Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 1997 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1997 Subaru Legacy outback with sudden acceleration problems. Consumer states that the vehicle made a loud noise and the brake pedal went to the floor and vehicle surged without warning and hit the vehicle in front of the consumer. The consumer stated both vehicles had minimal damage. The dealer replaced the fast idle air control valve. The consumer doesn't believe that the sudden acceleration problem has been rectified. The consumer didn't state if a police report was filed.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration on two incidents. However, on one incident vehicle surged and hit the vehicle on the back tail light and back passenger side, causing damage.
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