Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2016 Subaru Outback

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2016 Subaru Outback. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (two problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Subaru Outback


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2016 Subaru Outback

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The car accelerates on its own at times. I am not pressing the gas or going down a hill. It is flat road, sometimes even pulling into my driveway. There is also feeling like I am being bumped from the back and moving when I am idle.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

The Subaru eyesight system is dangerous. I've had two instances where the vehicle activated the forward-collision warning and started to break for reasons unknown to me. Once was in the middle of an intersection. Fortunately, the cars behind me were not too close to rear end me.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Upon slowing down & pulling into a parking space, to park my car in front of a business, my vehicle spontaneously accelerated forward, up over the sidewalk. The vehicle accelerated a 2nd time as I tried to stop the vehicle with the brakes.   Read details...


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



Outback Service Bulletins
Outback Safety Recalls
Outback Defect Investigations