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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004017877 | Incident Date: Apr, 20 2004 |
| Consumer's City: FOLSOM | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH815X47 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 16 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Throttle intermittently stuck open when driving from 40-45 mph, and vehicle surged when applying the accelerator pedal from the stop position. both issues caused the vehicle to suddenly/unexpectedly accelerate and lurch forward. consumer had a concern that this problem will lead to an accident. vehicle had been to the dealer on five separate occasions. twice the dealer could not duplicate the problem, and three times dealer was able to duplicate the problems, but unable to correct the problem. *ak as of may 13, 2005 vehicle has failed 6 times, 4 times the dealership was able to duplicate the problem and twice they were unsuccessful in finding the problem. vehicle gets stuck in cruise control and doesn't want to go below 40 mph. *sb |
