Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2005 Subaru Outback

Table 1 shows five common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2005 Subaru Outback. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (19 problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (eleven problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Subaru Outback


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2005 Subaru Outback

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

P2138 code. Gas pedal stops responding to inputs. Car goes into limp mode and managed to get car off the road. Shut off and waited 5 minutes, restarted and it works again. Associated p0500 code also present. First time this has happened on this car.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

While driving on the highway at 65 mph, the car would not accelerate. The check engine light came on and the cruise control light flashed. Once the car was turned off and restarted, the accelerator again engaged. This is an extremely dangerous (and common in Subarus) malfunction.   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal Sensor problem

I am having an issue with my car going limp after start. The engine does not register the gas pedal/throttle. Code reader said its the throttle position sensor. Brought to mid hudson Subaru in wappingers NY, they said gas pedal sensor. That did not fix vehicle.   Read details...


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Subaru Outback model year vehicles:



Outback Service Bulletins
Outback Safety Recalls
Outback Defect Investigations