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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1192928
Internal NHTSA #	10726277
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2013
File date	30/12/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have 2013 subaru outback. Couple of month after buying it i discovered the issue where my foot would be stuck on the brake pedal. There is some kind of a flap above the pedal. The flap normally just touches the top of a shoe. But in some situations/positions of the pedal it presses on the foot. When you try to move the foot out of the pedal, it bends and braces it, practically locking the foot. It does not happen consistently, but rather infrequently. What makes it worse is wearing bulky shoes like sneakers, shoes with buckles, or with a mesh top. The mesh also gets caught on the flap. A couple of times i was in situations where it took 10-15 seconds to get the foot out of the brake pedal. At least once i have been nearly rear-ended because i couldn? T accelerate immediately after breaking. I complained on this issue 4 times at subaru service. They tweaked it somewhat, but never completely fixed, and it got worse again after every maintenance service. While trying to understand how it is remedied, i found that the dealership didn? T record these complaints in my car history. So i wrote an email to subaru. Subaru customer service person told me to make another appointment, as he? Ll instruct the dealership how to fix the issue. I brought my car in, waited for an hour, but then was told no instructions were received from subaru. On the next contact with the subaru customer service i received the following reply: ? There are no repairs required and no repairs were performed. We have no recommendations as there were no problems found.? However, it appeared that subaru has fixed the problem during that appointment, while telling me nothing was done. The flap was replaced with the longer version, so that the foot never gets under it, but rather pushes the flap inside. This is a serious safety issue. It is obvious subaru is aware of it, but doesn? T admit it exists. ... Updated 07-16-15 bf ma 07/30/15 updated 10/26/2017cn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORTH GRAFTON, MA
VIN pattern	4S4BRBCC4D3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	05/12/24
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	30
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Dealer's name	VILLAGE SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	ACTON
Dealer's state code	MA
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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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2013 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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