Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Subaru Impreza - part 1

Car just locking on its own as you're driving down the road cruise control light blinking on and off randomly had a brake light gets stuck when I got home and got other vehicle the other night it took you forever to get that off but I have received takata airbag recall notice do not drive and no one can be in the passenger seat also definitely progressed as time went on these unusual symptoms mostly computerized but have a hard time believing they're not related to the airbag recall yes it's available for inspection that's what I tried to do at not closest authorized dealership but they would not budge really on anything at all wouldn't have towed it then tow back wouldn't come pick it up exchange me a car then I would have means of transportation to pick it back up that makes the most sense but I can drive it is what they're telling me but there can be no passengers in the car they want me to bring it down there bottom line but it's nothing like the complimentary round trip towing or other transportation alternatives are available that is advertised on the do not drive paper I got in the mail and its not worth my time arguing with them I had an appointment scheduled on the 17th at 8:30 but that was me driving it down there maybe getting a loaner vehicle while I was there but there just didn't seem like there was no certainty on that but something's got to be straightened out here I can't have my children riding in this car or my wife she's pregnant and my grandmother has got to get to dialysis this week and here I'm stuck I'm trying to get this dealership to reason with me we never come to an appointment to be rescheduled because they don't want to work with me at all drive down there wait and bring it back is it should I contact another dealership right now I'm driving it sparingly to get groceries in a few things by myself but the more I looked into the situation and the bizarre computer errors any more details you need contact me sorry for the grammar errors.

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Since new, maybe once a month, cruise control idiot light comes on and flashes until car is turned off. Usually no bother but one day it started braking without me and I bought the dumb base model!!! before extended warranty expires, this August, hopefully dealer will replace wheel speed sensors on rear wheels. Not sure if this will fix problem. I have asked them to check this six or seven times now. They tell me warranty may not cover it unless code is stored? hopefully they will stand behind product and fix it anyway. 2017 Impreza with 33000 miles and have done all recalls and maintenance!.

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While slowly pulling into a parking slot in a wal-mart parking lot, the car experienced an abrupt acceleration causing it to lurch forward at full throttle and it struck a parked vehicle in the next space. The accelerator pedal was not depressed. Upon investigation I discovered that there have been many reported incidents of this behavior with Subaru Imprezas, foresters, outbacks and legacy sedans, engendering at least two lawsuits. . Read more...

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After the coil pack recall was done, our car began shuddering, hesitating and stalling. Went to the dealership 4-5 times. Ecm and prindle valve were replaced but still doing it. Then engine exploded going up a hill, stranding us for 2. 5 hours on the freeway. Engine replaced under warranty (which expired while in shop for two months). No warranty on new motor. Same issues still going on and shop now charges us to "look at it. " it stalled last week in heavy traffic, so it definitely is dangerous. We don't want to sell the car and pass the problem on to someone else.

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I purchased a Subaru for reliability and safety reasons. This car has placed my family in some dangerous situations. Every time the outside temp is 90+ degrees f and it is driven on a road trip of 200+ miles, the car's acceleration shuts off. There is never any warning or check engine/trans lights until after this happens. Nate wade Subaru in salt lake city cannot find any codes and does not know how to help. The car will not restart after being turned off, even after waiting up to an hour. We have had to tow it. The last incident taking place 7/30/2022 with our 19 year old son driving. The worst part is that twice it happened in the far left lane with no option to get over to the right side of the highway safely due to traffic. Cars/trucks from behind have narrowly missed hitting us because there was not enough shoulder to pull out of the way. This has happened both in ut and id where posted speed limits were 70-80 mph and put us in real danger. I don't know what to do other than sell the car. But I don't feel right doing that without sharing this problem -which would then "kill" the sale. It is unacceptable to not have a fix for this issue or at least a warning light so we know when it might happen. ?.

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I was using the adaptive cruise control on the highway set to 55 mph. The car suddenly decelerated to ~44 mph so quickly I had whiplash. There was no other vehicle in front of me and the highway was clear of debris. The dealership said this could be caused by a glare.

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The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while reversing into the garage they pulled forward to adjust their vehicle after doing so they paced the vehicle back into reverse and pressing the acceleration pedal slightly. The contact stated that the vehicle revved up and reversed into the garage. The contact attempted to press the brakes however the brakes failed. The contact attempted to drive forward when the vehicle revved up again. The contact attempted to press the brakes however they failed again. Before the vehicle went into someone else yard the vehicle stopped. The air bags did not deploy. The contact had injuries to their knee and chest area. No medical attention was not needed. There was damage to their home. There was no police report. The contact's insurance had the vehicle towed to a repair shop who was not able to find a cause for the failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer who too was unable to identify. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage 95,000.

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In November of 2018 and again January 31, 2022. In November 2018, I was backing up in small parking lot tap the gas pedal. And my car speed up going backwards, even when I was pushing the brake. What stopped the momentum was another car, my car crashed into caused extensive damage to that car( it was totaled) . The second time; I turned the wheels to back-in as I had a several times into my driveway. The car was to far over, but because I was not centered enough in the driveway, I moved forward to realign myself. The car seemed to hesitate as I moved forward, before putting it in reverse. I put the car in reverse, lightly hit gas the car seem to take off as if it was a rocket backing up into driveway and went through the back wall of my garage ( because there was so much snow it came to a stop). My daughter was observed on the ring camera. I have been very sensitive to making sure since first time to be more aware. It is significant to note prior to this occurrence my car did this in smaller spurts ,( but did not think anything of it , I took my car in for all of the checks) but I was able to control it by putting foot on brake, it's like this time the engine revved up on its own. This time the car was totaled. ( the back window shattered. A lot of damage underneath the car. I will not be buying another Subaru. It was my dream car:(. I was very traumatized. )I was diligent with the maintenance of the car. I informed my insurance company.

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I was starting to reverse out of a parking spot in an underground parking lot. (it was about 10 am). The car accelerated and went backwards at top speed into a wall and door that led to elevators. It happened very suddenly. I did not have time to brake before impact. The car was still running after impact and I had to switch off the ignition to stop the engine running. The airbags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. I had ringing in my ears afterwards, was having difficulty focusing my thoughts. Pain in the tendons of my neck lasted a few days. I only realized later that I probably had a concussion from whiplash. My son was sitting in the back seat, and my daughter was standing nearby outside the car, but thank goodness, neither were injured. Fortunately no one was coming through the door into which the car crashed. The car was drivable despite the severe damage to the rear end. I drove it up to street level, where it was towed from to a body shop. The following week it was declared a total loss, and sent to salvage. I have not yet reported this to the manufacturer. It was only while I doing research to get a new car, that I stumbled upon the issue of Subaru Imprezas suddenly accelerating on their own. Now everything makes sense, although it doesn't lessen the trauma that we all experienced. I truly hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.

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My vehicle starts to shake and the engine acts like it is going to die when I hit around 50-60 mph. I cannot floor it and the vehicle will not let me go any faster then 60mph without it acting like there’s no fuel getting to the engine or something in that sense.

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving at a low rate of speed and making a right turn, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the driver to lose control of the steering and drive into the opposite lane and into the neighbor’s yard. After shifting into neutral, the vehicle decelerated. The vehicle was later towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. In addition, on several occasions when turning the vehicle off, the key would remain stuck in the ignition switch. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,800. The VIN was not available.

Slowing down to pull into a parking space when I put my foot on the brake to shift into park, the car lurched forward and accelerated over a parking barrier and into a brick wall. Unexplained acceleration. This was not driver error. I felt a few unexplained accelerations previously but thought it was a mistake on my end. In this instance, my foot was nowhere near the acceleration pedal. It was very very frightening. I am now waiting for the insurance adjusters. My car was damaged. I damaged the building and another car tat was parked inside the building. This is a significant safety issue.

The car accelerated without any input from driver. Driver did not apply pressure to gas pedal however the car still moves both forward an backwards. Car accelerated enough to drive over a speed bump without stopping, roughly 5 mph. Three videos were taken to document the issue. The event happen in a parking lot, the car was stopped at first however as soon as the driver removed pressure from brakes pafel, the car accelerated without input. The car didnt slow down even when turning, in fact the car appears to have speed up. Unable to up load video.

On (3) separate occasions, my 2013 Subaru Impreza unintentionally accelerated while I was driving (in motion). Each time (shortly after), I took my car to the Subaru dealership in glen mills, PA for inspection. Those dates are: 6/25/16, 1/16/20, 2/27/21. Each time the mechanic was unable to locate the problem. The first incident (2016), I was driving to work (within 3 minutes of home). The car was traveling at about 25 miles an hour. I panicked (hit the accelerator harder), but was able to brake and regain control of the car. The second incident (2020) , I had just left work, was traveling about 35 miles an hour, and the car accelerated as before. Again, I was able to regain control of the car by braking like normal. The third time (2021), I was about halfway home (from work) traveling about 35 miles an hour and the car accelerated. I was able to brake like normal and regain control of the car. Each incident was similar in the sense that it "felt like the car was possessed". It reminded me of a car wash when the car first moves on its own. It felt different from simply "traveling faster". I also mentioned to the mechanic that my car sometimes "lunges" at a red light. This occasionally occurs when I first start the car. A few times I needed to push hard on the brake so it didn't advance forward and hit the back of another car. As a result, I try to "warm up" my car a short while before driving. I don't know if the "lunging" relates to the other incidents. I am attaching the paperwork from the dealership. All (3) reports are included in the single pdf. Please contact me if you need more detail or have questions.

Car was parked directly in front of residential garage. I started the car to pull it into the garage. As soon as I put the car in drive, with my foot still on the brake, it shot forward at full speed and crashed into a trailer at the back of the garage. The impact from the trailer broke a hole in the garage wall. Total distance traveled was about 25'.

I had purchased a Subaru Impreza 2017 in June of 2017. Since leaving the parking lot with the car I've experienced all the info entertainment issues. I have a weird engine ticking noise. The vehicle will continue to accelerate. It has never gone out of control. However the �forward� momentum/ inertia that's created by the engine doesn't disperse correctly thru the exhaust as it should. The vehicle is a 5 speed manual and if I don't shift down to neutral when stoping then I won't stop where I'm judging to. The car will feel as if it's sliding over the brakes. You also may have to power brake with the clutch as I do regularly. Since having all these issues. When ever I'd go to a dealer they would say some jargon about how if they have to turn a screw that's not a part of the part being fixed under warranty or a recall then that would have to be paid for. I was told I can have my car serviced but they don't know what they will have to do. Pretty much taking me for a ride of �fear mongering� and saying put your hand on this table and let's play the knife game. . . Poke! I would be put in a very tough situation with no guarantee. The dealer did this so they wouldn't have to do work and not get paid. Because they loose money as a dealer for recall work. They are not Subaru at all. All in all now I'm told to have my car taken to service for all the numerous recalls/lawsuits attached to my car. Even tho now I'm past my warranty (120,000). And there saying the same bs as they will charge for everything not associated to the effected parts. All necessary means to address the effected parts should be associated with the recall. I have been scamed. The whole time every issue was either under warranty or recall and they never honor it. If they do. They will fix whatever has a scratch and charge you saying it was required. It's all a game. They are con artists!!!.

Steering pump, clutch and loss of power.

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Vehicle accelerated on its own. Was able to pull car over quickly and throw it into neutral. It then preceded to accelerate radically on its own. While this was happening, the horn lost its connection and I was not able to honk at the person in front of me. I avoided a collusion by pulling over immediately. This took place on a city street going about 25 miles an hour driving straight.

Intermittent loss of power at 2000 to 3000 rpm is getting worse and worse. I've taken it to my local Subaru dealer 8 times to address this issue and they have denied anything I've reported. They've had technicians on rides with me but I can't recreate something that is so intermittent. It seems to happen more in hot weather but I can safely say ac isn't the cause. Although my car isn't a crosstrek, the motor in one is exactly the same as mine. I suspected it was due to a recall repair that hadn't been performed but ive had both of my recalls done but my dealer never reported it to Subaru of America. The name of my main dealership is hine Subaru of temecula. . Read more...

I experienced a sudden acceleration issue when parking my car in January 2020. As I was pulling into my parking spot and removed my foot from the gas pedal to the brake the gas pedal quickly went all the way to the floor and the car sped forward despite the fact that my foot was on the brake. The car was stopped by a large pile of snow. There was some damage to the bumper. Took the car to the dealership and was told they couldn't find any issue with the car. The problem only happened once to mee but I read of similar things happening with other makes and models of Subarus so I wanted to report it.

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Subaru of America inc. Should recall 2008-2014 Impreza, Impreza wrx, and Impreza wrx sti. These vehicles just above the drivers feet, use 6 spots welds to hold a mounting bracket for the pedal assembly to the inside of the firewall. This design flaw, where the pedal mounting box is spot-welded to the firewall using only a handful of tiny spot welds is dangerous. The firewall itself is of a weak design and inherently has quite a bit of flex and over time and normal use these spot welds fail from too much stress and the pedals will begin to squeak, creak, pop and eventually the pedals will move away from the firewall when depressed. Once this happens the clutch and other pedals will no longer properly engage or disengage and the car will no longer be drivable. In the event of this failure at highway speeds potentially catastrophic loss of life and endangering the public. Safety risk firewall failure potential result in loss of vehicle control. The sudden loss of function of pedal assembly including clutch, brake, and acceleration pedals. Loss of vehicle control may lead to occupants having serious injury or death especially at highway speeds. Remedy Subaru will notify their owners. Dealers will facilitate the, permanent solution which involves properly welding the pedal assembly box to the firewall with a continuous seam weld along the circumference of the mounting tab, free of charge. . Read more...

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Car throws a p2138 code and car goes in limp mode with the accelerator pedal non-responsive. Have to pull over and reset ecu to get back on road. Have replaced accelerator pedal, throttle body, relay, and ecm at Subaru dealership. Happened dozens of times. Car has been completely stock and cobb accessport tuned to stage 1. Happens tuned and stock. Happens sometimes immediately upon startup and other times while maintaining 70mph lm the highway. Happened when I was out of gear coasting to a stop sign. Random occurrence. Subaru has no solution.

1. 5/12/17. Random surge from stop or slow speed. Stopped at light, gently stepped on gas to pull ahead, car surged hard and quickly into the car in front of me. $1500 damage to my car. 2. 1/11/18. Stopped at light, gently stepped on gas to pull ahead, car surged very hard and quickly into the car in front of me, that was quite some distance away! as I knew the car has an issue with surging. This time $9500 damage to my car, unknown amount to other car. State farm should have totaled car, said interior was in great condition. So now we have to keep driving a car that is not safe. 3. 3/5/18 (approx) this time I went to pick up my grandson at afternoon program, the parking lot on hill overlooking the school. Stopped to park, needed to pull up a bit, gently stepped on gas and car surged hard and quickly. If curb had not been big enough, I would have went down hill into classroom full of children. The response from Subaru has been there's nothing wrong, just very responsive gas pedal. Bs! I have been driving for 40 years with no accidents now 2 in 6 months and I almost was involved in a major tragedy. This needs to stop now before someone is killed. Make Subaru recall immediately and fix this issue. I am not the only one, I found out online. The reason we bought a Subaru was for safety , now it is not safe to drive.

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Leased from bizzaros the car was inspected with a broken seat belt there's recalls the car keeps eating bearings and hubs the car is simply not safe and bizzaros told me nothingness is wrong with it the power train brakes and rotors and tires were filled to 69psi when got it.

Lost throttle control on the highway(throttle disconnected?) doing 60+mph, car behind almost hit me. Code shows a faulty pedal position assembly.

Vehicle hesitates then surges forward violently when accelerator is pressed when engine is cold or in cold weather. Condition improves when engine is warmed up. Dealership and Subaru have not addressed the issue. Dealership will not allow me to drive vehicle as they say it's unsafe, but are not working on solving the issue.

It happen to me November 7th and almost happened to my husband . I was pulling in a parking spot at our local cvs drug store. Zthenmy shoe got caught between the brake and gas pedal. I believe it is a defect. I smashed in to a iron gate and to brick fence support. This is the second accident I have had like this. And my husband almost happened to him. My from end pretty toe up.

Experienced unexpected acceleration when taking my foot off the break when backing out of a parking spot; successfully stopped the car with the break however when I took my foot off the break again to go forward, the car accelerated driving over a small island and hit a parked car which was pushed into another park car. Airbags did not deploy. No injuries were sustained. Recently an outside agency was hired by Subaru and an engineer from this agency completed an inspection. Am waiting to get the results of this report.

The side airbags did not deploy and 3 sensors where activated but because of the electrical problems it never went off.

Driving up a slight grade into home garage I depressed the accelerator very slightly . The car shot suddenly forward and footbrake did not respond. Car sideswiped other car and broke thru rear panel of garage before I could stop it with handbrake. Major damage to front end of car.

My wife was driving the car to a friend's house. As she entered the parking area, the car accelerated and crashed into the house. The front and side airbags came out. The only injury to her was a badly scraped right leg and chest pain. The house suffered damage.

While my son was driving in the 95 north suddenly the car lock out! my son brought the car to garavel Subaru garage in norwalk CT. Where diego who is the service manager at garavel Subaru took care of it, that was on November 18/2017 until approximately 11/28 or 29 2017! when he pick up the car at gravel Subaru, the car the the same thing with the clutch again! my some brought again the car to the garage on December 23/2017- until January 4/2018,who was check again and the come up that the car doesn't have any thing wrong. My son came back with the car, with the mind set the everything was ok. An he was risk he life and other life with the defective car. ! still. And the clutch did again, lock out!!! he brought the car again on January 28 on or about 2018 and currently there! please investigate!.

Clutch weldings on firewall cracking and causing malfunction of brake pedal. Lost of the ability to shift up or down.

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. While the vehicle was idling at a red light with the brake pedal depressed, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated without warning. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a neck injury that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to napleton's arlington Subaru Mazda (located at 1555 e rand rd, arlington heights, IL 60004 (847) 255-5700), but the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed and surged while making a turn in either direction. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed by a dealer. The contact was to check with the manufacturer to determine if they could provide a solution. The failure mileage was not available.