There are 1 stored owner reports matching the electrical system leading-label group for the 2004 Subaru Legacy in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)SUDDEN DECELERATION. OCCURRED AT COMPLETE STANDSTILL, 25MPH AND 65MPH, SPEED APPEARS NOT TO BE A FACTOR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CRUISE CONTROL QUITS AND CRUISE LIGHT BLINKS AND ENGINE DEFAULTS TO 1500RPM, ALL HAPPENS SIMULTANEOUSLY, ERGO NO WARNING. COMPLETE LOSS OF GAS PEDAL CONTROL. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CAN HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A DAY OR NOTHING FOR A WEEK. TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE FROM A COLD ENGINE START AND WITHIN 3 MILES OF THEE START. VERY DANGEROUS IF ON FREEWAY, ESPECIALLY IN FAST LANE AND PULLING OUT ONTO STREET, ETC. *TR
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.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.