Brake Antilock Control Unit/module Problems of Subaru Impreza

Had to brake hard on semi-bumpy pavement and abs activated and lost all stopping power. Abs is way too sensitive and over-reative. I ended up slightly crashing into vehicle in frot of me. This abs problem has occurred numerous times and I was well aware of it, however I was still unable to compensate and make a complete stop.

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Was coming to a stop sign and there was a man hole cover recessed into the road. Had foot on brake, light pressure to come to the stop sign. When the wheel hit the manhole cover, I could feel abs kick in (vibration in pedal) and the car lost all braking power momentarily. If there had been someone in front of me, I probably would have hit them.

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Abs in my Subaru Impreza wrx engaged unexpectedly as I tried to stop on a bumpy (small light debris) road. As distance lessened between myself and the car in front of me, brakes did almost nothing to slow the approaching speed. To avoid collision, I veered off the road causing damage to the front bumber skin of my car. All damage was cosmetic, and involved no other vehicles. I have experienced said abs problem before, but never resulting in damage or overly dangerous situation. I have never experienced this before in any other abs equipped car since I began driving. In my opinion, there seems to be problem with the way the abs computer decides when to acctivate and under what circumstances it needs to function. I could forsee this being a larger problem and leading to a more severe accident.

After reading about investigations into the Subaru wrx abs problems, I now feel like the issue is broader than the NHTSA recall suggests. I did not know there was a site to file this type of complaint. I drive a 2001 Subaru Impreza 2. 5rs. The abs system seems to be incredibly sensitive to small bumps and undulations in the road. If the car hits a bump while the brake pedal is pressed, the abs system begins pumping the brake which causes, in my opinion, lengthened stopping distances and a feeling of lack of control over the car. This problem is easily duplicated.

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