2011 Subaru Outback Vehicle speed control Problems

“Occasionally, perhaps 4 times in the last year, when I put my car into 'drive', the engine engages and lurches forward. It feels as though the car with take off forward at a high speed.”

“I have been reporting problems with my transmission since 2012 to my regular dealership, star Subaru when the car had just 23,472 miles on it. At this point, I believe that I have been wrongfully denied warranty coverage. Then again, in 2017, while still under warranty, I brought my Outback to star Subaru complaining that while driving slow, the car tends to 'jump' mid-drive, almost like someone rear ended you. The car at this point was at about 94,467 miles, under the 100,000 mile warranty limit. …”

“On june 9th, 2017: was pulling into a parking space in church parking lot at 11 am in the morning. It was a clear day. As I eased into the space, I took my foot off the brake, and instead of coasting into the parking space, the car suddenly surged forward (my foot was not on the accelerator at all). There was nothing I could do!! Car lunged forward, jumped the parking curb and hit the tree that was in the median. There was major damage to the front end ($7500). …”

“Upon parking in a routine parking spot in our apartment parking garage, I turned the corner and accelerated some, as I always did, to get to the parking spot to back in. As soon as I went to reverse it, the car accelerated fully on its own accord. I was able to press the break and stop the vehicle but since I was only about 10 feet from another car and the wall of the parking garage, I was not able to stop in time to avoid a collision. I hit the corner of the cement wall with the front left headlight portion of the vehicle.”

“I was driving on the freeway when my check engine light, ABS brake light, traction control (all wheel drive) light and cruise control lights began flashing all at once. I called the dealership immediately and was told that all the lights flash because most drivers ignore just the check engine light. At the dealer the next day I was told the same thing with the addition of the facts that the ABS brake system and the traction control systems were actually disabled during this incident. …”