# 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `962542` · 2013-02-11 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** OUTBACK
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
## Narrative
2006 SUBARU OUTBACK.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 26, 2012, WHOLE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A PUBLIC GARAGE, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SMASHED INTO A CONCRETE GARAGE POST AND THEN THE GARAGE WALL. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND TO AREAS IN THE GARAGE.  THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE STARTED TO LEAVE THE PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND HIT A POST. NOT KNOWING WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IN ORDER TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE POST. THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY ACCELERATED, AND HER EFFORTS TO CONTROL IT THROUGH APPLYING THE BRAKE AND STEERING WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY REPAIR SHOP FOR $500 AFTER NO LONGER FEELING COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB
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