Brake Light On problems of the 2008 Subaru Legacy

One problem related to brake light on has been reported for the 2008 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the 2008 Legacy.

1 Brake Light On problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2020

I saw the brake light come on while driving on city street, I tapped the brakes lightly and checked if my ebrake was up a few times and the light went away for a bit before it finally stayed on while driving after doing that. I thought maybe it was a sensor since light taps and braking seemed fine. I guess when I was tapping and testing the brakes over and over, I was just pumping all the brake fluid out of the corroded brake line in the back and could barely stop when I actually had to use the brakes to come to a complete stop. The brake pedal went all the way to floor and I had to assist in braking with my e-brake and engine braking into 1st gear. When I got under the car and had someone pump the brakes, I can see fluid come out of a corroded hard brake line next to the gas tank. Looking online this is one of the spots where 2 previous recalls were issued for brake line corrosion. The recalls were taken care of in 11/2013 @~89k miles and 09/2014 @~97k miles by the dealer. My car is currently at ~125k miles and has only been driven in the summer for past few years. It looks like the recall does not fix the issue and still creates a dangerous driving situation.


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