Brake Pedal And Linkage Problems of Subaru Outback

2011 Subaru Outback. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated the sudden acceleration problems started shortly after he purchased the vehicle. On two occasions, he came close to having an accident. The consumer believed there was an issue with the pedal arrangement. He stated he realized he was crossing his right leg over his left leg to apply pressure to the brake pedal. The brake power assist amplified the applied force very well, but at times the brake pedal seemed to get too close to the floor board. He found the brake pedal was high when the engine was off and sank to a lower level when the engine was started. The level could get close to the operating plane of the accelerator pedal. On one occasion, he flipped off the cover on the brake pedal and was braking on a bare steel plate. He discovered he was using more natural ergonomic motion and got too close to the right edge of the brake pedal. The distance between the edges of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal was about three inches. The width of the sol of his size 12 shoe was about 4 1/2 inches. The consumer believed the problem was an engineering design problem that involved the vacuum braking system, the accelerator linkage design and ergonomic.

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Under normal braking when applying force to the brake pedal, there is too much play in the pedal, stopping ablilty not accurate. Brake pedal moves excessivley, more than the owner manuel states. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer was unable to determine the cause. Consumer has adjusted the brake pedal. Please provide any further details.

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Brake pedal needs adjustment. Yh.

Brake pedal and accelerator pedal are so close to each other that when stepping one of the pedals, consumer is applying both pedals at the same time.

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