I purchased the subaru ascent 2019 in september of 2018. Recently while traveling at highway speeds and applying the brakes a strong vibration resulted while braking. I took the car to the subaru dealer and was told the rotors needed to be turned. The car only has 14,000 miles and the brakes are already failing.
2019 Subaru Ascent brakes complaints
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At freeway speed, the brake makes noise and vibrate when you press the pedal lightly to reduce speed, this happens mostly when you go downhill. Battery drains when parked inside the garage overnight, rear gate does not lock when closed.
The brakes squeal, like metal to metal.this does not happen all the time. The rotors were replace at about 13,000 miles. I was told by the tech at the dealership the rotors need replaced again. I was told this is not a safety issue but when applying the breaks it seems I need more pressure that before. I think may be safety issue.
Our windshield cracked and we had to replace it not too long after purchasing. We have had problems with our heater locking and not being able to turn it off or our drunk locking and we cant open it we are unable to unlock it.... We put in several complaints about a grinding noise when we break since we bought the car. I noticed it when I first drove it and they told me it was normal. When the car takes off there is a shake and stall before it moves. Also when driving it feels like it jolts and then goes again also a complaint....
This started with only 6k miles on 2019 ascent, the brakes ride extremely rough. Braking does are not as effective as they should be. This makes braking, give the car a bumpy ride as it decelerates and the driver an uneasy feeling.
In a matter of 3 weeks, the ascent came to a complete stop in the middle of the road with no objects in view of the car on 2 different occasions. The anti-collision braking system initiated from approximately 35 MPH to a complete stop, thinking the fog was an object. This is extremely unsafe as the vehicle can stop at anytime, in the fog. If there was traffic on the road, we would have been rear ended. Dealership could not replicate problem, will be contacting subaru directly next. Mileage is approximately 8,500.
Brakes made loud noise even when driving off the lot. Told it was a new car and it will subside. The noise did not subside. It grew louder. Took car to subaru dealer where they told me the rotors would need to,be cut! On a new car with under 900 miles! Took it home and the noise was less but grew louder as the week went on. Brought the car back to subaru and they indicated they would replace the rotors and the brake pads. Of course, they didn't mention it would take over a week and a half to get the parts. Noise was when braking whether stationary or moving. Another issue is when my cell phone rings, the radio starts blasting! I almost ran off the road. This happened twice and the dealership can't seem to replicate the issue. They told me they had not had to resolve both the brakes and radio issue with anyone else in their dealership. I find this hard to believe, unless they did not sell many ascents. I am also worried about the electrical and transmission problems I keep hearing people complain about.
The collision avoidance system is incorrectly identifying parked cars or cars exiting the freeway in an adjacent lane as obstacles and slams on the brakes. This is happened on the interstate at highway speeds and at speeds as low as 30 MPH while traveling on a city street. I'm terrified that I am going to be rear ended when my vehicle goes from 70 to zero MPH when there is absolutely nothing in front of me but the 'safety equipment' is malfunctioning. I have been telling the dealership about it for several months with minimal response.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 19v856000 (engine and engine cooling) and 19v855000 (power train). The contact stated that the GPS unit was inoperable. Furthermore, while at a stop sign/light, the vehicle would accelerate when the brake pedal was depressed and there was an abnormal clunking, squeaking noise detected from the steering/suspension. Also, while driving various speeds, the vehicle shuddered and shook forward and backwards, and the driver and passenger doors made an abnormal buzzing noise. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to puente hills subaru (17801 e gale ave, city of industry, ca 91748, (626) 626-4800) multiple times and the contact was informed that the vehicle was working as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: sr#:1-50458273772. The failure mileage was 1,000.
Brake failure on new car
A couple of months ago, my wife started the car and backed off a parking lot. When she pressed the brake and felt wired - the brake could not be pressed down and felt like it's jammed somehow. The car did not stop even she switched the car to parking! It eventually stopped after hit a parked car behind. Because the speed was very low so there was no obvious damage to both cars. But after restarted the car, all the warning lights went on - rab, eye sight, at oil temp, low tire pressure, and the sun roof and sun shade not working.
At 6700 miles, the brakes are rough and gives the car a very bumpy ride.
Within my first two weeks (200-300 miles) of owning the vehicle I was told by stevens creek subaru that the car was not safe to drive and here we are again. Another failed strut. So by deduction, it's unsafe to drive but that hasn't stopped subaru from putting me back in it, fully aware that the strut has failed verified at 20,000 miles but problem started 12,000 miles ago. In motion this is a problem everywhere. Safety issue. Subaru is not making me drive for almost a month with a failed strut, waiting on parts. Let's talk about brakes next... So they replaced the front pads with "special" brakes, hand delivered from japan. Why? What are these "special" pads and how are they different? I really want to know what's different about these? Are they softer? Will they wear out faster? I'm not honestly thrilled that they resurfaced the rotors. Again... Brand new car... Brand new rotors... Now they have extra "wear" as a result of the bad brakes from the factory and they will wear out faster. Would have preferred them to be replaced. This only adds additional out of warranty costs to me in the end. Especially if the new pads also wear quicker. Safety we just blindly applied the ecu firmware upgrade with no pre-drive test to verify the problem. Which was why the car was left overnight in the first place initially. So we have no documentation of the issue just that we flashed the firmware. From my tests the past two mornings it seems better and possibly resolved but again, this should have been properly documented and tested and was not. The surging engine condition / transmission gear ratio hunting problem was never verified by the dealer. They blindly flashed the firmware and also didn't road test after the fact. There also still an undiagnosed transmission problem. Additionally there's many more things wrong with my car but your form limits me to three at a time.
2019 subaru ascent. Consumer writes in regards to brake failure. *ld
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. While driving at an unknown speed, the brake warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. After turning off and restarting the vehicle, the indicator disappeared and the vehicle operated normally. The cause of the failure was not determined. Kocourek subaru (2600 n. 20th ave, wausau, wi) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,300. The VIN was unknown.
I was in traffic and the dash- started flashing and everything at once started shutting off and then brake was applied on its own. Very scary while in traffic- I have been waiting for a tow truck for over 3 hours. Dials: at oil temp flashes, all electronic things is all off and lit. Transmission and braking issues- all at once. City street braddock rd and I pulled off at kings park shopping center in front of wells fargo and cvs, stationary.
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