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Subaru Baja Acceleration problems by year

4 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Subaru Baja's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

YearAcceleration complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest Baja acceleration complaints

2003 Subaru BajaAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru baja. While parking the vehicle, it inadvertently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (busam subaru, 6195 dixie hwy, fairfield, oh 45014), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that they would research the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11111672
2004 Subaru BajaElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

The throttle pedal looses signal to throttle body causing the car to be unresponsive to any throttle input. A check engine code p2138 also occurs as the throttle looses connection. The problem is most evident in winter months with higher humidity and high temperature fluctuation. Each time the issue has occurred the car has been moving both on city streets and highways resulting in being forced to pull over and restart the car. This issue is dangerous to not only people in the vehicle but hose around it when the car suddenly looses all power.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11041437
2006 Subaru BajaAcceleration & cruise control

My vehicle is currently in the shop for the 8th time for the same problem. Each time a different part or parts were replaced and each time the dealer stated that the car was fixed but the same behavior would come back, sometimes within a week or sometimes many months after the repair. There is no rhyme or reason as to when it happens (ie. Nothing leads up to it happening) but basically, it hesitates and sputters or lunges forward while you are accelerating. It's as if the acceleration just drops out but then comes...

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back or accelerates and then backs off again. Sometimes it is subtle; sometimes it hesitates or accelerates violently. I have spoken to the manufacturer several times about this problem. They have extended my warranty for free and also provide me with a loaner car when it is in for service as a sign of good will, but it is obvious that this car is dangerous. I am seriously afraid that eventually I will be hit from behind when it hesitates or hit someone from behind when it accelerates unexpectedly. I'm not sure the car is even able to be fixed considering they have been trying to repair it for 2 years now. Dates of service are 11/20/06, 12/3/06, 2/12/07, 2/21/07, 3/8/07, 3/8/08, 7/22/08 and 11/8/08 (the dealer still has it as of today, 12/9/08). Days out of service is approx. 82 So far. I don't know if the old parts are available as the dealer has kept all of those; I do have service records for each time at the dealer for repairs and what was done each time. I am also currently dealing with a regional rep from subaru who never returns my calls. I've owned one other subaru and only had minor and ordinarily problems with that car. Subaru needs to step up and do the right thing by getting this dangerous car off the road. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10251239

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