Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2007

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007122156 Incident Date: Apr, 17 2007
Consumer's City: NASHUA Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 08 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 15 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is a 2007 outback 2.5i pzev with 5-speed manual transmission. when accelerating from a stop, the engine will bog down unless the engine is revved high prior to releasing the clutch. when it bogs down, the result is very slow acceleration. this is especially dangerous when turning left in traffic. to get the car out of this mode, the clutch need to be pushed in again and the engine revved to a higher rpm. once the clutch is released, the car lunges forward and accelerates quickly. there seems to be no way to accelerate smoothly and quickly. this problem only occurs when using gasoline with 10% ethanol and is much worse with mobil regular gas. *jb