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2006 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1642234
Internal NHTSA #	11307590
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2006
File date	01/02/20
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 came on, with the flashing cruise light simultaneously on. Luckily, i was able to move the car across the highway and stop on the shoulder. The car was turned off, and i re-started and drove away. When this same type of event occurred another time, on 02/01/2020, the car was in motion on an auxiliary road, ~30 mph, in heavy traffic. The car again locked up, no gas was available--the car was only able to drift very slowly. I was able to make it to a stop light, which, luckily, was a red signal. At the stop, i shifted the gear into neutral. While in neutral, the engine revved to ~2500 rpm, even though no pressure was being applied to the accelerator pedal. I had to restart the car twice, but the problem didn't clear right away. After a few minutes, it did. In the several other instances when this very unsafe condition of loss of power/acceleration and revving in neutral has occurred, when the car resets, the check engine light also resets, so the code cannot be read in time. Following the most recent incident, i was able to read the error code: p2138 throttle/pedal position sensor/switch "d"/"e" voltage correlation. I have read many other reports to nhtsa and on subaru online forums of this very same problem. I have read that it may have been corrected on subsequent year models, but not on the 2005 and 2006, and dealers don't fix. This is a very serious, dangerous, life-threatening condition. I am afraid to drive my car. Please investigate. Should be a recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	122500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RIVERDALE PARK, MD
VIN pattern	4S4BP61C166XXXXXX
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
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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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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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