Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru impreza. while driving 35 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but it failed to engage. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 15,996.
Spot welds to the firewall fail/break for the clutch and brake pedale assembly so itlll have a delay in actuation over time due to the welds breaking and because of that the assembly bar will fracture and break over time which will need to be replaced or else braking actuation will be delayed when pressed, this is all while in motion over time of pressing and depressing, popular complaint and issue known that outside companies sell brackets to help with the welds failing and the assembly cracking
Driving up a slight grade into home garage i depressed the accelerator very slightly . the car shot suddenly forward and footbrake did not respond. car sideswiped other car and broke thru rear panel of garage before i could stop it with handbrake. major damage to front end of car.
Takata recall: please note shift level gear control locks when car is turned on, in park, foot on brake. the traction control sensors, emergency brake sensors, and hill sensors turn on when this happens. the gear locks and the car will not turn on or off completely when these sensors are on. it will only turn off when the brake has been applied for so long. this has happened on numerous occasions and places, parking lots, driveways, and in areas when changing gears needs to occur and simple will not
The brake sensor switch fails to report position of the brake and turns off anti locking breaking system. if fails you car turning the car apply brake and the following lights turn on. hill assist,abs,skid control. when this comes on abs does not work. it sometimes locks the car in park. this happen then tried to stop quickly in the rain and braking system did not work correctly. rear-ended a car. reported this to a dealer year ago they did not know what caused it. i found it quickly when searching the web. common issue that could be deadly.
On two occasions of a rear end collision on dry pavement, while trying to avoid collision and applying the brakes extremely hard, i felt like the vehicle should have come to a complete stop. instead the vehicle didn't stop but slid into vehicle ahead of me. i know it sounds like i'm blaming the car for my accident but i have had cars stop on a dime. this car did not stop on a dime. i had the brakes applied hard enough that it should have stopped instead it continued to move forward hitting the car in front of me. both incidences occurred during stop and go traffic under the speed of 10-15mph. i felt like the car just continued to move sliding into the other car while on dry pavement.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru impreza. the contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 8,777.
Brake failure at low speed coming to stop at traffic light, traction control light came on,brake light came on and check engine light on. returned to dealer to repair. dealer took 2 days to repair . at witch it lasted till today(12/30/2013). the same thing has happened again. very scary you wonder if the car is reliable and always afraid to travel now. have grandchildren and cannot trust this car. i hope someone can help. have to return to dealer (again) to have them look at it (again). wonder if they know how to fix it. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subara impreza. the contact was driving 30 mph, the contact stated that the brakes failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where master cylinder was replaced however the failure recurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 7,000.
In an outside parking lot with parking blocks started the car and moved forward toward and over the parking block at starting speed. the car leaped forward and lost braking power, with the brake pedal going to the floor. car leaped ahead across the asphalt road to next parking row on gravel with driver turning right, to avoid a pole and standing cars ahead, and non-accelerating steady-speed movement continued over several parking blocks on gravel without ability for the driver to stop using brake pedal. the car could not be stopped, with brakes dropping, even when back on asphalt road. movement only stopped when shift put in parking position. in total the braking power was lost for at least 5 seconds. the trigger for evidenced brake disfunction was low-speed front-wheel collision with the concrete below-bumper parking block, or pressing the brake pedal when going over the block, or a combination of these and possibly other factors. dealer stated no brake failure, no fluid leak, no error codes. driver hold responsible for the > $2400 cost to replace damaged exhaust system and scratched driver-side front wheel. however, most of the damage was caused not by the initial collision with the parking block, but the subsequent uncontrollable movement over several (4-6) parking blocks due to loss of brake pedal function. had there been people, cars or bigger objects ahead of the car, the accident could have caused serious injury or extensive property damage. the height of the parking block was just slightly higher than the height of a standard speed bump. we encourage investigation on subaru impreza 2013 brake and abs function when braking over speed bumps, curbs and other low obstacles or following a low-speed, low-obstacle front-wheel collision. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru impreza. the contact was involved in two crashes in 2013. for both crashes, while the contact attempted to stop the vehicle in traffic, it unexpectedly accelerated and rear ended the preceding vehicle. a police report was filed in both cases. the contact was not injured. the air bags did not deploy in either crash. the vehicle was driving 35 mph and towed after the first crash. the contact suspected that she was sold a vehicle with multiple failures in 2013. the contact found out that someone bought the vehicle and returned it prior to it being purchased by the contact. the contact thought the vehicle was brand new. the vehicle was purchased from autonation subaru west (16351 w colfax ave, golden, co 80401, (303) 578-6120). the failure mileage was 2,000.