Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2017 Subaru Outback

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2017 Subaru Outback. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (22 problems). The second most common problem is related to the car accelerates on its own (five problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Subaru Outback


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2017 Subaru Outback

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

While in a parking lot moving at very slow rate speed the car suddenly accelerated on its own. I had just slowly turned within a parking lot in preparation to backing into a parking space. I had just removed my foot from the accelerator and the car was almost at a stop and I was about to brake and   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Yesterday morning, I stopped my Subaru in order to back into a parking space. The car was in drive and my foot was on the brake. While my foot was still on the brake and I was changing gears from drive to reverse, the engine started accelerating full-throttle.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

I was pulling into a parking space when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward with the engine revving. I slammed on the brakes preventing a collision with the care parked in the opposite parking space. The car continued to try to accelerate.   Read details...


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



Outback Service Bulletins
Outback Safety Recalls
Outback Defect Investigations