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Subaru Impreza Service Brakes, Hydraulic Power Assist Safety Report | Dec 01, 2012
Reported on Dec 01, 2012
| 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE SUBARU MANUAL, THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM ASSISTED THE BRAKE POWER WHEN THE DRIVER CANNOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL STRONGLY AND THE BRAKE POWER WAS INSUFFICIENT. BRAKE ASSIST GENERATED THE BRAKE POWER ACCORDING TO THE SPEED AT WHICH THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE, ON A RURAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, HE IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE, AS ANOTHER DRIVER MOVED INTO HIS LANE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER ASSIST FORCEFULLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN, AGAINST HIS WILL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FOUND HIMSELF STRUGGLING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TO TRY AND GAIN SPEED. | |
| Make: | Subaru |
| Model: | Impreza |
| Manufactured by: | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MONTPELIER VT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JF1GJAC69DG |
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| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | AWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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