Subaru Outback Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 35
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 2000–2012
- Stored years
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 35 stored complaint records:
- 12 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- brake pads · 8 records
- front rotors · 6 records
- brake pedal · 5 records
- applied brakes · 5 records
- brakes failed · 4 records
- front passenger · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2011 subaru outback. Consumer received vehicle repairs and would like reimbursement. *ta the consumer stated the left rear wheel brake had a locked caliper, damaged rotor and a missing brake pad. The consumer stated the brake warning light never illuminated on the dashboard. *jb
ODI 10667969
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
On may 2, 2014, attempted to move the subject vehicle from the garage and the car would not move forward or reverse, as the brakes where totally locked. The car was moved to lee subaru, fort walton beach, fl by car transport, where i was told the parking brake module was defective due to damage and was not covered by warranty. In may 2012, i was forced to drive over a tire tread in order to avoid an accident at 70…
ODI 10592025
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2010 subaru outback. Consumer writes in regards to excessive brake wear, at low mileage. *smd the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, for a brake inspection, due to an excessive noise coming from the rear brakes. The dealer informed the consumer the brake components had a considerable amount of rust as well as being worn out. The consumer believed the rear brake design was too small for the vehicle. He…
ODI 10625681
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I pulled into my driveway (relatively level) and parked my car. As i exited the vehicle i notice that my car was rolling forward (i have a manual transmission) and attempted to set the electric parking brake by pushing repeatedly on the button to the left of the steering wheel. The parking brake did not set and my car gained speed and continued downhill into the woods behind my home. I am not sure if i was dragged…
Crash reported
ODI 10456350
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The brakes failed completely when i was driving down the road about to enter the highway. The pedal went all the way to the floor. No braking action whatsoever. I was able to swerve to avoid the car in front of me and eventually stop by using the emergency brake. The car had just been serviced (60k interval) by the dealer including flushing the brake lines and installing new rear brake pads. Subsequent investigation…
ODI 10448206
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Alot of brake pedal travel low brake took alot of distance to slow down wasn't able to stop the car at 35 mph hit other car. Had car look at many times still thomas subaru didn't think anything was wrong with car from day one i told them my brakes weren't right it takes alot of distance ( pedal ) which increase amount of time needed to slow and stop the car.. I feel the brake master cylinder is not working right…
Crash reported
ODI 10452329
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 11v562000 (service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages) and had the vehicle repaired by an authorized dealer. After the repairs, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal clicking noise when applying the brakes. The dealer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repair to the vehicle. The…
ODI 10441373
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru outback. The contact stated that the brakes failed at a very low speed in a parking space. When the brakes failed, the vehicle continued forward about 20 feet, pushing down a metal fence before stopping. The contact felt that the master cylinder was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer and the dealer stated that there was nothing wrong. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10442373