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2007 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	867436
Internal NHTSA #	10410719
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2007
File date	01/07/11
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	'07 subaru outback 2. 5i w/ automatic transmission. When transmission was cool code p0720 was set for vehicle speed sensor failure. After driving for a while error would reset as sensor presumably warmed and began working normally. I identified and confirmed the front vehicle speed sensor was the problem. A week after the initial failure, and prior to my being able to replace the sensor, the behavior of the failure changed: at highway speed (60-65mph) the car would automatically shift into first gear and feel like the brakes were slammed on. This being an obviously dangerous and scary situation, my short term solution was to cut the wire going to the sensor until i could replace it. (the sensor is hard-wired into a 3-sensor wire harness that requires access inside the transmission to be replaced). Just prior to the car automatically shifting into first gear i also heard the safety solenoid in the shifter assembly (the one that prevents the operator from putting the shifter into park while the car is moving) quickly cycling on and off, so my assumption was that a partial signal was being seen by the onboard computer and interpreted as if the vehicle was traveling at a slower speed than it really was. After cutting the speed sensor out of the circuit this aspect of the failure has not repeated itself.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	76000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
VIN pattern	4S4BP61C077XXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Transmission type	AUTO
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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2007 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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