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2006 Subaru LEGACY Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1274684
Internal NHTSA #	10854332
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2006
File date	05/04/16
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Two occurrences so far on wednesday march 23 and tuesday april 5. Vehicle suddenly displays check engine light and the cruise control light flashes and vehicle drops into "limp mode." problem is apparently due to wear on the potentiometers in the drive-by-wire system. This wear causes different readings which makes the motor think something is wrong with the pedal and cuts the vehicle speed to roughly 5 mph. First occurrence driving along at posted speed of 45 mph. Second instance trying to leave from a stoplight, got into the intersection and the vehicle speed dropped, was barely able to get vehicle out of intersection. (cel code p 2138 - throttle position sensor)
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	149000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WILMINGTON, NC
VIN pattern	4S4BP86C364XXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Subaru LEGACY Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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