Parking Brake Problems of Subaru Outback

The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at approximately 40 mph the vehicles dashboard displayed various warning lights such as check engine, abs display, brake light. The contact proceeded to pull over on the side of the road. The contact stated that they turned their vehicle off for a couple of minutes and upon restarting the vehicle the transmission would no longer shift into gear. The contact had to have their vehicle towed to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was advised that his vehicle was not covered under warranty due to third party damage to the rear brake cable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the parking brake warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that several other unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the parking brake had seized. The parking brake was released, and the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer declined to inspect the vehicle due to a title alert for a total loss report. In addition, the contact stated that he had owned the vehicle for eight years, and the vehicle had been serviced at the same dealer for routine service. The contact was informed of an unknown recall repair; however, the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 154,500.

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The contact owns a 2022 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle on a slightly inclined driveway, the vehicle erroneously rolled backwards. The failure occurred on several occasions and the parking brake was not activated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on two separate occasions, but no cause for the failure was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 13,927.

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The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the electric parking brake was stuck intermittently. The contact stated while shifting to drive(d) or reverse(r), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that failure occurred after reversing several times. The message "park" was displayed. The contact stated that upon jiggling the electric parking brake knob several times, the vehicle responded as needed. The vehicle was taken the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated. The Subaru dealer was contacted and advised the contact to tow the vehicle to their location for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the parking brake was applied, and the parking brake warning light was illuminated. The parking brake would not disengage when the contact attempted to drive the vehicle. The contact stated that the electric motor for the parking brake had failed. The contact crawled underneath the vehicle and rotated the electric motor 250 times as per the owner’s manual instructions. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Subaru Outback. While the vehicle was parked at a fuel station, the emergency brake failed to release and the eyesight collision warning failed to activate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where multiple unknown codes appeared on the diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 55,600.

The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was unable to release the emergency brake. In addition, the brake warning indicator was illuminated. The contact removed the battery to reset the vehicle and was able to release the emergency brake. The contact stated that he continued to experience the failure and associated it with NHTSA campaign number: 18v626000 (parking brake). The vehicle was taken to carlsen Subaru (located at 480 veterans blvd, redwood city, CA 94063, (888) 520-5916) where it was diagnosed that the epb module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 110,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2010 Subaru Outback. When the contact attempted to disengage the parking brake, the check engine, abs, traction control, parking brake, and cruise control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to landers mclarty Subaru (located at 5790 university dr NW, huntsville, al 35816, (256) 382-2425) where it was diagnosed that the parking brake failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 1-38208244231. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the manufacturer failed to provide the part within a reasonable time frame for NHTSA campaign number: 18v626000 (parking brake). The contact had been waiting over three months for the part. The recall letter stated that the part was not available. Groove Subaru (5300 s broadway, englewood, CO 80113, (720) 279-9409) and the manufacturer did not know when the part would be available. The contact was waiting on the manufacturer to determine a solution and provide the part. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 19v009000 (air bags) and 18v626000 (parking brake). The contact called carbone Subaru of troy at 518-312-4300 (located at 800 hoosick rd, troy, NY 12180) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available for 18v626000 (parking brake) and parts distribution disconnect for 19v009000 (air bags).

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I turned right into a driveway with a steep upward incline and had to stop my car briefly to speak to a person helping with parking for an event. My car has a manual transmission, so I engaged the electronic parking brake to hold the car so I could get moving again without rolling backwards. However, the parking brake on my car automatically disengages as soon as the gas pedal is depressed (or even, actually, touched at all). Because of the very steep incline, by the time I had enough revs to engage the clutch, my car had rolled back into the street behind me. Fortunately no vehicle was passing at the time, though a serious accident could have occurred. I have noticed that the electronic parking brake needs to be manually disengaged if the driver seatbelt is unfastened, presumably as a reminder to fasten the seatbelt. In the future in a similar driving situation I would be tempted to unfasten my seatbelt before attempting the steep hill start, which would be the less dangerous of two dangerous options. I emailed Subaru to point out the problem and ask whether it would be possible to modify these vehicles such that the parking brake is always controllable by the driver. My concern was dismissed, seemingly without much consideration. I live in an area where steep hills are the norm, and have always driven a manual transmission car without incident, but the electronic parking brake on my new car presents a serious hazard. I would like to have this addressed before someone is injured or killed.

While parked in neutral, with the emergency brake on, and no occupants, our standard transmission vehicle rolled backwards out of our driveway, across the street & into the yard across the street. Our driveway has only a very slight grade (less than 5%), so I'm alrarmed with the ease with which this happened. There were about 8 children playing around the street & yards. My neighbor & I both confirmed that the emergency brake was in the upright position, which I always engage before exiting the car. We do not know if there is a problem with the emergency brake itself, or if I simply did not pull up enough on the brake; however, if this can happen to a safety hound like me, I'm assuming I'm not the only one & that it's a common enough occurence to warrant some kind of indicator to alert the driver as to whether the parking brake is actually engaged.

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On October 6, 2004, I was coasting into a parking space in my 1998 Subaru legacy Outback. My headlights were facing a curb, sidewalk, and cement brick building, and I touched the brakes to prevent bumping the curb. As soon as my foot hit the brake, the car vroomed as if the throttle had been fully opened, and the car continued moving forward. I pressed the brake harder, but the car seemed to take off on it's own and was totally out of my control. The all-wheel drive vehicle easily bumped up the curb, and the car flew into the air and crashed into the side of the building. The car was totaled by the insurance company. Fortunately, I was wearing my seat belt (the air bags did not deploy). The entire incident happened very fast and was totally unexpected. Although I am thankful that there was no pedestrian walking on the sidewalk when it happened and that I am alive to be writing this, I am convinced that this was a car malfunction that should be corrected in this vehicle.

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With emergency brake set, car rolled into brick gate post and into street, jumped curb, door panel broke off, door damaged. Nlm.

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Parking brake would not hold unless it was pulled up to the very top notch, brake failed causing vehicle to roll into a tree resulting in damage to the vehicle.