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2004 Subaru LEGACY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	541775
Internal NHTSA #	10120859
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2004
File date	07/05/05
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: 04/30/05 problem began. At low speeds, the brakes were not responding and caused extended stopping distance and the steering felt out of control. An accident occurred on 05/07/05. At 35 mph coming around a curve on a rainy day, the consumer tried to slow down, but brakes locked, and the consumer slid with no steering ability. The consumer couldn't keep the car on the road. She went off the road and head on collision with a tree occurred. Total loss of vehicle. Slight injuries to driver, no other cars involved. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	EAST HAMPTON, NY
VIN pattern	4S3BH625547XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	17/06/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	35
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Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	BROWN SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	PATCHOGUE
Dealer's state code	NY
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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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2004 Subaru LEGACY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Subaru LEGACY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

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