Accelerator Pedal Problems of Subaru Legacy

The contact's wife owned a 2020 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while his wife was driving approximately 3 mph in a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated and jumped the curb into woods and collided with a tree. The contact said his wife was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The vehicle front bumper and hood hit in the center and were both crumpled back about six inches. The contact hit the top of his head severely damaging the windshield on the passenger side and sustained minor cuts. Due to the sudden acceleration he had not been able to buckle his seat belt, additionally the airbags did not deploy. The contact was transported by ambulance to a hospital. The police were called, a report was written and the vehicle was towed to a holding lot. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact's insurance provider declared the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,200.

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The contact owns a 2002 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, there was an abnormal sound of metal fragments dropping. The vehicle was seen by an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the underneath of the vehicle was rusted. The contact was unaware what parts had detached from the vehicle or needed to be replaced. In addition, the vehicle was accelerating independently. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 169,000.

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The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Legacy. While driving at an unknown speed, the accelerator pedal's cover detached from the pedal. The vehicle would not stop even when the brake pedal was depressed due to the cover encasing the pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the pedal cover detached. There was no remedy for the issue. The pedal cover was never re-attached. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 7,200.

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: the contact stated the vehicle hesitated when applying the accelerator pedal. This happened every time the pedal was applied. The vehicle was calibrated to factory specifications. Other vehicles on the lot were driven and they had the same hesitation. The manufacturer stated this was a common problem with this vehicle. No repairs have been made. Updated 01/19/06.

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Whenever the accelerator pedal is depressed, the vehicle would hesitate before catching or moving. Took to dealer & problem was confirmed. Mechanic did not know how to repair the problem.

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Upon pressing accelerator vehicle stalls. It takes a feww minutes before it engages. Took to dealer. Please provide any further information.

When changing gears, the throttle pedal drops to the floor. The engine would race up to 5000 rpms. This is a very serious problem when the throttle stuck open. Dealer can't duplicate because it's intermittent. Please describe further.