2008 Subaru Legacy service brakes problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2008 Subaru Legacy — 17% of all complaints for this model year.

Service Brakes complaints

17%

share of all complaints

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median reported mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“The issue occurred on a 08 Subaru Legacy GT Limited while the driver was driving the car with their family on a local street around 35-40mph. Initially, while the car was stopped at a traffic light, the driver noticed that the brake pedal seems off where it seems to be depressed much deeper than…”
filed Jul 21, 2023
“I had the recall done in 2017 and I was recently driving on the highway when my brakes had no pressure, I nearly crashed my car. Pulled over and realized my brake lines were leaking from where they said it had been fixed during the recall. I called the Subaru Stealership that did the recall and…”
filed Apr 3, 2023
“I received my Subaru legacy from the dealer after an unrelated repair. My wife got in the car and very slowly drove through the lot to exit the dealership. She was going 5-6 mph at most and luckily after putting the car into gear she had her hand resting on the center console literally right above the hand brake. As…”
filed Jul 23, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.