Regarding: subaru recall campaign wqk-47 / the federal safety agency recall no. 14v‑311 / july 2014. The remedy for this recall is inspection and testing of the brake lines. If there is no active brake fluid leak at the time of inspection, the lines/connections will be sprayed with anti-corrosion material. It is very clear in the documents that replacement will not be done under any other circumstances, regardless of how much rust/corrosion is already present in the brake line system. I find this absolutely appalling, and an extreme danger to unsuspecting drivers of these vehicles. These brake lines could be one day away from leaking, but if they are not leaking at the time of inspection, they will not be replaced. The owners of these vehicles should be protected from damage that has already occurred to the brake lines in the form of obvious corrosion. This remedy does not fix anything if rusted/corroded parts are going to be left in place, with most owners completely unaware of the hidden danger. I would like feedback from the government regarding this serious concern.
2009 Subaru Forester brakes complaints
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Since the purchase - we needed to push brake pedal down too far to apply brakes. We complained to subaru - they checked but said nothing wrong. But I am unhappy.
Since from the beginning, I have to push my brake pedal too down to apply the brakes, I reported it several times to my subaru dealer but they seems to be not serious in dealing this.
The issue with my vehicle is that we have to push the brakes too far before the brakes start working. I reported the matter to subaru service dealer in rapid city, sd and to subaru (complained through their website), the subaru dealer checked the brakes and they say they are all good and normal. So far we did not have any incident caused by this but we are not happy and do not feel safe. We have driven a no. Of vehicles but this is the only vehicle where we need to push the brakes so much down.
2009 subaru forester encountered rear brake failure at 22555 mi.. Brake pads destroyed by caliper hardware that would not disengage due to corrosion. Brake rotors scored and required replacement because faulty wear sensors design failed to alert to problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forrester. The contact was driving at an unknown speed when the brake pedal independently went to the floorboard abnormally and the vehicle began to decelerate but did not come to a stop. The contact stated the vehicle exhibited an unusually loud noise. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the rear passenger brakes were completely gone. The dealer advised he bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing however, the contact did not feel safe driving the vehicle. The manufacturer advised the contact that brake pads were not covered under warranty and would provide any further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was approximately 40,000.
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