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2015 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1260440
Internal NHTSA #	10825212
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2015
File date	01/06/15
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Cruise control (cc) caused what i thought at the time of the incident was unintended acceleration. Operation of cc is different from any cc i used in the past. The cc was already engaged and i was going about 40 mph on a highway. I decided to increase my speed, so i pressed the 'set +' button. After a couple of seconds when i reached 43 mph, i released the button. The car continued to accelerate to 70 mph. Luckily the highway was empty and i was able to disengage the cc. The problem is that the cc 'set +' (and 'set -') has 2 positions - pushing it half way increases your speed like a traditional cc, and pushing it all the way actually increases the set speed of your cc by 5 mph increments. Hence when i thought i was just accelerating to 43 mph, i was actually setting the cc speed to 70 mph. One of the option packages with the car adds this 5 mph increment 'feature'. The quick reference guide and the regular manual do not mention this 'feature' - it is only mentioned in one of the auxiliary manuals for the option package. I think under different circumstances that this incident could have turned out much worse than it did. The cc does not work like traditional cc, and the controls look like a traditional cc.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DOYLESTOWN, PA
VIN pattern	4S4BSANC4F3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Subaru OUTBACK Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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