# '96 Subaru Outback

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-subaru-outback/30208>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 8, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-subaru-outback/30208 "2009-05-08T22:07:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Deacon81143](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Deacon81143](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deacon81143)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-subaru-outback/30208/1 "2009-05-08T22:07:14Z")

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My grad student daughter’s Subbie dies when she hits the brakes. She pulls over and it restarts. The local mechanic can’t figure it out. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-subaru-outback/30208/2 "2009-05-08T22:14:28Z")

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One possibility is a vacuum leak. If a leak from the brake booster is sufficient to affect the engine vacuum, it oould result in stalling.