10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 77,750 miles
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The rear brake lines rusted through and failed without notice. One several model of Subaru, brakes lines were replaced for corrosion due to a recall. When ordering the replacement part I noticed it applied to some of the cars covered under the recall and some that were not. It seems to my that my forrester had precisely the same lines that were recalled on other models and should have been included in you original settlement with Subaru. We have many older cars in the family and not one of them has ever experienced a brake line failure due to corrosion. It seems to me that Subaru is negligent in supplying cars with brake lines that corrode more easily from the outside that Audi, Toyota, Lexus and Honda - just from our experience.
- Rockville, MD, USA
The brake light came on two days prior. Checked fluid and was a bit low. I hadn't noticed and fluids under car so did not give it a second thought. I was driving on Sunday and had loss of pedal and the brake light came on and I nursed it home. I added fluid and pumped pedal in driveway. The pedal went to floor. I pulled it up on the internet and found some Subaru vehicles same age had brake line issues that were involved in a recall. I to a local shop and the service manger told me it would be very expensive. I contacted Subaru and that as a goodwill gesture that they would credit $500 toward the $1850 bill which I thought was gracious. The dealer said the recall did not include the brake lines, but it did. I don't want to jeopardize what they are going to do for me, but could of been a scary event. I purchased the car new in Michigan and took it to North Carolina. I do believe that this problem is related to your brake line recall and should be expanded to previous years. Thanks
- Tampa, FL, USA
On July 28, 2014 I was pulling into my parking space at my condo.the brakes wouldn't stop the car and the engine seemed to surge forward. The passenger with me looked down and said the gas pedal looked to be all the way to the floor. The car had to be towed, and I am still awaiting for the damage estimate from my insurance company.
- Davie, FL, USA
- Westerlo, NY, USA