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2012 Subaru IMPREZA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	959379
Internal NHTSA #	10492916
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	IMPREZA
Model Year	2012
File date	12/01/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This issue has happened twice, so i feel it's necessary to report it to the nhtsa. The first time this issue was happening, i was following another car going slightly downhill at about 30mph. The posted speed limit was 35mph so i felt like i was constantly switching back and forth between throttle and brake, but not so quickly as to press them at the same time. When this issue occured, there were three solid yellow/orange/gold (depending on how you look at colors) lights lit up solidly in the instrument cluster: the traction control light, the abs light, and the hill hold assist light. I immediately pulled into the nearest parking lot which was about 15 feet away. I tried everything to get the lights to go away before turning the car off, and when nothing worked i finally just cycled the ignition off then back on. All three magically went away by doing this. The second time this happened was only a few days ago and i was literally just sitting in my driveway on a level surface. My house is recessed into the ground about 10 feet from the top of my driveway, where the top is actually level and it is where i was sitting at. Sitting there, i revved my engine and slowly rolled down the driveway (in neutral, so i didn't go anywhere). Before the rpms went back to an idle i started rolling down our driveway (which is at least a 30 degree slope downhill) but when rolling down i was definitely on the brakes a little as to not go even past 1mph -- so very slow. I noticed all three lights came on again. This time i decided to let it sit for a while so i can try even more troubleshooting. Still no results unless i cycled the ignition. I took it into the dealer today for an ecm update they sent me in the mail, and they said they did see a "brake switch error" for code "history" but there were no current codes. A simple google search shows hundreds of people with the same problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9441
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKE OSWEGO, OR
VIN pattern	JF1GV8J63CLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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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.
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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.
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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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2012 Subaru IMPREZA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru IMPREZA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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