, engine revved again. Next morning i drove it to school, ce & cc light still on but car drove ok. When i drove it again, dash lights were off and it drove fine. Same exact issue happened again on 12/23/14, again at a low speed on a side road, thankfully. Error code on the car is p2138 - throttle position sensor. There is no warning before this happens, car is fine and then suddenly it is not. From what i see online, this has been a common occurrence lately with this car. I am terrified that it will happen while i am in traffic or on the highway and cause a serious accident! Please investigate this with subaru, i see that a lot of people have trouble getting it resolved and i don't have the time or money to pay for something that appears to be a common subaru defect. Thank you for your time and attention to this serious issue!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	36000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NASHUA, NH
VIN pattern	4S3BP626667XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	20
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Subaru LEGACY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Subaru LEGACY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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