There are 8 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2001 Subaru Legacy in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)COMPLAINT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL PROBLEM RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS. *MR *SC *JB
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHEN IN REVERSE VEHICLE WILL JUST TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN GOING BACKWARD. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *AK DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT
WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STUCK AT 53 MPH, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP BY BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE IDLED AT 4500 RPM, CONSUMER SHIFTED TO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE AND THE RPM DROPPED TO 3000 RPMS, CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PARKED VEHICLE FOR 25 MINUTES, AFTER RESTARTING, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING OKAY, CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS ATTEMTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE WHILE LIGHTLY TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RUNNING OVER AN ENBANKMENT AND HITTING THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK AND BACK AREAS OF THE BODY, AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS ESTIMATED OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE TO TRY TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *YH
WHEN ENGINE IS COLD,VEHICLE HESITATES AND NEARLY STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM IDLE SPEED OR TAKING OFF.*AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE WAS OFF. CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE OVERACCELERATED AND "LANDED ON TOP" OF CAR BEHIND HER. DEALERSHIP HAS VEHICLE AND REPAIRING DEFECT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT INFORMED CONSUMER AS TO WHY DEFECT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKES WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND VEHCLE TOOK OFF. IT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DOWN INTO A DITCH. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THROTTLE MUST HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, BUT NO PROOF IN INSPECTION. CONSUMER HAS ONLY HAD VEHICLE 3 WEEKS LEASED.*AK
I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. IT HESITATES, THEN LUNGES FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, WHICH HE SAYS IS A PROBLEM IN ALOT OF LEGACY SEDANS, BUT SUBARU CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. I AM ASKING THEM TO FIX IT OR REPLACE THE CAR WITH A SAFE VEHICLE. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.