Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Subaru Legacy

The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Legacy. While driving 30 mph, the contact attempted to brake and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The contacted pumped the brakes, but nothing happened. The contact pulled the vehicle into a fuel station and had it towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced because the brake line was corroded and began to leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was recalled for the same failure five years ago, which was why Subaru would not repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 121,000.

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Coming into a four way intersection the brake pedal traveled to the floor no brakes. Some Subaru Legacy master cyclinders are being recalled for the same defect. Mine is not in the recall. No one was hurt no damage. Had it repaired and I have the master cylinder. Aj000 is the part number.

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The contact owns a 1998 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that the rear brake lines were corroded due to defective steel metal. The contact believed that if the vehicle was equipped with brake master cylinders for the rear and front, the vehicle could be safer. The vehicle had only one master cylinder for the corroded rear brakes. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 120,000. Updatd12/14/lj the consumer stated the problem that there are no brakes on the vehicle when a rea brake like breaks. Updated 12/17/2012.

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The contact owns a 2002 Subaru Legacy outback. When the temperature is below 32 degrees, the brakes fail if the master cylinder is not warmed. The contact must allow the vehicle to warm up approximately five minutes in order for the brakes to function. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 02v079000 (service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder) and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The repair shop will replace the master cylinder at the cost of $400. The failure mileage was 115,000 and current mileage is 128,000. Updated 3/5/09 updated 03/10/09.

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: the contact stated while attempting to slow down and make a left turn, the brakes failed causing the vehicle to hit another vehicle. This occurred under normal braking and road conditions. The occupant was wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred. The vehicle was taken to a body repair shop for repairs. After body repairs were made, the vehicle was taken to the dealership. The dealership inspected the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the problem. Also, the vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop that determined the master cylinder needed to be replaced.

The vehicle was slowly moving into driveway and the brakes were applied and failed to stop the vehicle and hit the house. The vehicle was towed. The consumer was informed by dealership that the master cylinder failed. The master cylinder needed to be replaced. The consumer stated that there was no warning. The failure of the master cylinder caused the front brakes rotors and pads to burn up.

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While traveling down interstate 5, the traffic slowed due to an accident on the opposite side of the fwy. , upon noticing the traffic slowing I released my foot from the accelerator the traffic came to a complete stop, I stepped on the brakes applying them all the way. I had plenty of time to stop the car in order to avoid an accident. Unfortunately the cars brakes didn't stop the car, and the car stopped when I hit the car in front of me. The air bags didn't deploy either. I had the same type of accident in March of 2000. I just felt maybe it was my fault and didn't think about it much. The air bags didn't deploy at this time either, and I felt it was because I was going slow, and the impact wasn't enough to make them come out. Upon having my brakes checked this past summer the mechanic noticed the actual pads on the brakes were smaller than the pads that came up when looked up in the parts book. The pads on my car were for a 13 inch tire and my car has 15 inch tires. He also stated that the brakes didn't stop my car very accurately. Upon learning this I checked for a recall and found out that the master cylinder on my car was involved in a recall. At this time I went to the dealer where I purchased the car. They looked the recall up and gave me a print out that stated the recall was indeed completed. The problem is the car doesn't stop properly in emergency situations. I am a single mother with two children, and I "taxi" them to numerous activities. My concern is the safety of this car. The brakes don't respond properly and the air bags don't deploy. The insurance adjustor told me that abs brakes are made to keep from going out of control, not stopping the car. If this is indeed the case I will never be safe in this particular car.

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While driving 55 to 60 mph on a warm dry day consumer tried to stop vehicle and brakes failed completely. Also, brake pedal went to floor, vehicle not stopping. Consumer had no warning. Contacted dealer, and had vehicle towed into dealership. Dealer replaced brake master cylinder.

Second master cylinder was purchased from Subaru service center, but failed in less than a year and approximately 8,000 miles.

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While driving in snowy and cold conditions braking system malfunctioned at low speed, causing brake pedal to go to the floor and had no braking ability. This resulted in a crash. There is recall #99v040000, dealing with the braking system, but this vehicle was not included due to VIN. Recall 99v040, brake master cylinder. Please provide further information.

Brakes were not operable. When consumer applied brakes pedal went all the way to the floor. Vehicle was taken to the dealership. Mechanic put in a new master cylinder, and the consumer is still experiencing brake problems.

Brake pedal went to floor when applied. Dealer has replaced linings ,front caliper,master cylinder and booster. Problem still occured. Lucky all occurances were at speeds below 25 mph and there was no accident. Speedometer failed internaly and odometer started to operate backward. Actual milage on car is unknown.

Tires lost nearly all air within 2,000 mile of checking;had to replace;they went to steel bar at 18000 miles; fumes inside cabin from purchase of car;fell asleep at wheel sevl times; romania Subaru in eugene wouldn't fix on 2 visits;3rd visit, found leak;still have fumes inside cabin and more if window is down on pass side;no one can fix the open window fume problem;inside-found crankcase leaking on exhaust syst;cosmolene overload, but stillhave burning eyes and sore throat;can't find problem;brakes went to floor-replaced master cylinder per recal;windshield from purchase,couldn't see through;bad film;purchased a new one recently;car hesitates and surges forward;Subaru says this is normal( dot number: tire size: 185 70 r14 ).

After recall 00v079000 repairs for the brake master cylinder was performed the defect reoccurred.