Air Brake Antilock Problems of Subaru Impreza

Abs on 2003 Subaru Impreza wrx "freaks out" when you stop on a bumpy piece of pavement. It takes longer to brake when this happens. I leave enough room between me and the person in front of me, and have not had anything bad happen yet. But I saw that it was under investigation and wanted to contribute. If you do not leave enough braking room, this could be a real problem.

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2002 wrx sudan had braking power reduced due to abs.

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My antilock brakes go off when I am braking (at any speed) over a bumpy road. Worse, at times when I have enough forward momentum going, when the abs goes off, the pedal goes to the floor and I lose all braking ability. The first time this happened I was going maybe 20 mph on a busy (strip mall) road, and almost rear ended the woman who'd braked in front of me to let someone turn. I had to let go of the pedal completely and re-hit the brakes and pump them to get it to stop, and I narrowly missed her. Now, I have to pump the brakes when I must stop short (since the roads these days are wavy from whatever asphalt they're using, it's rare to find a flat one). I don't bother stopping at yellow lights anymore unless I'm decelerating, and I have to drive very carefully on bumpy roads since I know I won't be able to stop. It's not a good thing. I was not aware that I could make a complaint until I read similar stories in a forum, so now I am doing it. I can replicate the abs going off over bumps at very low speeds, faithfully, by my house. The pedal thing doesn't happen there, because I'm not going fast enough, but the abs goes off even when I'm going 5 mph. I drive a 2001 Subaru wrx. Thanks, katie (the date is approximate).

Despite my pressing on the brake pedal, the car did not stop or even slow down.

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