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2004 SUBARU LEGACY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 530258 · 2005-05-13

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
LEGACY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AN RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PICKUP EXCEPT THAT THE VEHICLE'S HOOD WAS CAUGHT IN A TRAILER HITCH ON THE PICKUP. *BF *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10117674
Machine
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