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2005 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	766368
Internal NHTSA #	10310946
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2005
File date	28/11/05
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This complaint concerns the intermittent refusal of the cruise control on my 2005 subaru legacy outback to give up control of the engine when the cruise control handle is pulled down to the coast position and to cause an unexpected, dramatic increase in car speed when the intent is to disengage the cruise control and slow car speed (? The problem?). The problem has existed since purchasing my subaru as new in 2005. The problem has been intermittent, occurring "out-of-the-blue" and when least expected. On more than one occasion when i wanted to slow but not break the car by pulling the cruise control handle to the coast position, the cruise control would refuse to give up control of the engine and, in some instances, the engine would advance to greater speed, almost causing a collision with traffic i was following. In one test i conducted after almost slamming into the rear end of car being driven in front of me, not only did the cruise control not give up control of the engine when i pulled the cruise control lever to the coast position, the engine continued advancing from a speed of 65 mph to 80 mph during the entire time that i held the cruise control lever was in the coast position. The only was i was able stop the cruise control from controlling the engine was by breaking the car. The problem has occurred regularly and continuously on an intermittent basis since my purchase of the car on 5/14/2005 from lithia subaru in reno, nevada. Although causes appear to differ, the problem is similar in nature to toyota cars experiencing unexpected speed increase due to defective accelerator pedals as now being described in the news media.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RENO, NV
VIN pattern	4S4BP61C657XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	65
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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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2005 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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