0.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
230,000 miles

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problem #1

Jan 312015

Outback 6-cyl

  • 230,000 miles
Outside temperature was 25 degrees F. I was leaving from the parking lot at work. As I approached the intersection the brakes became so hard that I couldn't press them any farther. I sis some research and apparently lots of other Subaru owners have experienced this problem. It appears that the check valve on the brake booster line freezes up. If I had been moving any faster I would have went into the intersection possibly causing an accident or worse.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

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