Subaru Ascent

"Rotors pulsate during hard braking"

"I've had to have 4 brake jobs so far since new. The first brake job was at 14,000 miles. The fourth one was at 38,000 miles. Pads had to be replaced repeatedly, rotors machined repeatedly, then rotors replaced. The dealership says that this is because the "car is heavy". I find this ridiculous. The brake system should match the vehicle. My gut feeling is that the "distance pacing" feature is incorrectly designed. I feel that the distance pacing applies and/or keeps the brakes applied too often or for too long, resulting in overheating of the pads and rotors. The warped rotors then need machining and pads replaced."

"Issue began within the first 10000 miles of driving, and has consistently been a problem requiring mechanic intervention every 10000 miles."

"The entire front end seemed to be shaking and grinding, It is the second time that this vehicle has had the problem."

"When plugging in an apple phone to the USB, on occasion the car would not register that there was a phone plugged in which would result in no apple car play or bluetooth access."

"New part ordered, 6 weeks ago. No word from dealership as of yet when it will be available. The 12V charge point works, so not entirely out of business, so I don't feel rushed over it."

"Tailgate stopped working in November. Took it in and they reprogrammed it. Stopped working again in March. Took it I and they replaced the assembly. Drivers side window would only partially close if it got wet (specifically car wash). Occurred last summer, but were in Texas in the middle of a drought and so we didnt take it in immediately. Back windshield wiper had also quit working but when youre not getting any rain, it wasnt so much a problem that we wanted to take it in and be without our car. But when the tailgate stopped working, we finally bit the bullet and took it in. Was in the shop for about a week. But as I said above, the tailgate stopped working AGAIN in March so we were forced to take it in at that point. Earlier this year a rock from a dump truck hit the front windshield and that chip quickly caused a crack obscuring the drivers side view. Because of the cameras, it required taking it in and leaving it for several days to be replaced. Cost a little over $1,100 because the cameras had to be checked after installation. Because we have a $1000 deductible, we didnt turn it in to insurance and had to pay it out of pocket. This (the windshield) probably isnt what you meant for this particular question, but normally replacing a windshield wouldnt be so pricey. The first three items listed were covered because we bought the extended warranty."