Issue: occasional non-response when depressing the accelerator. 1st occurrence about three weeks ago happen when i stopped for a light and then attempted to accelerate. depressing the pedal has no response, attempted this three times. the rpm gauge reflected it was running. i turned on the car and started it again and it worked. 2nd occurrence happened again after a stop. same as above. 3rd occurrence may 6 2017 returning from bwi in baltimore on the interstate, i was in heavy traffic. i had to slow quickly for a truck and then saw an opening in the left lane and pulled out into the left lane and attempted to accelerate with no response. a car moving fast in the left lane almost hit me since i could not accelerate. i pumped the accelerator twice and it then accelerated. 4th occurrence may 6th 2017 departing a parking lot i was moving slowly then attempted to accelerate and experienced a delayed response. pumped the pedal twice to get the response. went to a subaru dealer after the first two occurrences and they said they could not identify the problem. the dealer called again and requested we bring the car in again april11th. a web search revealed about 24 other like occurrences with outback about the same year and make.
On multiple occasions, the vehicle stalled, as in the engine died. this is an intermittent problem. usually it happens when the vehicle is started, the engine will die, this will happen 2-3 times on each occurrence. it does eventually start and run correctly. a similar issue occurs when coming to a stop. the engine will "flutter" almost die and then resume normal operation. so far it has not left us stranded, however, i am concerned as to what the problem might be and at what point will it stall and not start again. i plan on taking it to my dealership and have them look at it, however, the engine light has not come on so i don't expect the computer has stored any codes for the mechanic to be able to troubleshoot.
On a clear dry morning i pulled into a parking space on a slight incline in front of a brick office building. when i released the service brake (having reached the end of the parking space) the car bolted forward, jumped the curb, crossed a sidewalk, went thru shrubs, and hit the brick wall, causing severe damage to the car and building. the distance traveled was about 10 feet.
Sudden unintended acceleration wned pulling into parking space. the vehicile suddenly accelerated and ran into store front.
Using excessive oil. thi si sthe secon time i had to put oil in approximately 5700 milees after an oil change. its not leakeing anywhere.
Oil light came on and had to add 1 quart of oil after about 4000 miles since previous oil change. the car takes synthetic oil and is supposed to go 7500 miles between oil changes. since then, we have had to add oil in between oil changes several times, approximately 1-2 quarts every 1500 to 3000 miles. subaru dealer says this is normal; however, we have never had this problem with any other vehicle. we are concerned about damage to the motor by this continuing to happen. the car was bought new and only has 23,000 miles on it. *tr
I brought the car in for a routine repair. when i got it back it began to malfunction. it would not shift correctly. the automatic transmission was slipping. the car did not accelerate correctly and chugged. the acceleration abruptly stopped at a high speed on the freeway nearly causing a severe accident and replicated this at a low speed, and from a stop. i returned the car 3 times and the issues remain consistent. to date subaru of america has not addressed my concerns. the car is unsafe for me and my family. downtown oakland subaru has yet to identify what is the cause of the malfunction. each service department person has test driven the car and experienced the same issues. *tr