Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2001 Subaru Outback

Table 1 shows seven common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2001 Subaru Outback. The number one most common problem is related to the car accelerates on its own (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (three problems).


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2001 Subaru Outback

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

The contact owns a 2001 Subaru Outback. While parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a fence. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

I was traveling on an interstate highway in the middle lane at 65-70 mph with cruise control set when traffic slowed down suddenly. My first reaction in this case is to pull the speed control lever towards me to disengage it and take manual control of the car to slow down by braking or   Read details...

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The odomoter was not reading correctly. On 2 separate occasions the contact tested the odometer and the results were not correct. The contact believed that if the odometer was not reading correctly then the speedometer was not reading correctly.   Read details...


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