Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/22/2012 | 61492 | 1 | |
| I was driving on the highway, and the car seem to loose power, luckily i noticed it, as i was able to cost over to the side of the rode. i own a carmd, and attached it to my car, it gave me code p2138 which means the throttle position sensors (2 of them) not being in agreement. i think this is very dangerous as this can happen at any time while one is driving, potential leading to a accident or fatality. *tr | |||
| 12/22/2012 | 61492 | ||
| I was driving on the highway, and the car seem to loose power, luckily i noticed it, as i was able to cost over to the side of the rode. i own a carmd, and attached it to my car, it gave me code p2138 which means the throttle position sensors (2 of them) not being in agreement. i think this is very dangerous as this can happen at any time while one is driving, potential leading to a accident or fatality. | |||
| 10/14/2012 | 89600 | 1 | |
| Car has been very slow to reduce rpms when shifting gears or when stopped (and in neutral) for the past few weeks. today, when pulling into a starbucks, the car surged forward. luckily i have a stick shift and just pushed the clutch in. after surging, the check engine light came on. using a diagnostic tool, i found that the car is throwing error code p2138. this indicates that the accelerator pedal position (app) sensor is either bad or has a poor connection. the detail on the error stats the ecm has detected that the app sensor 1 and app sensor 2 disagree more than 4.5% for less than 1 second. essentially, one or both throttle-by-wire circuits isn't functioning properly. i went online and found that this is an all too common problem and some folks have found that their cars are surging forward, threatening safety. *tr | |||
| 10/14/2012 | 89600 | ||
| Car has been very slow to reduce rpms when shifting gears or when stopped (and in neutral) for the past few weeks. today, when pulling into a starbucks, the car surged forward. luckily i have a stick shift and just pushed the clutch in. after surging, the check engine light came on. using a diagnostic tool, i found that the car is throwing error code p2138. this indicates that the accelerator pedal position (app) sensor is either bad or has a poor connection. the detail on the error stats the ecm has detected that the app sensor 1 and app sensor 2 disagree more than 4.5% for less than 1 second. essentially, one or both throttle-by-wire circuits isn't functioning properly. i went online and found that this is an all too common problem and some folks have found that their cars are surging forward, threatening safety. | |||
| 04/05/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 subaru legacy. the contact stated while driving 70 mph, he was unable to accelerate and the vehicle began to decelerate. the contact was able to continue driving approximately 30 mph. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who replaced the turbo mechanism. the contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would investigate the problem. the current and failure mileages were approximately 62,000. | |||
| 04/05/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 subaru legacy. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, he was unable to accelerate and the vehicle began to decelerate. the contact was able to drive home at approximately 30 mph. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who replaced the turbo mechanism. the contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would investigate the problem. the current and failure mileages were approximately 62,000-bk | |||
| 06/10/2008 | 84000 | 1 | |
| I have 2005 subaru legacy 2.5i, base model. first the rattling noise by the driver side dash board and the cruise control failed, which it is already on recall status (cruise control only). now, the clutch is failing by engine cutting off in the middle of driving when the clutch is engaged-- i mean while driving over 60 miles. i consider it is life threatening situation where the car manufacture should look into it. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2008 | 66000 | 10 | |
| Cruise control randomly disengages while driving under normal conditions, causing a sudden and unexpected loss of vehicle speed. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 100 | 09/15/2005 | |
| Cruise control on 2005 subaru legacy wagon is intermittent over a range of operating conditions (50-70 mph, straight/flat, slow/steady curve, uphill, hot weather, cold weather, etc.). cannot pinpoint to one particular combination of operating conditions. perhaps intermittent electrical connection, bad sensor or computer control failure. when problem occurs, cruise light always stays on, but set light turns off and engine loses acceleration. resuming/resetting the cruise control does not solve the problem. notified milford subaru (nh) during 22,500 mi service and they could not recreate problem. notified milford subaru (nh) again during 30,000 mi service (they have the car now, will be picking up tonite). have not been able to find nhtsa recalls or service bulletins on this topic, but have seen internet message boards where other subaru owners have experienced a similar problem with the 2005 legacy. | |||
| 11/02/2005 | 12000 | 25 | 09/23/2004 |
| Under normal driving conditions, cruise control disengages randomly causing unexpected vehicle deceleration. *nm | |||
| 07/10/2004 | 0 | 07/01/2004 | |
| 2005 legacy 2.5i wagon with manual transmission has always had throttle surge under very light load with cruse control on. is most noticable on highway going down slight grade. with cruse control off, i also can't maintain desired speed in this situation; minimum amount of gas is too much, any less causes engine to go back to idle and the car slows too much. dealer says this is normal. note that the cruse control has suffered a separate problem (failed to work, always dropped out); this problem has been repaired and has had no effect of the suging problem. | |||