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Funny noise, down to the dealer, frozen brake caliper, new pads and new disc; £628. Anyone else had this "one-off" problem?
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Oh no - Subaru was the last remaining make that nobody had any problems with!
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Was it outside warranty and you had to pay? Did the dealer say it was a common fault?
What did the funny noise sound like - I sometimes feel a vibration through the pedal when braking a little harder than normal - ie harder than just gently slowing down but not throwing out the anchor braking.
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News to me. My Outback is still performing AOK. Oooh I do love that sport setting on the autobox!
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Front caliper siezure is unusual unless the car is seldom used or left standing out for a long time. Rears are more likely to sieze.
The price you paid is totally insane. A front caliper rebuild kit (inc. 4 new pistons) retails at about £80. Good quality aftermarket discs are about £40 each and a set of pads around the £30-40 mark.
Allowing an hours labour this job should not come in at over £300 tops - assuming they replace both discs (which they should) and lube the non-siezed side.
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Labour: £141, MRP Brake Pad Kit: £54, 2 MRP Brake Disc-FRT Turbo:£97, Disk Brake Kit RH: £253, Donation to Treasury: £96. Total: £649.31.
Noise was like metal on metal, which it was. The only indication I had a day earlier was slight shuddering for a very short time, but that was a one-off - I'd guess the ABS was applying but not such as to slow the car down, and due to the slow releasing brakes.
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Difficult to comment on this because I'm not sure what a 'disk brake kit' is - could it be a caliper or caliper rebuild kit?
Ideally they should replace discs and pads in axle sets - it looks like they only replace one disc, which is not really best practise.
If the car is out of warranty then better to take it to an independent next time - there are quite a few Scooby independents about.
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