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2014 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1408459
Internal NHTSA #	11024079
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2014
File date	15/07/15
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On summer 2015, i had a problem with my 2014 subaru forester xt. I'm a subaru fan. My car is equipped with eyesight system, which will apply brakes for me in case i don't or will increase brake force to avoid a collision in case i didn't. This is one of the strongest selling points of the eyesight system: frontal collision avoidance. That day on a busy highway, during rush hour, i was noticing some sponge effect in the brake pedal so i decided to increase the distance between me and the car in front of me. Suddenly, the brake pedal stopped responding to my proportionality (controlled force applied) and i end up rear-ending the car in front of me. I work testing landing gears for planes and helicopters so brake fade was not new to me. I immediately recognize the problem and reported to the dealer. The problem was reproduced by the dealer's technician and the car was interned for further revisions. 2 days later, they told me that the lack of service in the brake system was the cause of the problem but the service was done in another dealer on time. That was the last excuse i heard from subaru. Customer service told me that they will not replace any part in the car if a dealer doesn't approve it, so i took the car to the same dealer where the 20,000km service was done, 1 hour away from my town. By that time, the ambient temperature was lower from summer 33c to autumn 17c. The dealer put more than 20km on the car just to tell me that he could not reproduce the failure so there's no failure at all. I explain to him that the failure cannot be reproduced at 17c temperature. I even show him that the brake force is so weak, it never activates the abs system, but also in vain. Subaru cant explain why an eyesight equipped car ends up rear-ending the car in front of it, in busy traffic conditions. They simply didn't answer me anymore.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRINGFIELD, MA
VIN pattern	JF2SJHPC7EHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	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	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Subaru FORESTER Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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