Brake Light Switch Problems of Subaru Forester

This car was repaired under campaign 19v149000 on July 27 for the brake light switch issue. Since the repair of the recall, I have taken my car back to International Subaru in tinley park, IL for follow up service related to the replacement part. The problem I've encountered on a number of occasions is the car alerts that there is an issue stating "hill start assist system needs to be checked" while the car is in motion. The car then cuts all throttle capabilities for approximately 5 seconds and the car just coasts before resuming taking a throttle input. When this happens the car is just coasting and drops 15+ mph in speed. This alert seems to be triggered randomly and it causes serious safety concerns when without warning my car suddenly loses any usage of the throttle. This problem has been traced back to the part replaced in the recall and the dealer found the records in the car's computer showing the switch was active when it wasn't being pressed. This issue first surfaced on 8/31/20 but has come back numerous times since then. Furthermore, I had issues where the brake lights were on on the car overnight with the switch active with no input causing a drained battery. This is a more serious issue than just lights because the car's throttle cuts out without warning and this has been traced back to the switch on my car. I would rather have the original recalled part replaced in my car compared to the recall replacement part.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting) regarding a brake lamp switch replacement. After the recall was serviced, while driving 75 mph, the hill assist warning indicator flashed and the vehicle drastically slowed down. The contact attempted to drive the vehicle to Subaru of georgetown (7501 I-35 frontage rd, georgetown, TX 78626, 512 930-2111) with much difficulty and the abs warning indicator illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the recall repair was faulty. The dealer adjusted the brake light switch to the correct specifications and repaired the vehicle. The recall repair was performed by cleo bay Subaru (2125 e stan schlueter loop, killeen, TX 76542, (254) 634-3175). The manufacturer was notified of the initial recall, but not of the defective recall repair. The failure mileage was 76,032.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester xt. The contact stated that while depressing the vehicles brake pedal, the brake pedal would not activate causing the brake lights to fail. The contact also stated that the vehicle would exhibit issues starting due to the brake switch activation failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis, however the failure could not be duplicated. The contact stated that the failure recurred, and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the switch that activates the brake lights had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v366000 (exterior lighting, forward collision avoidance). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. Wh.