2007 subaru outback. Consumer writes in regards to no response from gas pedal. *smd the consumer stated he stopped for a red light and began to turn right after the light turned green. The vehicle then accelerated to around 20 MPH and would not go any faster. He was able to pull into a parking lot and stop, as there was a scratching sound coming from the vehicle. He noticed the engine was turning about 2,000 RPM and was responding to the air condition cycling. With the transmission in neutral, the idle speed went up to around 2,400 RPM. Also, a flag was set for the check engine light the entire time, which he was informed it would cause the cruise control light to blink at a very slow rate.
2007 Subaru Outback acceleration complaints
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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. *tr
'07 subaru outback 2.5i w/ automatic transmission. When transmission was cool code p0720 was set for vehicle speed sensor failure. After driving for a while error would reset as sensor presumably warmed and began working normally. I identified and confirmed the front vehicle speed sensor was the problem. A week after the initial failure, and prior to my being able to replace the sensor, the behavior of the failure changed: at highway speed (60-65mph) the car would automatically shift into first gear and feel like the brakes were slammed on. This being an obviously dangerous and scary situation, my short term solution was to cut the wire going to the sensor until I could replace it. (the sensor is hard-wired into a 3-sensor wire harness that requires access inside the transmission to be replaced). Just prior to the car automatically shifting into first gear I also heard the safety solenoid in the shifter assembly (the one that prevents the operator from putting the shifter into park while the car is moving) quickly cycling on and off, so my assumption was that a partial signal was being seen by the onboard computer and interpreted as if the vehicle was traveling at a slower speed than it really was. After cutting the speed sensor out of the circuit this aspect of the failure has not repeated itself.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). 2007 subaru outback wagon [xxx] purchased car new. Had what I called engine 'revving' or increased acceleration from first week of driving car. Reported problem to dealer and they went through a series of repairs with no change in performance. They sent a 'corporate' mechanic to test the car. He experienced the increased RPM's without stepping on the gas pedal but stated the car was normal. He then told me two things, they had found the same problem in another car and they had a fix for the problem for the 2008 but not 2007. 1) when foot is off gas, the car accelerates. 2) commonly occurs almost every time I press clutch and turn. Has only happened 2 times while in gear and driving. Application of the brake did slow the car 3) corrections include: gas/air ratio sensor replaced, suggested I run 3 tanks of premium gas, replaced power steering pump, replaced throttle body and accelerator pedal, disconnected idle switch from power steering pump and suggested I leave this detached which I did not feel comfortable with, I have tried for a resolution through the dealer, the better business bureau and subaru corporate with no results.
Hesitation on acceleration,between 1500 and 2800 rpms .while accelerating quickly at an intersection or rolling stop.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru outback. While driving 60 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle gained speed down hill and accelerated to 80 MPH. The contact disengaged the cruise control by applying the brakes. The dealer found no failures and stated that the vehicle was designed in that manner. The mechanic at the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the cruise control components did not appear to have failed. The current mileage was 19,751 and failure mileage was 8,841. Updated 01/02/08.
2007 subaru outback 2.5i, 5-speed manual transmission -- when my foot is taken off the accelerator to shift the engine actually accelerates rather than decelerates. It causes the car to jump forward much quicker than the driver planned when the next gear is selected. This is a safety issue that needs to be corrected.
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