2016 Subaru Forester Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle and shifting into park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly jerked forward and drove over the curb. The vehicle came to a stop after striking a fence. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving and approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact released the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 110,858.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES OR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER GRAYSON HYUNDAI ( 8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923; (865) 693-4550) AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL (WUE-90). AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL OCTOBER. HOWEVER, IF I SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR ANOTHER PAID SERVICE (A WHEEL ALIGNMENT) THEY WOULD FIX THE ISSUE WITHIN THREE WEEKS. MY QUESTIONS ARE: 1) CAN A DEALER POSTPONE A SAFETY RECALL FOR FIVE MONTHS? AND 2) CAN A DEALER REQUIRE A CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR ANOTHER SERVICE TO GET A TIMELY APPOINTMENT FOR A SAFETY RECALL?

PROBLEMS SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WITH CARBONE SUBARU ON COMMERCIAL DRIVE, YORKVLLE NY. 1: COULDN'T GET THROUGH ON PHONE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND LISTENED TO THEIR OBNOXIOUS PROMOTIONAL SPEECH TO MANY TIMES AND NEVER GOT A PERSON. TRIED LEAVING A MESSAGE AND NOBODY CALLED BACK. WENT IN PERSON AND THEY SAID THE EARLIES THEY COULD SCHEDULE ME IN WAS THE LAST WEEK IN JULY!

WHILE GETTING READY TO SLOW FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT RED SIGNAL THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INCLUDING THE NEED TO TOW THE VEHICLE. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT STILL ON AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 2 MILES PER HOUR UNTIL I STOPPED. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, THE ABS LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE BRAKES PERFORMED NORMALLY. I DROVE HOME. OVERNIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I NOW HAVE A DEAD BATTERY. THE BRAKE LIGHT IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON A RECALL LAST WEEK ABOUT 150 MILES AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO #1 COCHRAN SUBARU BUTLER COUNTY (4520 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146, (412) 245-4580), BUT COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING WITH MAXIMUM LOAD WHEN STOPPING ON STREET OR HIGHWAY.

ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON THEN AFTER I TURN OFF THE CAR IT DISAPPEARS. BOTHE TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS STOPPED THEN WHILE ACCELERATING THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PARKED THEN WHEN I BACKED UP LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SECOND TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN I STARTED THE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN FOLLOWING TIME AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE OFF , I WOULD RESTART CAR AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING

SOFT BRAKES. HAD TO APPLY BRAKE AHEAD OF TIME TO STOP IN THE SIGNAL. SLOW TRAFFIC SAME ISSUE EVERY TIME YOU APPLY BRAKE YOU WILL BE SCARED IF IT WILL STOP. IT WILL NOT SLOWDOWN THE CAR IN THE TURNS. STREET CITIES AND SLOW TRAFFICS AND EXIT FROM HIGHWAY