| Issue ID | 1248772 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10816416 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 20/09/15 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I need to pursue a critical problem that the dealer is unable to re-create/solve. Approximately a dozen times(10 by my wife and 3 by me), we've turned left from a stop(typically at a red-light) only for the car to stall from 3 to 6 seconds. The 3 times i was driving, my wife and a grandchild were on the passenger side and narrowly missed a direct side impact. The problem is intermittent, we don't drive with our left foot on the brake, and we estimate it to occur once out of every 60 to 75 left turns and while i fully understand the dealer stating the problem cannot be re-created and the computer analysis showing no problems thus making it difficult to solve, what i will not understand is when one of my family members are critically injured because "we can't recreate the problem". You're prompt attention on this matter would be greatly appreciated as we've already taken the car to the dealer for the same problem 3 times(the car is at the dealer now and again no problem could be found). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR |
| VIN pattern | 4S4BRCMC2E3XXXXXX |
| 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 | 3 |
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