10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 28,500 miles
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ABS in my Subaru Impreza WRX engaged unexpectedly as I tried to stop on a bumpy (small light debris) road. As distance lessened between myself and the car in front of me, brakes did almost nothing to slow the approaching speed. To avoid collision, I veered off the road causing damage to the front bumber skin of my car. All damage was cosmetic, and involved no other vehicles. I have experienced said ABS problem before, but never resulting in damage or overly dangerous situation. I have never experienced this before in any other ABS equipped car since I began driving. In my opinion, there seems to be problem with the way the ABS computer decides when to acctivate and under what circumstances it needs to function. I could forsee this being a larger problem and leading to a more severe accident.
- St. Charles, MO, USA
- Costa Mesa, CA, USA