Subaru Outback Complaints (2007)
130 consumer complaints on file.
- #10639518September 27, 2014ENGINE
ENGINE MADE A SUDDEN RATTLING SOUND THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER, THEN HAD A LOUD BANGING SOUND.AFTER A FEW DAYS OF INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER BOLT CAME LOOSE,BOUNCED AROUND IN MY ENGINE, DAMAGING A PLATE AND "TAKING A FEW 'CHUNKS' OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK,ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC.THE MECHANIC SAID IN HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION,THE ONLY WAY THE BOLT COULD HAVE BEEN LOOSE,IS THAT IS WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE.THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO A SUBARU THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF.THE CAR IS 6YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 5YEARS(BOUGHT IT IN 2009 WITH 33 MILES ON IT,AS IT HADN'T SOLD IN 2008), AND IT HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO RECALL, AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 7MONTHS AGO. SUBARU SAID THEY WOULD COVER HALF THE COST OF REPAIRS, BUT WE ARE STILL PURSUING OPTIONS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10632343September 11, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PROBLEM P2138 THROTTLE CEASES TO CONTROL CAR ENGINE SPEED. IN NEUTRAL IT SETTLES AT ?4000 RPM. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR STOPS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES FOR 1-2 DAYS. CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONAL WHILE IN THIS STATE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, BUT TYPICALLY AT 55-60. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, NOW 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. HAD THE THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO, AND WE HAD NO PROBLEM FOR 11 MONTHS UNTIL THE PAST MONTH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10608522July 7, 2014AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM SOMETIMES IS NOT ACTIVE UPON STARTING VEHICLE. THIS IS INDICATED BY THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WHICH IS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IN THIS SITUATION (AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED) THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONFIRM THIS. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COMMON SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY SUBARU THROUGH A RECALL. UPDATED 09/24/14*LJ UPDATED 02/20/2015 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10608325July 5, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HATCH WON'T LOCK, AND BACKUP LIGHTS DON'T WORK. FOUND 2 BROKEN WIRES ON RIGHT SIDE WIRE HARNESS, I HAVE READ LOTS OF OTHER POSTINGS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10587355May 9, 2014ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
IN JUNE OF 2013 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SUBARU DEALER FOR SERVICE AFTER NOTICING A BURNING SMELL. I WAS TOLD MY FRONT RIGHT AXLE WAS BROKEN. SEVEN MONTHS LATER (JANUARY 2014) I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS TIME THE LEFT AXLE AND LEFT WHEEL BEARING WERE BROKEN. TWO MONTHS LATER (MARCH 2014) I WAS BACK AT THE DEALER AND MY RIGHT AXLE AND RIGHT AXLE SEAL WERE BROKEN AGAIN. THAT IS THREE AXLES IN NINE MONTHS! THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT SUBARU TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT ABNORMAL; THAT THE CAR HAS A "DESIGN FLAW" WHERE THE AXLE BOOT SITS VERY CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO IT HEATS UP, WHICH CAUSES THE AXLE TO CRACK AND BREAK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10564588February 16, 2014ENGINE
OIL LEAKING FROM PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. READ WEB AND SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE ITEM FOR SUBARU ENGINES 2000 THRU 2009. MY CONCERN IS POTENTIAL FIRE. REPAIR COSTS $1800-3000. WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND FIRE HAZARD THUS I HOPE SUBARU WILL ADDRESS THIS DESIGN ISSUE MORE PROACTIVELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10562990February 5, 2014SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, AIR BAGS
REFER TO NHTSA COMPLAINT 10558038 VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A COUPLE OF TIMES ON GOOD DRY ROADS AFTER DECEMBER COMPLAINT ABOUT REAR END STABILITY AND TRACTION PROBLEMS. ON JAN 29TH, MID MORNING DRIVER WAS DRIVING WITH 1 PASSENGER ON A SLIGHTLY SNOW COVERED GRAVEL ROAD. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM TURNED OFF AND WHEN HE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH SLIGHT THROTTLE PRESSURE, HE STATED "THE CAR STARTED DRIVING ITSELF AND BECAME TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE." HE SAID "IT SPUN AROUND ONE WAY THEN THE OTHER" BEFORE GOING THROUGH A DITCH, RUNNING THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A RAILROAD TIE POST. HE SAID THAT HE HAD TRIED EVERY THING POSSIBLE TO AVOID THE CRASH AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THIS IS THE SAME DRIVER IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINT THAT IS A EX-RACE CAR DRIVER, HAS HAD NUMEROUS SPIN OUTS AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE TRACK AND IS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER. HE DROVE AN OLD 2 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCK LATER THAT DAY UNDER WORSE ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO GET IT HOME. ON THE WAY TO THE BODY SHOP, 40 MPH IT AGAIN STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH ERRATICALLY WHEN HE DROVE OVER A PATCH OF ICE ON THE ROAD. THE CAR IS AT THE BODY SHOP WITH OVER $3000 DAMAGE. *AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10561987January 29, 2014WHEELS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END SWERVED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. A LOCAL AUTO SPECIALIST PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10559322January 10, 2014STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH THREE PEOPLE AND SKI EQUIPMENT IN THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS, ABNORMAL HANDLING. THIS PHENOMENON HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER 2005-2009 SUBARU OUTBACK OWNERS, AND IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE OUTBACKS APPEAR TO HAVE A CHASSIS TUNING ISSUE WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION OSCILLATES IN SUCH A WAY TO CAUSE REAR-STEER. WHEN THIS OCCURS ROAD FEEL AND HANDLING CONFIDENCE ARE COMPLETELY LOST. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND SEE THAT IT IS PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10558038December 31, 2013ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS THE 5TH SUBARU I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THEM WITH STABILITY IN SNOW AND ICE. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER AND HAVE DRIVEN IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES AND 4. I PURCHASE THIS CAR IN JUNE OF 2012 AND ALWAYS FELT THAT IT WAS NOT STABLE ON THE ROAD. WHEN THE SNOW FELL, I WAS TESTING THE ROAD CONDITIONS ON VERY DRY CRUNCHY SNOW, WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE TO GO AROUND A LEFT CORNER. (THIS IS SOMETHING MY OTHER 2001 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH.) THE VEHICLE STARTED TO TURN AND THE REAR END CAME UNDONE AND THE CAR SLID INTO A 4 WHEEL SKID. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE WHOLE REAR END HAD LOST ANY TRACTION. IT TOOK ACCELERATION TO GET IT TO ENGAGE AGAIN. BOTH OF MY SUBARU'S HAVE ALL SEASON RADIALS THAT ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. LATER IN DECEMBER MY HUSBAND (WHO IS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER) AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH, THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 38 DEGREES AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. WE HAD JUST A FEW GROCERIES IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT HEAVILY LOADED. WE HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED SWAYING AND WOBBLING LIKE ON ICY ROADS. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL, BUT BOTH OF US WERE SHOCKED AT HOW UNSTABLE IT WAS. WE AGAIN CHECKED THE ROAD SURFACE AND IT WAS NOT ICY. I HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED INSTABILITY IN SNOW AND SLUSH, THAT IS NOT NORMAL TO THE SUBARU OUTBACK. MY OTHER CAR HAS NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10556894December 21, 2013ENGINE
LEAKING HEADGASKET ON A 6 YEAR OLD SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5 WITH 79,000 MILES. REPAIR JOB COST OF $2,000. HEAD GASKET ISSUES ARE A MAJOR COMPLAINT/DEFECT ON SUBARU 2.5 4CYL ENGINES. SUBARU SHOULD EITHER OFFER TO SUBSIDIZE OR COVER MAJOR REPAIR COST. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10515980June 10, 2013ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL. ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL HEAD GASKET REPLACED. SUBARU USED IN 2007 A PAPER GASKET WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND NOT TO HOLD UP. NEW HAD GASKET MUCH STRONGER. TRYING TO GET SUBARU TO WARRANTY THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ONLY 43,800 MILES ON IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509040April 22, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
2007 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER MARKET FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PADS HE PURCHASED WERE A FULL HALF-INCH SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE ORIGINAL PADS THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. THE ESTABLISHMENT INSISTED IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE BRAKING FORCE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED THE PADS AND WENT TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT, WHO PROVIDED HIM WITH THEIR FRONT PADS WHICH WERE THE SAME LENGTH AS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505506April 3, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT DURING RUSH HOUR. TRIED TO ACCELERATE FOR RIGHT TURN, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. CHECKED THE DISPLACE FOR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON STEADILY WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BLINKING. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF HEATER, SEAT HEATER, AND RADIO, AND PROCEEDED TO COAST DOWN A HILL AT IDLE. GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AFTER 0.3 MILES. RESTARTED THE CAR TWICE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AND GAS PEDAL STILL DID NOT WORK. A THIRD ATTEMPT TO RESTART RESULTED IN THE ENGINE TURNING OVER BUT NO IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL MORE RESTARTS THE GAS PEDAL WAS RESPONSIVE BUT INDICATORS LIGHTS WERE STILL PRESENT. DROVE TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP WITH NORMAL SPEED CONTROL WHERE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS PROMPTLY TURNED OFF. SENSOR HISTORY INDICATED P2138 CODE FOR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10495741January 31, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2007 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO RESPONSE FROM GAS PEDAL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND BEGAN TO TURN RIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED TO AROUND 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP, AS THERE WAS A SCRATCHING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS TURNING ABOUT 2,000 RPM AND WAS RESPONDING TO THE AIR CONDITION CYCLING. WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THE IDLE SPEED WENT UP TO AROUND 2,400 RPM. ALSO, A FLAG WAS SET FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE ENTIRE TIME, WHICH HE WAS INFORMED IT WOULD CAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TO BLINK AT A VERY SLOW RATE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10475584September 17, 2012SUSPENSION
MY 2007 OUTBACK WITH LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT HAS REQUIRED 2 WHEEL BEARINGS PREVIOUSLY. TODAY THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TWO MORE, REPLACING ONE THAT HAD LESS THAN 6 MONTHS ON IT. SUBARU EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE 2006 MODELS BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. FROM REVIEWING THE FORUMS IT SEEMS THIS PART IS PRONE TO EARLY FAILURE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AT WARRANTIED TO AT LEAST 100,000 MILES AS THEY DID WITH THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10451086March 11, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 SUBARU OUTBACK SW ON A 6 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND LOST ALL GAS PEDAL RESPONSE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALTHOUGH SHE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. THE CAR STARTED FLASHING THE CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE DASH LIGHTS. AFTER ALLOWING THE CAR TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND GET HOME. I CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND GOT A P02138. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SUBARU BLOGS. ALL OF THE OTHER REPORTS POINTED TO THE SAME SOURCE(S) THE GAS PEDAL POSITION SENSOR OR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. MOST REPORTED SUBARU SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CLAIMING NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE EVER HAPPENING BEFORE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE IN BOTH LOCAL AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I HAVE CLEANED THE TERMINALS ON BOTH SENSORS AND THIS SEEMS TO HELP, BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNS. I READ WHERE SEVERAL OTHER DRIVERS HAD THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY CHANGED AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING A CAR SUDDENLY BECOME DEAD ON THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS TO ANYONE AROUND. *TR *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10448206February 16, 2012SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKING ACTION WHATSOEVER. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND EVENTUALLY STOP BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED (60K INTERVAL) BY THE DEALER INCLUDING FLUSHING THE BRAKE LINES AND INSTALLING NEW REAR BRAKE PADS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY A DIFFERENT DEALER REVEALED THAT THE CALIPER AND BRAKE PAD HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND PUTTING OCCUPANTS (INCLUDING A 4 YEAR OLD) AT EXTREME BODILY RISK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10430659October 18, 2011POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD TWO WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. FRONT PASSENGER AT 65,000 AND REAR PASSENGER AT 73,000. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR TREATED BADLY. SUBARU'S IN THE PAST HAVE HAD RECALLS ON THIS PART. I THINK THERE IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10410719July 6, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
'07 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5I W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS COOL CODE P0720 WAS SET FOR VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE ERROR WOULD RESET AS SENSOR PRESUMABLY WARMED AND BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. I IDENTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE FRONT VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. A WEEK AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, AND PRIOR TO MY BEING ABLE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE FAILURE CHANGED: AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60-65MPH) THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. THIS BEING AN OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION, MY SHORT TERM SOLUTION WAS TO CUT THE WIRE GOING TO THE SENSOR UNTIL I COULD REPLACE IT. (THE SENSOR IS HARD-WIRED INTO A 3-SENSOR WIRE HARNESS THAT REQUIRES ACCESS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED). JUST PRIOR TO THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR I ALSO HEARD THE SAFETY SOLENOID IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY (THE ONE THAT PREVENTS THE OPERATOR FROM PUTTING THE SHIFTER INTO PARK WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING) QUICKLY CYCLING ON AND OFF, SO MY ASSUMPTION WAS THAT A PARTIAL SIGNAL WAS BEING SEEN BY THE ONBOARD COMPUTER AND INTERPRETED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOWER SPEED THAN IT REALLY WAS. AFTER CUTTING THE SPEED SENSOR OUT OF THE CIRCUIT THIS ASPECT OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0