2006 Subaru Legacy acceleration problems

Filed Jan 7, 2020 · Acceleration · 125,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru legacy outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted nor notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 4, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 162,000 miles · NY

Car loss power and went into limp mode with a solid check engine light and blinking cruise on the dash. The RPM jumped high with out the gas pedal being pushed down. Vehicle was in motion driving at 25 MPH before the aforementioned happened.

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · Acceleration · 137,713 miles · NH

While driving in traffic all of a sudden the gas pedal stops working, the check engine light illuminates the cruise control light illuminates but the pedal has no effect on the engine the car slows very quickly and comes close to causing an accident. I have checked forums on the web and found where many others have had same issues. The forum is subaruoutback.org please check this sight the code is p2138 any help will be appreciated

Filed Sep 19, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 136,000 miles · WV

Car would not accelerate upon entering the highway after pushing on the gas pedal the car wouldn't do anything . I was able to get off to the side and missed being hit from behind from on coming traffic...I notice check engine light and flashing cruse control light... Second time some weeks later it did the same thing this is very dangerous because you never know when this will happen.

Filed Apr 28, 2017 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 145,000 miles · WA

While driving, the check engine light comes on and there is no power to the gas pedal. The car is unable to accelerate or maintain speed and the driver needs to avoid potential collisions by pulling over on the road or freeway.

Filed Mar 13, 2017 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 111,190 miles · ID

Travel position sensor fails when driving causing driver to loose control of the vehicle. The accelerator stops responding, the car goes into fail safe mode ignores all inputs from driver. The car may coast at about 15mph. This could happen when making a left turn or on the highway at high speeds.

Filed Mar 8, 2017 · Acceleration · 140,000 miles · NJ

Ive had a on going issue with my tps I press the gas and nothing happens I've almost gotten into multiple accidents from it happening in the middle of a road/intersection even almost got arrested due to it happening at an air port

Filed Jan 27, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 80,000 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru legacy. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost acceleration and the check engine and cruise control warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technician could not find a code to identify the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Nov 1, 2016 · Acceleration · 129,000 miles · NY

Driving at 55 MPH vehicle accelerator became unresponsive. Check engine light came on as well as cruise and sport lights. There was no power at the pedal. I had to coast to a stop in traffic lane. Engine surged up and down in RPM's. Shut key car off. After a couple minutes, car started and driving was resumed like nothing happened. Warning lights remained on in dash.

Filed Apr 5, 2016 · Acceleration · 125,000 miles · UT

One morning after starting my car I noticed the check engine light was on. As I decided to drive the car down to a local mechanic, I noticed that I had no acceleration power. The car was on, engine was running, but whenever I pushed the gas pedal nothing happened. The car would idle high and coast when put in drive or reverse, but would not accelerate as I pushed the pedal. There have been numerous counts of this happening to people across the country. Luckily I wasn't on the freeway when this happened.