Brake Disc Caliper problems of the 2013 Subaru Forester

One problem related to brake disc caliper has been reported for the 2013 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2013 Forester.

1 Brake Disc Caliper problem

Failure Date: 07/25/2014

2013 Subaru Forester. 07/25/14 car had difficulty time accelerating on highway. Reported to the dealer that right front wheel started vibrating and getting very hot. Dealer inspected r/f wheel, rotor was blue and hard to turn. Inspected brakes and found pads stuck in bracket. Cleaned and lubed pad slides, checked caliper which was ok. Replaced r/f rotor due to runout caused by heat, had . 007 run roadtest ok. ) the caliper was not replaced on 07/25/2014. On 08/18/2014 the same problem happened car had difficult time accelerating. Both front right side and left side were very hot. Got car towed to different Subaru dealer on 8/18/2014 and they could not find any problems with it.


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