2004 Subaru Outback vehicle speed control problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2004 Subaru Outback — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car will be operating properly at speed on local roads (30mph or so) when, without warning, the engine will go to a fast idle and the gas peddle loses all effectiveness. Stopping the car and restarting it has fixed the problem the three times it has happened. The dealer replaced the accelerator…”
filed Jun 23, 2017
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 subaru outback. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed. While driving 35 mph, the accelerator pedal stuck to the floorboard and caused the speed to increase to 70 mph. The contact had to crash into a tree to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the…”
filed Aug 22, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER SEDANS, WAGONS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE…Campaign 04V128000 · Mar 16, 2004
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Outback years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Outback | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 Outback | 3 | 3% |
| 2023 Outback | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Outback | 4 | 1% |
| 2021 Outback | 18 | 6% |
| 2020 Outback | 18 | 2% |
| 2019 Outback | 26 | 3% |
| 2018 Outback | 21 | 3% |
| 2017 Outback | 28 | 3% |
| 2016 Outback | 20 | 3% |
| 2015 Outback | 26 | 5% |
| 2014 Outback | 14 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Subaru Outback
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.