Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Subaru Outback has 11 NHTSA speed control complaints and 1 speed control-related recall.
11
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER SEDANS, WAGONS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COULD COME OUT OF ITS TRACK ON THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER AND ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORM... |
| Jun 26, 2007 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AROUND A CORNER AND WHEN I EASED OFF THE GAS PEDAL IT REMAINED... |
| May 14, 2006 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | JUST STARTED CAR AND PULLED UP TO STOP LIGHT AND HIT BREAK PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SUDDE... |
| Jun 2, 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON HAS 48,000 MILES. CAR STALLS AT RED LIGHTS, SPUTTERS AND HESITATES WHEN TR... |
| Mar 11, 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. OWNER WAS PULLING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY T... |
| Sep 25, 2004 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY QUITE A FEW MONTHS PRIOR (DEALER UNABLE TO DETECT ANY PROBLEM), SU... |
| Feb 25, 2003 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*JB |
| Sep 21, 2002 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE RES... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN DECELERATIO... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ENGINE STALLS ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED.... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE... |