Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008885 Incident Date: Feb, 19 2005
Consumer's City: LAKEVILLE Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engaged car into reverse and immediately the car suddenly accelerated at full throttle. i was able to stop car after approximately 10 feet of movement. fortunately, there were no injuries to occupants or pedestrians. brought to dealer, no evidence of problem found on car computer systems. filed formal complaint with subaru of america. found this problem has been thoroughly documented by other outback owners. something must be done! *nm