Coming to a stop at curbside. applying light pressure to the brake. vehicle started to pull forward. was able to stop by increasing pressure on the brake. engine speed increased quickly after i shifted to park. engine sound was loud enough to be noticed by people in the area. i responded by turning off the engine. cruise control was enabled at the time.
On two occasions while driving on the interstate at 65-75 mph with no warning the gas pedal stopped responding to inputs. while maneuvering the vehicle to the shoulder of the road through traffic the engine shutoff. on one occasion i was able to restart the vehicle and on the second occasion it would not restart. after towing the vehicle to a repair shop the vehicle started up and ran with no issues. no check engine lights were ever displayed. the battery was working fine and fully charged. the car is in perfect mechanical shape with all regular service performed. the gas remaining at time of incident was approximately 1/4 tank full. the cause is unknown to me.
My wife was driving car on highway and was waiting in traffic to take a ramp exit. our subaru outback's engine suddenly stopped. car had to be put in park gear and then restarted before it was drive-able. this sudden stopping of car is highly worrisome.
I had a major issue with this vehicle on june 24. we were driving back from our family vacation when i was passing a semi truck on a two lane road the vehicle suddenly lost power to the wheels and would not accelerate. as i stepped on the gas the engine revved up but the vehicle was not accelerating. i thought it slipped out of gear. i put it in neutral then back into drive and still had the same problem. i put my flashers on to alert the truck that i was having issues. i pulled onto the shoulder and he passed me. i noticed the tachometer read between the 3 and 4 mark when i put my foot on the accelerator trying to speed up. however, the vehicle did not speed up at all. i was able to pull off the road onto a turnout area. the passenger in the front seat asked if any warning light came on. no lights of any sort came on. the temperature gauge was in the normal operating range. after the car stopped i turned off the ignition and opened my door and noticed flames coming from the bottom of the car. i immediately instructed the other three (3) passengers to immediately exit the car because of the flames. luckily we were able to exit the vehicle and get a safe distance away to call 911 for assistance. unfortunately the fire continued to burn and engulfed the car. black smoke started to appear. the fire department showed up and extinguished the fire. we watched helplessly while our car and possessions went up in smoke. we contacted subaru and filed a compliant. they took their time and eventually sent their qa team to inspect what was left of the vehicle. they finally sent us an email stating they could not find the root cause of the fire because the fire damage was too intense. we bought this vehicle new just two years prior and it only had about 30k miles and had all the factory recommended services at the dealership. the vehicle is under warranty.
After stopping at a stop sign on a city street, i tried to accelerate but there was a long hesitation followed by a surge of power. this happened on 2 occasions. i had the sales man drive the vehicle and also the service manager drove it for 1 week - neither times did this issue repeat itself. the dealership did not have any knowledge of this type of problem. i refused to drive this vehicle and returned it to the subaru dealer in berlin, ct.
I had difficulty several times removing the key from the ignition. the last time this happened, i was able to remove the key, but the car died. i called the dealer and they gave me the local towing company. napleton subaru kept the car for two days and could not find anything wrong with it. i have been afraid to drive the car on the highway, or go too far from home.
The 3.6r engine immediately after cold start does about 5 cycling surges of about 300 rpm with transmission in forward or reverse with brakes applied. this event does not happen unless starting when engine is cold and transmission is put in gear with brakes applied. the surge does not happen after a short warm up. this could be a safety issue with a tight parking situation or when departing a garage.
The 3.6r engine immediately after cold start does about 5 cycling surges of about 300 rpm with transmission in forward or reverse and brakes applied. this event does not happen unless transmission is put in gear with brakes applied. the surge does not happen after a short warm up. it does present a driving problem with a tight parking situation or to departing a garage.