2010 Subaru Outback Service Brakes Problems
- 15
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- parking brake · 8 records
- brake pedal · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. While driving 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The brake pedal traveled to the floorboard without warning. The contact called white river subaru ([redacted], white river junction, vt 05001, [redacted]). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 1-50024654201. The contact…
ODI 11279984
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the check engine, cruise control, abs, and vehicle dynamics control lights all came on. I later learned that a bad o2 sensor was the cause. It was raining and when i applied the brakes moderately firmly due to another car stopping hard in front of me, my car's brakes locked up and i slid on the wet pavement. Fortunately no accident occurred. After replacing the 02 sensor, the lights went off. Weeks…
ODI 11233607
Engine · Service Brakes
When coming to a stop on any road the vehicle stalls, uphill or downhill. The car then needs to be restarted after putting the vehicle in park then turning the key to restart, as vehicles are coming quickly from behind. This could be a potentially deadly vehicle failure and needs to be addressed and recalled. It started about a week ago and continues to happen.
ODI 11194402
Power Train · Service Brakes
Electric parking brake closed during repair of vehicle and would not respond to reprogramming or any attempt to repair. Car was stationary, but unable to release brake resulted in necessary replacement of faulty component. Subaru unwilling to reimburse for part.
ODI 11152551
Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving at 10-15 mph, there was an abnormal burning odor in the vehicle. Additionally, there was smoke emerging from the hood and into the vehicle. The gear shifter was stuck and failed to engage into first gear. The emergency brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer muller subaru ([redacted] w, highland…
Fire reported
ODI 11144460
Engine · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. While driving various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart and drive normally, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be…
ODI 11156857
Service Brakes
I was driving about 30 mph on a country road, attempted to stop, and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I was able to use my paddle shifters to slow the car down to a safer speed. After the pedal went to the floor, i noticed that the brake warning light had come on. Luckily i was close to home and was able to limp the car back home where the car has sat unable to be driven. There is an outstanding recall…
ODI 11124423
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru outback. While driving 35 to 40 mph and attempting to slow down, the brake pedal became soft and stuck to the floorboard. The contact was able to come to a complete stop by depressing the brake pedal lightly. The contact also mentioned that when attempting to engage the emergency brake, it only emitted a beeping sound and failed to engage. The vehicle was taken to european car…
ODI 11120635
Power Train · Service Brakes
While driving at low speed on local roads the parking brake lights starts flashing, the transmission oil temperature light went on and there was a high pitched squealing sound. We could not get the brake light to go off by pulling the brake release lever. It cleared itself the next day. The dealer couldn't reproduce the problem but found a brake switch failure. There were also 2 software updates that were related to…
ODI 11015309
Service Brakes
The vehicle was in neutral, engine running with parking brake set (electronic parking brake in the 2010), the mechanic got out of the car on the level crushed gravel parking lot in the middle of a beautiful sunny afternoon and allowed myself to get in the drivers seat. I have never been able to disengage the parking brake without it flashing non stop unless i turned the car off and restarted it, then disengage the…
ODI 11004838
Service Brakes
The brake pipes corroded in the same location as in the earlier recall at the 4 connection coupling where the center pipe meets the rear pipe sections. This issue is documented in subaru ticket number 1-176 88494776.
ODI 10906003
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
I bought my first subaru in 2002. I love it, a week after i bought it i went to california from st. Louis, mo. I decided i wanted another one because i love subaru's. It took me a few weeks to find the one i wanted. It was a used 2010 with 84,940 miles with one owner. None smoker which i really loved. He took very good care of it. He took it in for all the requirements that subaru has. I had car fax print out so i…
ODI 10965973
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was pulling into a parking space with a foot to go, going less than 5 mph, the engine surged and the car suddenly lunged forward, climbed a 6 inch curb and traveled about 4 feet and hit a wooden staircase of a building. The entire time my foot was on the brake. This entire event took less than a second. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10637349
Service Brakes
I heard a grinding sound and checked the rear brakes. Pad and rotors were wearing metal on metal. Checked front brakes and they were fine. Called dealer as to what might be wrong was told i must have driven the vehicle with parking brake on. I asked if there were problems with the parking brake system as i have never heard of the back brakes wearing out before the front especially with approximately 40k mile open…
ODI 10610046
Service Brakes · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Model year has under sized brakes for the vehicle weight,( rotors quickly warp ) #2 in the absence of surface rust, front sub frame rotting away. Got rid of car after just installing new set michellin tires, brakes, rotors and detailing. Had i known!!! How discovered; stationary, looking for source of strange noise under neath upon stoping and starting in traffic.
ODI 10966299
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2010 Subaru Outback.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.