Subaru recalls 199K vehicles to fix brake line rust

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNBC

Subaru is recalling about 199,000 cars and SUVs for a second time to fix rusty brake lines that can leak fluid and cause longer stopping distances.

The recall covers the 2009 through 2013 Forester, 2008 through 2011 Impreza, and the 2008 through 2014 WRX and WRX-STI models. It affects vehicles in 20 U.S. cold weather states and Washington, D.C., where salt is used to clear roads in the winter.

Subaru says in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that salty water can splash on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector. That can cause rust and leaks. A recall from last year for the same problem didn't work due to incomplete repair instructions to dealers.

Dealers will apply a corrosion-fighting wax to a brake line connector at no cost to owners.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102321703

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corrosion-fighting wax? Sounds cheap and low tech.

[Little Star]

1. Thanks!

[Demeter]

2. Also thanks!

[RobinA]

3. Good

get it done before I buy my Subaru a year from now.

[olddad56]

5. I would recommend not buying one unless you live in a place that gets a lot of snow.

They really are not well made cars.

[olddad56]

4. Subaru should probably recall most of the cars they have made in the last twenty years.

they are not well made cars. I didn't realize this until I bought a 2015 Subaru Outback. My car is poorly made and I have been trying to get a factory problem resolved since I bought it. No complaints about the dealer, but no confidence in the corporation.

After buying my car, I have been researching Subaru. Head gasket problems at around 80,000 have been going on for years in some model. Oil consumption problems have been going on for years.

Certainly not the quality of a Honda or a Toyota.