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2013 Subaru Outback cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 26 complaints for the 2013 Subaru Outback, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
26 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2013 Subaru Outback Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle in the driveway, it accelerated without warning and crashed into the garage door. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head injuries, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

Reported at 8,000 miles, October 2015 CrashInjury

I stopped at a stoplight. When the light changed, I pressed the accelerator and moved forward. I released the accelerator to slow up because of traffic conditions. When I pressed the accelerator again to move forward, the engine did not rev up. It was as if the car stalled. After several pushes on the accelerator ( 8 seconds worth) the engine revved up and the car once again moved forward just as if nothing was wrong. All this time I was blocking the intersection. This has happened multiple times now.

Reported at 3,035 miles, September 2013

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