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Started as an intermittent problem, but now they do not work at all. Can someone provide some trouble shooting advice?
Also how do you remove the interior panels without damaging them?
BTW..when you say specialty alignment shop...are you talking about the big chains (pep boys, etc...), or do you have specific shops that only specialize in alignments in your area?
Craig
-juice
I'm going to give the dealer a call to see what can be done -- it's a non-adjustable setting.
Ken
which happens when you hit the brakes. my oB
drifts to the right ever since i got it. dealer
says it is within specs and there is very little
adjustment they can make which they did but it
still has a small amount of drift. rotated the tires around also helped. Shop advisor told me there is a special bolt kit to increase the adjustment but it is something that you may have to pay for if you request it
The specs for caster apparently are not very detailed -- I had my local dealer look them up.
Tire rotation basically allows the radial tire pull force to cancel out any small alignment offset.
Do you know more about this bolt kit?
Ken
for your car, they would know about it [hopefully]
my dealer is in sarasota fl. when i go for my
next oil change i will see if they can give me
a part no# for it and i will let you know if your
dealer can't help you
Also, when it is cold out and the car is cold, it seems to have trouble shifting or getting the transmission fluid flowing until I've gone a few blocks. Is this normal for this car?
Ken
On my Legacy GT 5EAT, the shift lock mechanism engages and disengages right around when one is coming to a stop. It's a plastic tab that pops in and out to prevent selecting a different gear before the vehicle has come to complete stop.
The sound comes from right inside the center console and is a hard plastic-on-plastic "click". I had my dealer look at it and apparently, Subaru changed the design with the 05s.
I wouldn't be surprised if the 4EAT also had a similar feature as well.
Ken
Craig
Sly
Can you describe the pulsating in more detail?
Just in case, I'd call 1-800-SUBARU3 and set up a case number. By setting up a case, you'll be sure Subaru knows that it's a problem, and if there is a fix in the works, you'll be notified when it's made available.
Ken
Craig
When I ac quired my 99 Outback, I had a similar problem. The throttle tended to jolt badly, particularly when going from idle throttle to power, for example after long downhill run on Freeway followed by shift to uphill.
Subaru replaced the ECU but the problem persisted. They the suggested using Premium unleaded fuel. This largely solved the problem.
Subarus use an adaptive learning pattern in their ECU, meaning that if the engine has been run on very light throttle for a sustained period, the engine tends to lean out. At the extreme, for example after running for ten minutes or so with little throttle application, this becomes so lean that the introduction of even a minimal throttle introduces a comparatively large volume of fuel, resulting in a signifaicnt jolt. This can lead to a repetition of the cycle.
One short term fix is to accelerate very hard through the gears for a couple of cycles. This changes the ECU mapping. Incidentaly, it also changes the whole way the throttle responds, seeming to give the car an instant tune up.
Longer term, the use of Premium Unleaded fuels seems to be the best fix. It has the side benefit of improving economy by 5-10% and removing a lot of the gumming to injectors and valves which seems to be common to fuel injected cars. I know you can get Optimax gold in Canada and suspect there will be other equivalents available in the USA
Cheers
Graham
Craig
Craig
Of course, with any auto trans problems, I would say to check your fluid condition and level.
Craig
kcram
Host - Wagons
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Sly
Craig
Now that we have the deep freeze (NY)... I got to enjoy all the heated things....seats (too hot at lowest setting!), mirrors, wiper blade rests...
Here's the ironic part:
Even with all the heated things on this car, I could NOT clean my windshield today because the nozzles were frozen at 16°F until the temp went up to 25°F this afternoon. The one thing that really needed to be heated (the nozzles) are not.
Why they are frozen... I don't know!!! I haven't added any fluid, so I suspect either the assembly line put in substandard fluid or MUCH MORE likely, the dealership watered down the fluid when I got my oil changed 2 weeks ago.
I am going to call the dealership tomorrow and ask them if they are adding water to people's washer fluid. Of course they will say no. I know of a Volvo dealership that would do this to my friend's car and a few other people in the waiting room had the same complaint of frozen wiper nozzles.
So... people make sure your service department is putting in the best, undiluted fluid, because... once it's frozen you have to either thaw it yourself, wait till it warms up outside, go back to the dealership...or pour the fluid directly on the windshield!
BTW...I also get a small popping noise from the back of my seat (like a spring or wire making a noise). Maybe this has something to do with my discomfort.
Subaru has never been known for great seats like Volvo or even Volkswagen.... they have always seemed overly hard to me...but I bought one anyway... When I test drove the Ltd, the leather driver's seat seemed much better than the older model, or the cloth of the new one. But after 20 minutes of picking it up I was in pain. Part of the problem is that the thigh support is too hard and pushes into the underside of the leg. The right bolster pushes agressively into my hip, causing my lower body to shift to the left. The base of the driveshaft tunnel causes the heel of my foot to rest at an angle, twisting my leg.
But I've driven it 3600 miles so far, so... while it's at times uncomfortable.. I guess it could be worse. I also noticed that the passenger side has hardly any space for tall people to put their feet or stretch out their legs because the firewall may be closer than the driver's side and the ductwork is too low.
I'm 5'11" with 11.5 shoes by the way.
For now, I would fiddle with the power seat controls until you get more comfortable.. maybe after a few weks it won't be so bad... but I do sympathize with you. You should write Subaru and let them know how you feel.
I did.
Oh and another thing... if the cloth seats have a lumbar support... have you tried using that for your lower back?
I find the 05 seats to be pretty comfortable, but other people do not. So it is not surprising to hear your post. Clearly the seats do not fit everyone well.
Craig
Craig
Sly
You beat me to it, Hilbert. All winter I use the Prestone antifreeze window washer with no problems. I always top off the resevoir before sending the car in for service. It's a balmy 2 degrees north of Boston this morning. Rob M.
-30C was a record smashing low for a December 20th here. The previous record for that date was -14C!
I hope this is not an indication of what this winter is going to be like for us...
Sly
Mark
Does anybody have better suggestion ?
Krzys
If not, just use a lot of it until you get the level down to about one quarter or less, then just fill it back up with the new stuff.
Sly
Bob
They are fine on short trips, but for 2 hours + they are not anywhere near comfortable enough.
I am trying to find a shop that can add some softer foam to the seat bottoms, only half an inch would probably make a huge difference.
Sly