2005 Subaru Legacy cruise control problems

15 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2005 Subaru Legacy, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 15 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 87,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 12 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Engine accelerated at a rapid speed on its own power.. Unable to stop the vehicle with the brakes. Vehicle was in motion in the parking lot..

Reported at 14,500 miles, August 2017 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 subaru legacy. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact had to shift into neutral and shut the vehicle off in order for it to resume normal operation. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

Reported at 190,000 miles, January 2015

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Cruise control problems across all Subaru models