Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 66270 | ||
| While driving our 2007 subaru outback sw on a 6 lane divided highway at 65 mph, the car suddenly decelerated and lost all gas pedal response. my wife was able to move the car to the side of the road although she almost caused an accident due to surrounding traffic. the car started flashing the cruise control, traction control, and check engine dash lights. after allowing the car to sit for a few minutes, my wife was able to start the car again and get home. i checked the error codes and got a p02138. i did some research and found numerous other people experiencing the same issue on the subaru blogs. all of the other reports pointed to the same source(s) the gas pedal position sensor or throttle position sensor. most reported subaru service departments claiming no knowledge of the issue ever happening before. both my wife and i have had the same thing happen several times since in both local and highway traffic. i have cleaned the terminals on both sensors and this seems to help, but the problem always returns. i read where several other drivers had the gas pedal assembly changed and the issue seemed to be resolved. this seems to be a severe safety issue. having a car suddenly become dead on the road in the middle of traffic is dangerous to anyone around. | |||
| 06/07/2011 | 49000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru outback. the contact stated that when refueling the vehicle, the fuel would spill back out. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her that the vent valves in the duel fuel canister system needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 49,000. | |||
| 06/07/2011 | 49000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 subaru outback. the contact stated that when trying to put gas in her vehicle, she was unable to and the fuel would spill out. the vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic and they advised her that the vent valves in the duel fuel canister system needed to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 49,000. tb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 04/18/2007 | 1000 | 100 | 03/16/2007 |
| 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 | |||