Brake Disc Pads Problems of Subaru Outback

Original front brake pads hardly warn after 100000 miles. Rear brake pads ware out at about 30000 miles. Checked temperature of front rotors after driving barely warm, rear brake rotors extremely hot.

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Brakes are soft and go almost to the floor. One cannot pump up todays brakes. Rear brakes almost new. Front brake pads new. Brakes stop vehicle in normal operation. My concern in emergency situation. Very heavy braking goes very close to the floor.

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All of below: since early original ownership, for years Subaru dismissed repeated reporting of (moving, stationary, all roads): takata recall airbag warning light illumination. Only after national airbag recall did Subaru recognize concern and address. Subaru recently has serviced airbag twice. Both times, shortly after service dash warning lights illuminated: airbag, cruise, check engine. Also, erratic cruise function and engine clicking noise (moving, all roads) resulted. For numerous weeks, Subaru has been refusing to fix lethal airbag/s and remedy damage/concerns resulting from airbag service. Subaru seeks payment for diagnosis (and presumably, subsequent service) of airbag and related damage/concerns and a written waiver for this service and any future service needs as condition of service. Brakes rusting, squealing, sponginess. Weeks before warranty expired Subaru dismissed issues. Weeks after warranty, (at some 25k miles) Subaru sought to sell some $1900 in new brakes or new car. Subaru relented months later, addressing concern. Thereafter, following the national brakes recall, Subaru reported no service needed on second full set of brakes. This month replaced 4 rotors (and pads)¿this is the third time 4 rotors installed on original-ownership car with some 65k miles. Engine¿s loud rattling, gurgling. Subaru eventually admitted and serviced heatshield defect. Subaru has stated repeatedly heatshield issue can¿t be resolved. After three services, Subaru reported related engine damage: oil leak and catalytic. Chronic heatshield and related damage/concerns ongoing. Windshield interior pooling water and icing (needing scraping off despite winter-package windshield heating), as well as exterior windshield seal sliding freely. Only after shield spontaneously cracked did Subaru recognize issues and address.

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Found coolant black and possible overheating from head gasket failure in result radiator was exposed to high heat and cracked. Combustion pressure had entered cooling system and caused over pressure of cooling system. Recommend leak down and compression check of engine to determine if internal damage has occurred. Customer has two options, replacement of head gaskets if no other findings internal are found or replacement of engine complete. Turbo may also be damaged and needs inspection also. Replace rear brake rotors and pads, lube back of pads and hardware pins with anti squeak paste. Adjust emergency brake system to factory spec. Road test for noise and seat new pads to rotors.

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2007 Subaru Outback. Consumer writes in regards to after market front disc brake pads on vehicle. The consumer stated the pads he purchased were a full half-inch shorter in length than the original pads that came on the vehicle. The establishment insisted it would not affect the braking force. The consumer returned the pads and went to another establishment, who provided him with their front pads which were the same length as the original equipment.

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Brakes are very weak for the first couple of stops after the car has been sitting for a while (about eight hours or more). Brakes work fine after warming up. This is very dangerous when first backing out of driving; would not be able to stop fast enough if a child or person was suddenly in the way and you needed to stop. This is the case with oem brake pads and after-market pads.

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Repetitive failure of both front brake rotors. Rotors have thickness variation which causes heavy brake pulsation and steering wheel judder from side to side when braking from greater than 45 mph. First complaint 6/18/03 9971 miles front rotors were resurfaced. Second complaint 5/3/04 16180 miles resurface front rotors. Third complaint 4/7/05 23013 miles resurface front rotors replace front brake pads. Fourth complaint 5/20/08 42147 miles replace front rotors and front brake pads. Fifth complaint 3/17/09 49719 miles resurface front rotors. Subrau does have a customer pay upgrade in their TSB #: 06-33-04 date: 01/15/04 for 2001-2003 Subaru vehicles to modify the disc brake pad.

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Component: service brakes, brake pads, details: the brake pads on my 2005 Subaru have warped (all 4) at 18,000 miles producing an uneven sensation as one is braking. It also increases the distance required to stop. After taking my Subaru in for a brake inspection (at 20,000 miles) I was told that all 4 wheels needed new brake pads, (even though my front brakes have 60% braking efficiency & 70% on the rear brakes). My partner, who is a professional driver, is the sole driver of our Subaru and is very rarely in stop-and-go traffic. On the few occasions when she is in heavy traffic she maintains extra distance between her vehicle and the vehicle in front of her to avoid having to use her brakes more then is absolutely necessary. Neither one of us have ever had to replace the brake pads on a vehicle with mileage as low as 20,000 miles and both of us have lived in large cities all of our lives. I had a similar problem on a 2000 Subaru forester. This is a definite safety issue. Subaru, overall, makes reliable, responsive and safe vehicles but this issue needs to be dealt with before someone is seriously injured or killed.

2001 Subaru Outback. When the temp falls below 20, and the car has sat for several hours, brakes will momentarily not work. Specifically, I apply the brakes to slow down, they will feel hard to push and will slow the car, I let up and push again, they feel even harder, and will not slow the car. Usually the fourth time I pump them they return to normal operation. This has happened in the past, I took the car to the shop, who said there was nothing wrong. Pads were fine, no water in the fluid. Fluid was changed and problem has recurred since then.

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Within 4 years, my Subaru Outback vcd needed 3 sets of brakes and 4 sets of rotors (not including the "resurfacing" to extend the rotors). Everytime when I brought the car to the dealership, they attribute the problems to my driving pattern. But I owned three other cars before (all were less expensive), and never needed to replace brakes nor rotors. As posted in this website, there are 13 other complains, with virtually identical problems. I strongly recommend NHTSA engineers to analyze the 2001 Subaru Outback brakes and rotors. Not only it is a public safety issue, it is also a company responsibility issue: Subaru should be responsible for all repair cost, not to mention the inconvenience, our time, emotional stress caused to the vehicle owners.

The contact stated that at any speed there was a vibration when depressing the brakes. The issue was due to the left front brake pad which separated from its corresponding plate. The brakes were replaced to fix the problem.

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I own a 2001 Subaru Outback. I bought it new and over the last 4 years it has required 3 complete brake jobs (rotors and pads), so currently the car has it's 4th set of brakes. I have never owned any car that has required that many brakes jobs in such a short period of time. I have had all my repairs done at Subaru dealerships and have been told by the service technicians that the design and materials of the brakes cause the rotors to warp and wear out prematurely, requiring both the pads and rotors needing to be replaced each time, which is expensive. As the wear progresses, the steering wheel wobbles and the wobble gets worse very quickly over time. The first 2 brake jobs were covered under warranty. I had to pay for the last one. I have since learned that there are many other Subaru owners like me experiencing the same premature brake wear. For just one example of other testimonials, visit the website ww. Autobytel. Com/content/research/forums/index. Cfm/action/posts/fid/1959 and you can see that I am not alone in my complaint. I believe the brake design is a factory defect. I think Subaru should redesign them and in the mean time be made to cover the cost of these repeated repairs. I have been in contact with Subaru of America about this problem but their position is that it is "a wear issue". I realize, like tires, certain items on cars do wear out over time and require replacement as part of the normal maintenance of a car. However, I do not agree that the problem with the brakes on my Subaru is simply a wear issue and apparently, neither do their own maintenance technicians.

The 2001 Subaru Outback seems to have an unusually high incidence of needing brake repairs. We are on our 2nd brake job in under 40,000 miles. The disc rotors have warped twice, resulting in strong vibration (not abs) when stopping. The brakes also squeal in reverse, annoying, and possibly a symptom of an underlying problem. The dealer has preformed a pad replacement ,even though there was adequate material remaining, and rotor turning 2 times. My on-line research, and the consumer reports documentation reports a significant percentage , over 14% have suffered similar problems. If this were occuring in a less critical component I wouldn't be as concerned. However this seems to be a very short lifespan for brakes in a non-high performance vehicle. Additionally the pads aren't wearing, but the rotors are failing.

Unintended acceleration and braking, when depressing the gas pedal it takes right off, can take foot off the gas pedal and it still surges forward. It is hard to slow down the vehicle when hitting brakes. This problem got so bad that it wouldn't let consumer make a turn. Had to keep going forward inside. Railroads tracks were there and hit the mound. Had to replace brake pads and rotors. It was 1000. 00 miles when it was done last June.

The dealership replaced at the front rotors and pads at 9000 miles. At 17,000 miles the front rotors and pads were replaced again, due to corrosion.

I had to replace the brakes in my 2001 Subaru Outback after 20,000 miles. I lived the last two years in alaska and was told by the dealer service department in seattle the salt from the roads created early corrosion on the brake pads and disc. The Outback is designed for more rugged driving and for geographic locations with harsher winters. Something about the design of the brakes causes the salt and dirt from winter roads to channel up through the brake system and cause excessive wear and tear. I just paid for a complete brake replacement as the front pads were no longer engaging correctly and the brakes are very worn due to the salt.

During cold weather (today was 15 f), brakes do not work on first application from a cold start. Brakes have been service twice (pads replaced, rotors turned) but dealer cannot replicate problem since the car has warmed up.

Brakes, complete brake jobs (rotors and pads replacement) at low mileage.

When the brakes were applied, there was a vibration. The dealer replaced the disc brake.

In the morning, when I back up the car from my driveway, go forward and then apply the brakes, there is a loud, mechanical banging sound (like metal hitting on metal) coming from each of the 4 wheels - either the pads hitting the rotor or the piston hitting the pads which in turn hit the rotor. This also occurs when the car has not been used for 2-3 hours and the car is put into reverse, then forward, then the brakes are applied. Recently the banging sound is becoming louder - so much so that it attracts pedestrians' attention. The dealer said he could not find a problem. A Subaru regional inspector said there is nothing wrong. Subaru customer service told me to live with the sound/problem. I have spoken with other Subaru owners and they tell me they have similar problems and that Subaru does not acknowledge their problem. The car does stop, but I am afraid that one day the brakes will fail without any notice. . . . In addition the brakes are very, very spongy/soft. It feels like I am stepping on an air mattress - there is no sensation of stopping until the brake pedal of almost fully depressed. There is absolutely no feel/feedback when the brakes are depressed - I know I am stopping because I see the surrounding environment slowing down, not because I feel the car stopping. Consumer reports (Mar,2000) said "the brake pedal felt soft and not reassuring. We also experienced some moderate brake fade".

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