Brakes Failed Problems of Subaru Impreza Wrx

Emergency brake failure. While vehicle was parked emergency brake broke and vehicle rolled onto street causing accident. Have video of incident and can hear brake cable breaking.

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The contact owns a 2014 Subaru wrx. The contact stated that while driving in stop and go traffic, the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic, who repaired the vehicle. The contact was unaware of the exact repairs made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

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Brake/clutch bracket weld failure. Brake/clutch pedal assembly is lose. 3 of the 5 spotwelds holding the brake/clutch assembly have failed. This causes the brakes to feel mushy and the clutch difficult to depress and difficult to engage and disengage the clutch. The brakes may fail if the other two welds brake.

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Several times (about once a year on average) since I purchased my Subaru wrx in 2001 the brakes briefly fail. The description seems identical to that of the 2010 prius in that there is no braking for a brief time when going over bumps, railroad tracks or simply going downhill on a wet road. The most recent incident I would guess happened in the fall of 2009 when going down a hill with sudden braking required on a wet surface. Within the first year of ownership I alerted our Subaru dealer of the problem and they did "a firmware update". I don't think this made a difference but since it is a rare but scary occurrence I really could not tell.

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I was driving my 02 Subaru wrx on the highway. I need to stop suddenly and the brakes failed. The brake pedal went to the floor, but the car didn't slow down. This cause me to rear end a Ford explorer. This cause approximately $3800 in damages.

Complete transient brake failure - Subaru 2002 wrx wagon. Just experienced this failure, thankfully not "driving" at the time. I was backing the car down off service ramps last night in my driveway. Not sure exactly what happened at the wheels, I may have run over a block of wood with a rear wheel at the same time, but anyhow just as I came down off the ramps under very light braking, the brake pedal literally sank to the floor under my foot, - it felt like it deflated. The pedal just remained limply where it was. Application / variation of pressure had no effect whatsoever, don't recall hearing the abs mech either after the initial sink. I was left rolling slowly backwards down my driveway with my foot firmly planted on the brake - there was not even enough braking force to stop the car from a walking pace roll. I used the e-brake to stop. Tried the brake pedal again afterwards, and pressure was back, like nothing happened. Very scary. Even though I'd read about this, still took me a few seconds to realize what was happening. This clearly could be fatal "on the road". . Read more...

Each time the engine is started for the first time after about 4 hours of not running, and the car is put into motion, the brakes fail to easily stop the car. Extreme pressure is required to be applied to the brake pedal to bring the car to a full stop. This condition lasts for several minutes-up to approximately 3- was present when the vehicle was new, and continues. The car's unstoppable and continued forward or backward motion could cause injury or death to a person in front of or behind the vehicle in an outdoor space such as a parking lot, or in a very confined space like a garage. Cars with an automatic transmission are at a disadvantage here, because they can't be slowed by depressing the clutch as with a manual transmission. A report to the new car dealer and the regional manager were dismissed by advising simply that greater brake pressure be applied.

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Brake failure.

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Abs activates in unnecessary situations. When approaching a stop sign on my street, on clean dry asphalt, the abs activated when going over a small pothole. The brake pedal went to the floor and there was no braking power until I released and reapplied the brake. This exact situation has occurred at least 10-15 times at the same location. I have also experienced the unnecessary abs activation and brake failure in other locations where I have driven over bumps or pavement irregularities. The result is usually the activation of abs, then the loss of braking power, and the requirement that the brakes be released and reapplied. To the best of my knowledge, this is not the porper operation of an anti-lock braking system. This behavior has not yet caused an accident or any damage, but it is easy to see that if I were in closer proximity to other vehicles or objects, the result could be catastrophic.

Early abs activation on rough or uneven surfaces (man hole covers, etc. ) and following this a huge loss of braking force. Almost like the brakes completely failed until the pedal is released an reapplied which can take several seconds. This is not good when the car in front of me just stopped.

I experience dbrake failure with my 2002 Subaru wrx during a moderate speed (about 35 mph) emergency panic stop, resulting in my sliding into a truck that cut me off and caused damage to my car and his truck. The date listed below may be incorrect because I don't have the date with me right now, but it is within a few months of the incident. The road surface was fairly dry and slightly bumpy and after stomping on the brakes they went all the way down with no pulsing and very little stopping. I felt like I was on ice with no abs. I commented to my insurance company during my initial call reporting the accident that I felt I had plenty of time to stop and that the brakes just "slid". I also reported it to my local Subaru dealership who checked it out after the accident after the body work was done and found no problems. I have experienced no other incidents like this since I don't drive that hard and avoid hard stops. I would really like this to be addressed to avoid potential future accidents. Thanks, craig hoffman.

Hydraulic anti-lock brakes cause brakes to fail while traversing bumpy surface.

Approaching a stop light at 30-35mph on rough, bumpy pavement, the brake pedal went down to the floor completely, and the car took 2 or 3 times the normal distance to come to a stop. There was no reason the abs should have activated. . Read more...