My wife and I bought a 2003 Subaru Outback L.L. Bean edition in February 2003. She had to have the brakes replaced at 17,000 mi, again last June 2004 (with new rotors) and now again at 47,000 mi. I too called the service manager at out Dealer and was told that she didn't think it was unusual for a car to wear out its brakes every 15,000 mi or so. She claimed it was due to the hills in Seattle, which I think are mild compared to other cities that I have lived in.
When the car is serviced this weekend, I will give them one more attempt to find and fix the problem. If they can not find the problem, I plan to "Write to the manufacturer requesting the repurchase or replacement of your vehicle.", as explained in the WA State website on the Lemon Law in WA. http://www.atg.wa.gov/consumer/lemon/motorvehicles/whattodo.shtml
Has anyone else tried to have their Subaru declared a "lemon" based upon the highly excessive brake wear?
Thanks
