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2010 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	820029
Internal NHTSA #	10358556
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2010
File date	28/09/10
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving a 2010 subaru forester around a corner up a steep driveway i encountered a vehicle coming down the driveway. The forester is manual and there was a shoulder in the driveway behind the corner i had rounded; i applied the clutch and brake when i saw the vehicle and released the brake while continuing to hold the clutch when i saw that i could roll back onto the shoulder directly behind me to get out of the way of the oncoming vehicle. The subaru did not move and i began to panic as the oncoming vehicle approached and my service brake had apparently ceased (the car would not move by gravity yet the service and hand brakes were both off). I put the car in reverse and revved the engine unusually hard while aggressively releasing the clutch to overcome the apparently frozen brake and avoid the head on collision, at which point the brake released and the car flew backwards toward a stone embankment behind the turn-off in the driveway. I stopped in time and avoided the vehicle exiting the driveway. I contacted the dealer and was told that this is some sort of safety feature on subarus whereby the service brake will not release when the clutch is depressed on a hill. The forester i was driving gives no indication to the operator that the service brake will behave in an unexpected way and there is apparently no way to disable this behavior in this model. As a seasoned driver with hundreds of thousands of miles of experience in many makes and models with manual transmissions i find this highly unsafe and totally unacceptable.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CROPSEYVILLE, NY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2010 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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