Automatic breaking activated for no reason but only for a very short time but very hard. then released. there was a flash of something on the dash i think a breaking warning and beeping sound. moving approx 35mph, not breaking, on 2 lane road ( east pea ridge rd. huntington wv). nothing in front of me for quite a distance. no one coming toward me either. road conditions were good. straight road. ( i have included a google map picture of approximately where it happened) time: about 12:45pm car was previously a "company car" of my brothers. (wheels inc) i purchaned it in oct 2017. my brother said this had happened to him one time also. found same complaint at: https://www.carcomplaints.com/subaru/outback/2015/brakes/service_brakes.shtml google map link: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.4181887,-82.3074982,3a,75y,91.28h,90.13t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1s0vricifyqxplamxba7q8dw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i41?hl=en
I've having break problems with this car since i first bought used. pre owned certified with the dealership. i've took the car in a couples saying the breaks make loud squeaking noise and pulsing every time i hit the break and sometimes doesn't stop immediately. 'scary situation'. the service guy looks at it and always says nothing wrong with it. i take it back and it's repeat all over again with supposedly nothing wrong with the breaks. i gave up on planet subaru dealership and decided to change the breaks myself to see if that correct the issue. nope it didn't correct the issue. my breaks are still pulsing and making a loud squeaking noise. i put noise free on the breaks and still not helping, when the breaks start to pulses, the break gets tight and won't stop immediately. winter is coming and i'm sure this will be the death of me. subaru needs to fix this issues. i'm sure there will be more complaints regarding this soon. subaru cars are not reliable anymore. i'm scared driving this car with my break problems and subaru not wanting to fix the issues. purchased the car april 2018 and now it's november 2018. the last 7 months of continuous break problems.. i don't know what todo. subaru breaks aren't cheap to fix myself. they should stand behind there product and fix it.
While parking the car at an open parking lot in shopping center at low speed (<5mph) the engine surged suddenly and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. it required tremendous pressure on brake to eventually override the engine.
Attempted to come to a stop at a parking spot in front of a shop but car sped up and collided with a wall 6 feet in front of the car. automatic braking system did not work or engage at slow speed.
I driove out of my driveway one block to stop sign. only going 10 or so mph when i depressed brake to stop at stop sign . power brakes did not respond until pedal was depressed hard to floor. then when stopped the engine reved up and i did not take my foot off brake. the engine seemed to roar like in a very low gear. i checked gears and put it in neutral, then park and reverse, engine still roaring. but as my foot was hard on brake, it did not go into four lane traffic ahead. i turned off engine with key and the engine reving stopped..when i turned the car on again the brakes worked normally and acceleration was normal .it seemed to reset and i was able to drive it to subaru dealer for repairs albeit very slowly. i probably should have had it towed. there are no floor mats in the car. driver not impaired. this occurred around 10 am on a clear august day temperature around 75 degrees .
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. while approaching a stop light, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. the contact had to depress the brake pedal with extreme force in order to stop the vehicle. the contact had to shift the vehicle into park in order for the vehicle to remain stopped. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 9,000. updated 7/13/18*jb *tr
Invalid braking incidents with subaru outback's eyesight pre-collision braking system. my car has brake suddenly, without cause on 3 occasions. 1) sunny morning on a crowded residential street going less than 25mph with no cars directly in front of me, car gave warning and immediately braked stopping the car. 2) sunny afternoon on a wide residential street going about 30mph with no cars directly in front of me, car gave warning and immediately braked slowing the car significantly. 3) dark and raining on a major highway going 70mph using adaptive cruise control with no cars around me, car gave warning and immediately applied the brakes hard (no skidding or swerving) slowing the car to about 25mph before releasing control to me. very fortunate that no cars were behind me. after each incident, i took the car into the dealership. the dealer was unable to recreate the problem and said they could not fix the car if they could not recreate the problem. after realizing the significant safety issue following the third incident, i called subaru corporate customer service. subaru sent a corporate engineer to look at the car and the data recordings. they were unable to find any issues with the car and again said they are unable to make any repairs without recreating the problem. in the 2+ years and over 30,000 miles i've driven the problem only occurred 3 times, the dealer recreating the problem seems unlikely given their limited time with the car.
October 1, 2016 11:50am, 32,00miles sudden unintended acceleration (sua) my wife had an acceleration and brake malfunction on this date and time.she had just turned into a parking lot and attempted to turn into a parking space. as she took her foot off the accelerator and applied pressure to the brake, the car accelerated and the brake would not function. the car ran over the yellow cement barrier and was heading for a tree, she continued to apply pressure to the brake and it did not respond as she turned the car right to miss the tree. realizing she may be heading for the street she turned hard right, still applying pressure to a unresponsive brake pedal. she continued to steer hard right to miss a fire hydrant. she left tire marks in the bark chips near the hydrant. the brake finally engaged and the car came to a stop in front of another cement parking barrier that was perpendicular to the street. she sat for approximately a minute, gathering her thoughts and talking to her grandchild, in the back seat. she then drove slowly over the barrier and parked. she drove around the parking lot stopping and starting before proceeding home, approximately 2 miles. this was a sudden and random acceleration and the brakes would not function. we believe it has to do with the computer that controls throttle and that it malfunctioned. we do not fee safe in this car and are concerned that this sua might happen again. we are asking subaru to replace this control computer. it is at the dealership waiting on their evaluation. we want to drive and feel safe in our 2015 subaru outback! there should be no doubt or hesitation in keeping us safe and one incident of sua/brake malfunction is one too many. we have pictures of the area showing the tree, fire hydrant and bark chips with tire marks. you can follow the path of the vehicle through the picture.
File uploaded below pictures #4 and #5 were not able to be downloaded which show closeups of the tire marks in the bark chips. #3 shows the complete tire mark in the bark chips.
Brake pedal can be depressed below the accelerator. if the right foot is only partlally on the brake pedal, the right foot can depress the accelerator at the same time. when stopped at a light or nearly stopped, the car accelerates unintentionally. no accidents.
When applying the breaks sometimes my foot hits the gas pedal. 2nd. outback i purchased .never happened before. had car since 21 may 2015 happened approx. 4 times.
Slowing to a stop at a traffic light on a city street, manual transmission in neutral, clutch in. speed roughly 2 km/hr. went to stop the car with the brakes, brake pedal went to the floor with no brake activation. tried brake pedal again, same result. activated parking/emergency brake which also did not stop the car. car hit the back of a gravel truck ahead, and seemed to continue to push into the truck 7-10 cm, which is further than i would have expected given the low speed of the collision. collision damaged the hood of my car and broke the headlight lens on the passenger side, no damage to the truck, no injuries to occupants of either vehicle. truck turned through turning light, i carefully moved the car up and tried stopping at the light. brakes functioned normally, so i tried the parking brake and it also seemed to function normally. i pushed on the brake pedal while the car was stationary and noticed much more travel than usual and a spongy feel, but there was resistance where there was none previously. i decided the car was safe to drive and drove slowly to the dealership where i left it to be inspected.
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The 2015 subaru outback 2.5i limited w eyesight system had been parked on a surface parking lot near marshall bwi airport for about 12 days. the parking brake had been applied at the time of original parking. this electronic brake could not be disengaged after repeated starts of the car. brakes were apparently locked. a tow truck was called. the car had to be moved with the brakes on to get it out of the parking space and on to a flatbed tow truck. the dealer found that the left rear wheel brake was locked in position. apparently the other three wheels were free to move. the eyesight system malfunction light was on the drivers screen. the service advisor recommended that the parking brake not be applied when the vehicle is parked for a number days, particularly on a flat surface.