NHTSA Complaint #11307921 — 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11307921
Vehicle 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 86,650 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State WV

Consumer Description

AUTOMATIC BREAKING ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON BUT ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME BUT VERY HARD. THEN RELEASED. THERE WAS A FLASH OF SOMETHING ON THE DASH I THINK A BREAKING WARNING AND BEEPING SOUND. MOVING APPROX 35MPH, NOT BREAKING, ON 2 LANE ROAD ( EAST PEA RIDGE RD. HUNTINGTON WV). NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME FOR QUITE A DISTANCE. NO ONE COMING TOWARD ME EITHER. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. STRAIGHT ROAD. ( I HAVE INCLUDED A GOOGLE MAP PICTURE OF APPROXIMATELY WHERE IT HAPPENED) TIME: ABOUT 12:45PM CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY A "COMPANY CAR" OF MY BROTHERS. (WHEELS INC) I PURCHANED IT IN OCT 2017. MY BROTHER SAID THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM ONE TIME ALSO. FOUND SAME COMPLAINT AT: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SUBARU/OUTBACK/2015/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML GOOGLE MAP LINK: HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/MAPS/@38.4181887,-82.3074982,3A,75Y,91.28H,90.13T/DATA=!3M9!1E1!3M7!1S0VRICIFYQXPLAMXBA7Q8DW!2E0!7I13312!8I6656!9M2!1B1!2I41?HL=EN

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