2001 Subaru Outback cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 17 complaints for the 2001 Subaru Outback, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
"this is graphic evidence of what happens when someone like subaru 'forgets' to fit a $1 spring clip. The throttle probably stuck at around 3/4 open as she had just been traveling up a steep hill less than 2 miles from our house. The road then dips down and goes into a series of s bends, she left the road doing about 80MPH and hit a tree 5 foot up in air from the road's surface.
I was traveling on an interstate highway in the middle lane at 65-70 MPH with cruise control set when traffic slowed down suddenly. My first reaction in this case is to pull the speed control lever towards me to disengage it and take manual control of the car to slow down by braking or downshifting, as per usual procedure.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Subaru Outback
- Brakes 38 complaints
- Fuel system 32 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Suspension 20 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints