I was backing my outback a short distance (about 20 ft.) to a parking space across the street when it suddenly accelerated. I ran into a parked truck with great impact. The car felt like it had a mind of its own. It was terrifying.
2010 Subaru Outback: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 360 complaints about the 2010 Subaru Outback describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 10,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
As I was pulling into a parking space with a foot to go, going less than 5 MPH, the engine surged and the car suddenly lunged forward, climbed a 6 inch curb and traveled about 4 feet and hit a wooden staircase of a building. The entire time my foot was on the brake. This entire event took less than a second.
When trying to speed up from a rolling stop/yield the car hesitated to shift and would not go forward. Then all of a sudden the transmission made a loud "clunk" and quickly shot forward. The problem affected my ability to safely merge into traffic. This has been an on-going problem and the dealer will not admit this is a defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the gears would shift independently and without warning. In addition, the vehicle would lunge forward abnormally when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the same failure where the dealer advised the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.
Engine almost stalls when coming to a stop or (not as often) accelerating from a stop. I have spoken with subaru technicians at two dealers and both acknowledge that this is a none issue with no known fix. The frequency of the problem is increasing on my car and may become dangerous if a sudden acceleration is required.
Sudden acceleration disabling the cruise control to slow down and then hitting the resume button caused the car to surge . The RPM increased from 2000 to 6000 RPM. This occurs whenever the set speed is 20mph greater than the current speed. The dealer could not correct this, claiming that the full acceleration is by design. Wide open throttle is not a good practice since it makes the car hard to control. What belongs on a race track not on a highway.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2010 Subaru Outback sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2010 Subaru Outback?
6 of 360 owner complaints about the 2010 Subaru Outback (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Subaru Outback?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Subaru Outback
Stalling 94Headlights 37CVT failure 24Shudder 18Check engine light 15Adaptive cruise 11Hesitation 11Airbag light 10Brake failure 10Power steering loss 10Transmission failure 10Loss of power 8Jerking 6Grinding brakes 5Overheating 5Pulling 5Warning lights 5
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