# 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `784370` · 2010-04-29 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** OUTBACK
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
## Narrative
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER REGARDING SUBURU PROBLEMS *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HE SCRAPED A GUARDRAIL, WHICH RESULTED IN OVER $5,000 IN BODY DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED EVERY TIME HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED.  THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*