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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004311941 | Incident Date: Dec, 04 2004 |
| Consumer's City: UTICA | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6855T7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 04 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car started and ran normally for 5 to 10 minutes along a country road at about 45 mph, vehicle suddenly accelerated to full throttle. poked accelerator pedal a few times with no result, and pedal did not appear to be stuck down. held speed of vehicle down with both feet hard on brake pedal. vehicle returned to near normal operating condition on its own after about 30 sec to 1 min, although vehicle could maintain 30-40 mph when not touching either accelerator or brake. returned to fully normal operating condition after a few minutes. this was the second occurrence in less than two weeks. in the first occurrence, vehicle was hard to start for several seconds, then when did start raced to extremely high idle for several minutes. poking accelerator pedal had no effect. vehicle returned to normal operating condition after being turned off and re-started. vehicle was brought to dealer, but technicians could not duplicate problem, and all diagnostic checks were negative. problem is still unresolved.*ak |
