There are 2 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2019 Subaru Crosstrekin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owned a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while her husband was driving at 25-30 MPH downhill, the tractor trailer before him slowed down at a curve. The contact's husband depressed the brake pedal but it failed to respond and the vehicle accelerated unintendedly, causing the vehicle to fall into a ditch where it bounced and hit the rear of a trailer, then bounced back into the embankment. The passenger's side and driver's side roof rail air bags deployed. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The emergency units transported the contact and her husband to the hospital where it was diagnosed that the contact had sustained a compression fracture in her back. Her husband did not sustain any injuries. The occupant of the trailer did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot where it was totaled. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was awaiting a call back from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 31,200.
I AM APPEALING TO YOU FOR HELP WITH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OF MY NEW 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK STALLS WHEN I JAM ON THE BREAK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE ROAD. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVERT A FATAL ACCIDENT. 1.) THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN FROM A HARD STOP OCCURRED THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 26TH. THE DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN HE MADE A SHARP BREAK REALIZING HE'D GONE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE CAR'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY IT WAS NIGHT AND FEW CARS WERE ON THE ROAD 2.) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH, I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I STOPPED SUDDENLY BEFORE A STOP SIGN I HADN'T SEEN. THE CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE ON A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE CAR GOT GOING. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE THERE WERE FEW CARS. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CERTAIN SUBARU CROSSTREKS. THE SUBARU DEALER IN VESTAL, NY, AND SUBARU AMERICA DID INSPECTIONS ON MY CAR AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO DATA CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. I SAY THAT THE READINGS ARE NOT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY. I WANT A COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS AND RESOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING A SHUTOFF WHEN BREAKING SUDDENLY AND A SOLUTION, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. I WANT TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD AS DO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.SUBARUXVFORUM.COM/FORUM/ENGINE-DRIVETRAIN/163282-ENGINE-STALL-AFER-HARD-BREAKING.HTML?AMP=1 HTTPS://WWW.YOURMECHANIC.COM/ESTIMATES/SUBARU/CROSSTREK/WHEN-I-SLOW-DOWN-AND-STOP-THE-CAR-ENGINE-SHUTS-OFF-INSPECTION
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026