Brakes Failed Problems of Subaru Outback

Vehicle rear ended vehicle in front because of brake failure/potential acceleration at approximately 35mph. This happened in rainy conditions, which my wife had noticed many weeks before. Subsequently, we found these recalls: and lawsuit https://cars. Usnews. . Read more...

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2011 Subaru Outback. Consumer writes in regards to defective brake pedal. The consumer stated the while attempting to park the vehicle behind another vehicle, the brakes failed causing a crash. The brake control module failed causing the anti-lock system to malfunction.

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My 2018 Subaru Outback has brake fade stopped in traffic, brake loss (petal goes to floor) after being parked or driving, and brake loss in x-mode ( x mode feature controls braking/speed on steep slippery roads. Subaru dealer made 4 unsuccessful repair attempts. Subaru of America flew in a field engineer, tied up my car 3 weeks but was unsuccessful also. Mathew in a recorded message soa's service rep. Confirmed the brake issues & claimed soa was testing all brake components. On 01/07/2020 my 2018 Subaru ,still under new car warrant, failed to pass a NY state motor vehicle inspection. I can not legally drive my vehicle on NY roads. Soa offered me $ 2,500. 00 to go away. I have made videos of my brake loss it occurs so frequently. Nhtsa has several brake failure complaints with roll over, injuries & 5 car pile ups. I believe soa refuses to help me in order to circumvent a recall. The 2017 Outback had a brake fade issue that soa did a secret repair according to online info. Please share this information.

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Tl the contact owned a 2018 Subaru Outback. While reversing in the driveway, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond when depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle overturned and crashed in the driveway. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The side curtain air bags deployed. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance agency. The independent mechanic stated that the brakes failed to work while leaving the crash site; therefore, the vehicle was towed to an independent salvage lot. The contact called flatiron Subaru (5995 arapahoe Ave, boulder, CO 80303, (877) 464-2714) and was referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 1-374723133. Additionally, an investigation team collected the data box. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000. The VIN was not available.

I went to to stop at a traffic light and my brakes failed. I swerved to miss the car directly in front of me. I hit 5 other cars and the car flipped. The fire department had to cut us out of the car. This was a busy street.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving and coming to a stop, excessive forced had to apply to the brake pedal to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact stated that the failure intermittently occurred. The cruise control, overheat, brake and check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that when at a stop sign if the brake pedal not steadily depress the brake will engage and the vehicle would accelerate independently. The contact also stated that the electronic emergency brake failed to operate. The vehicle was take to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the torque converter and valve body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called continental Subaru dealer at (907) 562-2722, located at 4900 old seward hwy, anchorage, ak 99503, and was recommended to replaced the transmission and was to schedule an appointment. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Aw.

Electronic parking brake actuator failed. When this occurs you can't use the parking brake and the eyesight safety equipment does not work. This occurs at startup, when the vehicle goes through it's diagnostic checks. Car has stranded us twice with the brake not allowing us to disengage. Eventually, after starting car multiple times or removing battery, it will work briefly to allow to disengage. Now we don't set the parking brake, or use the eyesight. Subaru has recalled their manual transmission models with this issue, but not the automatic transmission models.

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Brakes fade and fail to stop vehicle. On more than one occasion causing near collisions with other vehicles.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the brake indicator illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to Subaru napletons schaumburg Subaru (911 west higgins road, schaumburg, IL 60195, (847) 884-6000) where it was diagnosed that the brake modulator failed. The modulator was not replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: n1-45447123655. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,000.

First braking issue (also power train): the brake pedal is only slightly higher than the height of the gas pedal. Consequently, several times while driving, my right foot has hit both the brake pedal and the gas pedal simultaneously, especially in an emergency situation. In such instance, the result is a power surge while braking, potentially extending the stopping distance of the car. Other cars (non-Subaru) have the brake pedal higher, so this simultaneous application of brakes and power is less likely to happen. The dealer's service manager says the height of the brake pedal is not adjustable, and refers owners to Subaru's customer retail services. Subaru's customer retail services claims there is no way to adjust the height of the brake pedal to avoid this problem. Second braking issue: unlike other cars, there is no emergency hand brake or foot brake on the Subaru, so the risk of an accident is high if the regular brakes fail. The brakes have not yet failed, but there should be redundancy for this critical braking function.

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The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. While reversing the vehicle, the brakes failed. The contact attempted to shift and turn off the vehicle; however, it would not power down. The failure occurred without warning. As a result of the brake failure, the rear of the vehicle struck a tree. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. After restarting the vehicle, it was fully functional. The contact stated that the failure occurred once previously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was not provided.

I pulled up into my driveway coming home from shopping as usual, it was approximately 5:45pm on Jan 7, 2014. The road to my house and my driveway have an incline. I pulled in my driveway which was dry (the street was icy) stopped, turned off car, put my foot on the brake to use the emergency brake. My foot brake went to the floor, no tension, I tried it over and over as my car was rolling backwards, went to hit the electronic emergency brake, nothing happened my car was off rolling backwards out of control picking up speed, I thought the only thing that will stop this car is when it hits something, and thank god no one was hurt! it hit the electrical box and mailbox and knocked power out in my cul-DE-sac. The electric box flipped over and caught my rear tire and stopped the car! this was a complete brake failure, no way to stop the car!! very scary! I have been driving a manual transmission since I was a teenager and I am 59. I have video of the officer pushing the electronic brake not engaging!.

Four times in one month prior the above date, this vehicle stopped running in traffic. It would not restart. Most importantly, the automatic transmission could not be taken out of gear and put into park!! in addition, the emergency brake failed to properly keep the vehicle from rolling in traffic. The most recent time this happened, the driver was in heavy traffic on a hill and the emergency brake again did not properly hold the vehicle. The driver had to open her door, exit the vehicle in order to physically stop it from rolling downhill in traffic and was nearly ran over by a passing semi trailer truck. This is a well maintained vehicle, often through the dealer it was purchased from. During this time, the vehicle was towed twice to the dealer. They diagnosed the problem as being caused by electronic computer parts malfunction. After these expensive and possibly unnecessary repairs the problem still persisted. The vehicle continued to stop for no reason in traffic and would not restart. Each time this happened, the vehicle could not be taken out of gear and put into park!! I know of no other vehicle where this type of problem has happened. After the latest breakdown, upon inspection, the dealer located a section of wire loom that had worn bare and possibly had caused a short in the electrical system. This worn spot in the wire loom may have tripped up the logic in the vehicle computer and been the reason the driver could not put the vehicle in park after breaking down in traffic. If this electrical wire loom caused this "malfunction", it would put anyone in this vehicle in a position where there is great potential for serious injury, or death. This problem should be looked into by your department in order to make sure this does not happen again to someone else.

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My 2011 Subaru Outback exhibits brake failure intermittently upon first start of the engine. On numerous occasions, the car would not stop while I was applying heavy pressure to the brakes. After a series of actuations, the brakes begin to work normally. To date, this has not lead to an accident. I have taken the car to the dealer on several occasions and they have not been able to replicate the failure and as a result, have indicated there is nothing they can do. The failure does not occur everyday, so it is not surprising that the dealer cannot replicate. During the first visit, they indicated they found a leaking hose that was the cause, but then the issue returned. At my request, they replaced the brake fluid, but this issue returned once again. I have contacted Subaru USA who also stated that there is nothing that can be done.

Brakes briefly fail in freezing cold weather conditions. 5 or 10 hard pumps have usually brought them back. Very dangerous if you are not expecting it. I never leave my driveway or parking space without repeated pumping to get them working again. We are ski instructors (and this car is marketed for that) but its quite dangerous in freezing weather.

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2003 Subaru Outback 2. 5 engine. Brakes fail after initial start in cold weather. Seems like brake booster vacuum line check valve freezes.

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The contact owned a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the brakes failed to engage and the vehicle crashed into a tree and caught fire. The air bags did not deploy. Four people were injured and police and fire reports were filed. A month prior to the accident, the vehicle was inspected and no failures were found. The vehicle was inspected after the crash and it was discovered that the tumbler system was defective. The VIN was unavailable at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were unknown. Updated 7/16/10 updated 07/27/jb.

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I have a 2006 Subaru Outback 2. 5i wagon with less than 16,000 miles. The brakes grind and seem like they may not catch. In fact, a year ago we slid through an intersection on our way to have our taxes done when they did not hold. The dealer said it was due to rust and that Subaru does not cover rusted brakes on their warranty. We called the customer service number 1-800-782-2783 and talked to matt and he also indicated they did not warrant rusted brakes but that he would call the dealer. The car has low mileage, and 36 month 36000 bumper to bumper warranty and has always been stored in a garage. The brakes should not fail at less than 16000 miles. This car should be under warranty. Are they using substandard metal in the braking system? should this car be recalled for faulty brakes? is this a safety issue?.

Our 2002 Subaru Outback eddie bauer edition has experienced a consistent brake failure the first thing in the morning on days where the outside temperature is at or below 45 deg f. The failure is repeatable as follows: after starting the vehicle with foot on the brake, the car initially seems okay with normal brake pedal feel (soft but not stiff) - in about the time it takes to put the car into reverse the brake petal stops responding and becomes very stiff. Also, brake assist disappears and it becomes very difficult (almost impossible) to stop the vehicle, even on the slight downgrade of our driveway. - under the force of gravity, it is possible for the car to drift backward into oncoming traffic, or anything else that happens to be located behind the car such as pedestrians and trashcans, for example. No accidents or near-misses have occurred as of the time of this writing, but this is not to say that they could not have occurred under normal vehicle use and traffic conditions in our area. The car usually comes to rest within 2 to 3 seconds after which the brakes seems to recover to normal function. - good functionality seems to continue as long as the car has not been sitting in the cold and/or as long as the engine compartment is warm. This problem has been brought up to two local Subaru dealers who both indicated they have never see this problem before. Also, one was able to replicate the problem. Given their expert commentary and physical evidence it is suspected that the car's behavior might constitute an emerging safety flaw to the vehicle's braking system. System will be repaired by consumer. Consumer has contacted Subaru customer support regarding this matter. They indicated that this was not an officially known issue per the list of NHTSA recall actions; hence, they took no action to remedy/investigate the problem. See Subaru case #: 936244 for details. See also nhtsb complaint #: 10106583.

2002 Subaru Outback, ll bean edition. Brakes have failed to work on several different occasions when outside temperature is less than approx. 28 deg f. This is usually first thing in the morning when leaving for work. Car is parked on driveway with a slight downgrade to the street, and car has drifted into driveway across the street before coming to a stop. Brakes are usually fine after several minutes of driving.

This is the second time in 2 months that the brakes have failed while driving at low speed on a wet, but totally ice-free paved road. Have taken car to be repaired at Subaru dealer (2 different ones) but both times was stated hunter's invoice that they could not duplicate the customer's (me) concern, so no action was taken to fix the brakes. Brakes definitely feel spongy when braking while driving forward, but brakes feel good and solid when going in reverse. Last Friday, I took my car to prestige, on Feb 8th to address the second time the brakes have failed. Service manager, dave lindsey said he couldn't duplicate the brakes failing again and so was not going to do anything to fix my brakes. I voiced my concerned that I was very afraid for my safety with these weird brakes and he emphatically told me he wouldn't fix the brakes until the brakes failed again!!! when I went into prestige's salesroom to get a 800 number to contact Subaru to let them know my brakes had indeed failed again, dave lindsey marched into sales room of prestige Subaru and demanded I leave the Subaru prestige premises at once. He never even gave me the work order/invoice showing that he had even looked at my car for the failed brakes!!! I think that prestige Subaru needs to be investigate. There is a very steep hill you have to go down in order to exit the prestige Subaru premises and I was very concerned about traveling down it, after having no work done on my brakes following my brake failure on February 7th, 2002.

I bought a 1999 Subaru Outback 30th anniversary limited edition in June of 1999. Within six months, the car began to exhibit clutch and transmission problems. I brought this to the immediate attention of the Subaru dealer. For three years they denied that there was anything wrong with the vehicle, always saying they were unable to duplicate the problems. Finally in June of 2002, I was able to get a regional service supervisor to admit that the car definitely had problems. His first solution was to suggest that I trade the car in on a new one. When I declined, he offered to have the car properly repaired, as it should have been three years prior. After four trips to two different Subaru dealers and after supposedly having the entire clutch assembly replaced three times, the car is in worse shape than it ever has been. Subaru has refused to repair the car, despite the fact that it's under an extended warranty that covers the entire transmission. I have had to retain an attorney to deal with Subaru of America. Subaru claims that the car now operates as designed and that any problems I am now experiencing are a result of my driving habits. Subaru refuses to replace the car because they were able to stall any repairs until the car passed the two year lemon law exclusion. This is not the only problem with this car. I have had repeated brake failures. The car went through a set of michelin radial tires in less than 20,000 miles. The driver's side seat belt is defective. I have experienced repeated electrical system failures. This car cannot be driven in snow (contrary to Subaru's commercials) because the tires become compacted with snow and are thrown out of balance. The brakes also become compacted with snow and ice and have failed repeatedly, almost causing serious injury. The radio antenna refuses to retract in cold weather. I could go on and on, but Subaru refuses to listen or repair the car.

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