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2006 SUBARU OUTBACK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 979420 · 2013-05-15

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

2006 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSE BY VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A JERKING FEELING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE MORE FIRMLY, THE VEHICLE WENT EVEN FASTER, AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. EARLIER IN THE MONTH, THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK OCCASIONALLY AND THE SHIFTING WAS ERRATIC.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10504038
Machine
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