Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Subaru Legacy

Car began to shake violently upon highway acceleration at 45 mph and got worse at 55 mph. I immediately proceeded to the mechanic who was only several miles away. Mechanic said that car could not be pushed in neutral to get it on the lift because brake calipers were seized. Upon further inspection by mechanic it was determined that corroded brake line had burst. Mechanic said he has seen this before and that it was most likely due to salt used to treat roads during the wintertime. Calipers, rotors, pads, and brake lines all needed to be replaced. Very strange because I just had new calipers put on the car two years ago.

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This car was "inspected" on July 25, 2011 at affordable auto glass, 806 elm street, west springfield, MA (massachusetts inspection station pb 024377). Upon purchasing this car in October, 2011, I attempted to get a ri inspection sticker for it when registering it in ri. It failed on several counts (bald tires, bad rear brakes, 2 bad front axles). I would like this station investigated to find out how this car could have passed a mass inspection only 3 months before I bought it. In addition to the failed items, one front brake caliper was frozen and the bracket holding the other front brake caliper was broken.

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Right front brake has failed to operate properly on at least four occasions. The brakes have gotten very hot and could possibly cause a fire or cause the brakes to lock up. The dual piston design results in one piston doing most of the work so the other piston becomes stiff and does not release. We have had the brakes grab and become extremely hot to the point that we are now on our fourth set of calipers with just over 36,000 miles on the car. Our mechanic advises this problem is quite common on Subaru's for at least the 1996 through 1998 model years. We have had the brakes replaced three times but do not have the old parts available.

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Excessive brake repairs. I have had to replace my brakes every 30,000 miles. I have never had a car or truck that has needed to have all the components of the braking system replaced with such frequency. While at the dealer another owner was complaining to service about the same issue.

While driving, consumer felt a vibration in the steering wheel, after inspection, consumer found a large amount of brake dust on the right front wheel, one of the caliper pistons was frozen, the brake pad was worn down on one side, however 80 percent was left on the other side.

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Vehicle was been at dealer six times due to rear brake calipers sticking and burning out. Also, brake fluid was running out and burning smell from the calipers sticking appeared in passenger's compartment. Please provide any further details.

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