# 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `2132945` · 2025-09-22 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** OUTBACK
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I was within the town limits so I was driving slowly.  When I approached the first stop light in town I saw that it was red.  There were of three or four vehicles stopped at that light.  At that point I was probably only going 5mph.  I took my foot off of the gas pedal and put my foot on the brake to make a slow stop.  Instead, the car accelerated rather quickly.  I continued to brake but the car seemed to speed up.  I was able to avoid hitting the truck in front of me by going around it.  No vehicles were coming towards me but there were some stopped at the other side of the light.  I drove up on the sidewalk to avoid hitting anyone. At that point the front passenger side of the car hit & snapped a pole.  The car did not stop immediately upon impact.  It stopped acclerating and came to a stop about 10 feet past the pole.  I am not sure how fast the car was moving when it hit the pole but I was only going about 5 mph when I put my foot on the break.  I would estimate the distance my car traveled from the moment I put my foot on the break until the car stopped was approximately 100-120 feet.  It felt like the car went into the cruise resume mode and was trying to accelerate to a predetermined speed.  I had not been using the cruise control that day but that is exactly what it felt like.  There was one other time this year that the car lunged forward without using the gas pedal.  It stopped quickly for me and I just assumed that I had hit the cruise resume button, although I al
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