Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 49000 | ||
| 2004 subaru outback ll bean 3.0l h6 has history of intermittent unintended acceleration, misfire (surging) at highway speed, not slowing down with foot visibly not near gas pedal or brake pedal, acceleration in drive or reverse without touching brake or gas pedal, erratic idle. dealers attribute to bad sensor (replaced part number 22627aa130 sensor assy-press), dirty throttle body, gas treatment needed in gas tank, and they had never heard of such a problem ever (disbelief). also, when at its worst, symptoms include extreme (banging) shifts from 1st to 2nd gears. after owner reset ecm (disconnect battery, drained all known energy from electronics, reconnected battery) service engine light soont came on, automobile operated normally, and service engine soon light went out within 50 miles of driving. this is an extremely dangerous situation due to unintended throttle inputs, speed not slowed with foot off throttle, and (obviously) impaired braking due to engine surge prior to full-stop. however, following full-stop, engine would slow down to near normal idle. file under, amazing, but true. | |||
| 10/30/2010 | 119000 | ||
| Our son was driving our 2004 subaru outback into a target parking lot. as he entered he noticed smoke and heat coming from driver's door. he stopped, shut the engine off as flames were now coming from the door. he called the durham north carolina fire department and they put out the fire. interior of car in door, dash, windshield areas severely damaged. appears to be electric problem although no windows or anything in this door area were in operation. no prior problems. car towed to aaa and will take it to subaru dealer next week. he avoided getting burnt, barely. | |||