Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Subaru Outback has 71 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
71
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The engine will randomly loose power. This has happened three times now. You must coast to a stop,... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I EXPERIENCED MY GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKING WHILE DRIVING, CAR WAS DRIVING WELL, ON A RESIDENTIAL S... |
| Feb 7, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50-60 MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY THROTTLE PEDDLE ... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOLID WITH THE CRUI... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GAS PEDAL QUITS WORKING LEAVING MY DAUGHTER STRANDED, MUST BE IN THE DRIVE BY WIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM... |
| Mar 30, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THREE TIMES THE ENGINE RPM'S SPEED UP AND THE THROTTLE PEDDLE FAILS TO WORK, THE ONLY WAY TO RESET T... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, RANDOMLY, WHILE VEHICLE IS... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | P2138 CHECK ENGINE CODE. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. GAS PED... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ERROR CODE P2138, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW SUBARU IS NOT FIXING OR CALLING OUT THE DEFEC... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | REPEATED PEDAL SLIP CODES 'P2138' HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A DAY NOW AND HAPPENS FROM STOP TO START POSITI... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | CAR WILL SUDDENLY GO LIMP. WITH NO WARNING OR ANYTHING THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT THERE IS NO THR... |
| Sep 10, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE IN MOTION, RAPIDLY APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, THE CRUISE CONTRO... |
| Aug 28, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE CRUISE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS FLASH. CAR LOOSES POWER AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. |
| Jan 28, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE |
| Jan 12, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRES... |
| Dec 19, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES LIMP AND UNRESPONSIVE AT RANDOM MOMENTS INCLUDING HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT HAS HAP... |
| Dec 5, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE GAS PEDAL QUITS WORKING AND CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE, THIS IS W... |
| Sep 30, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WENT LIMP AND LOST ALL ACCELERATOR FUNCTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGH... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | UPON PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO ENTER TRAFFIC, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE ... |
| May 28, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING EPISODES WHERE IT SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS ... |