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Your transmission is screwed up and they need to fix it!!!! Stay on it!
This is my third Subaru and my last, I will never own another Subi in my lifetime. Buick is supposed to come out with an AWD Wagon.
Thanks for help in advance
Funny thing, in the mail also yesterday I recieved a letter from Kimmel & Silverman of lemonlaw.com saying that many subaru owners have contacted them with the same issue. They are offering means of compensation.
After reading the posts on this site when I took my car into the local dealership for its 7500 miles service I described the problem. They test drove it, verified the problem, and quote 'reprogrammed the transmission computer back to factory setting'. This immediately and complete fixed the problem. There was no charge. I read on another forum somewhere that reprogramming is the fix for this problem.
take this info to your dealer and tell them you want this technical update applied to your car.
Hopefully, this is not the case with yours, but I wouldn't rule out needing to rebuild the transmission as a possible option.
If you go the Legacygt.com forum which I frequently goto, I have not found a single complaint posted about this. I have a 2010 Legacy 2.5i with the CVT Tranny. No problems to date.
The biggest problem posted on the forum is a "shimmy" Issue with 2010s, not sure if the 2011s have it. I didn't experience the shimmy issue either, but my car was Dealer Car which I bought as a CPO in February 2010. They did apply a number of TSBs automatically.
-Karen in AZ-
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Luckily for me with my 2011 3.6R the transmission completely stopped working within 2 months of buying it and under 2,000 miles. It had been doing the jerk thing when you slow down on a ramp and then speed up and it made a huge clunking sound upon reverse. One day I could not reverse so I had it towed to the dealer who confirmed that I had no transmission. Subaru worked with the dealer and gave me a brand new car.
Are those of you who've had problems (3.6) sorry you got your car? I'm getting cold feet despite the fact that the Outback is the right car size wise for me.
BTW... have a Legacy Outback ('95) with 218,000 miles on it and no transmission problems whatsoever.
You could save about $5,000 with the most expensive Forester over the 3.6 Limited. The Forester XT has in-town performance about the same as the 3.6.
I went from a 2005 3.0 VDC six Outback to the 2010 Forester XT. The Forester's back seat spacing is better.
That would be exactly zero; definitely not a good idea to buy a V6 from Subaru.
Hahaha; I jest. :P
Good luck to you and I hope you enjoy whatever you end up doing either keeping it or getting something new, life’s too short to be unhappy!
Last week we bought a 2012 Toyota 4runner SR5 and life is good again!
I look at a Subaru forum - Legacygt.org, I like to read the comments and various posts from the members. But I can't say I saw any complaints related to this problem. A big issue seems to be a car Shimmy issue which some members experience and others don't. From reading about that issue, I still have not been able to pinpoint from the posts whether the Shimmy afflicts both cars - 2.5 or 3.6 versions and/or cars with 16" or 17" wheels..
Service Bulletin # 11-104-11
Pages: 1
Bulletin Description: This is to announce that TCM reprogramming files are now available to rectify a harsh downshift on 3-2 downshift while slowing to 12-14 mph and then accelerating. Note: TCM reprogramming files were sent to all SDS users in the October 2011 SSMIII Update version 1.28.42.7
The tech note (which I found on another forum) says this was applied to production cars starting: 10/17/2011 VIN C2217396 for the Outback and10/12/2011 VIN C2008348 for the Legacy).
Hopefully that will fix it as it is rather discomforting and surely can't be good for the transmission in the long run.
Long story short...They said to bring it in and that they would check it out and make it right...Hopefully, I get a chance to get it in in the next couple of weeks...I'll let you know how it works out...This is our first Subaru, having recently changed from an Acura MDX...and thus far, I hate to say it...The vehicle has not lived up to its reputation.
I wish we could have been so lucky. How's the new one? I was reading that the 2012's are having the same issues with jerky trans.
Your reply had a profound impact on us. We decided that what you and your wife did was the smartest and most hassle-free decision, and decided to copy you.
Just bought a silver 2012 4runner SR5 last night.
Like you, we lost confidence in Subaru. We didn't want to take a chance that it MIGHT get fixed. I don't think it will be long before "the cat is out of the bag" and when it is....nobody will get a good trade-in value because the dealerships won't be able to get rid of a defective car very easily. We got out while we had a good chance.
FYI.... Just in case you weren't aware......If you purchased an extended warranty you can cancel it and get some money back for the unused portion of it. We had the cost of ours added to the loan when we bought the car, so we will see a refund check from the bank in about 6 weeks.
Enjoy your 4runner! I know we are!
The 3rd time I had it in the shop they downloaded the latest computer program and that was suppose to fix it, but actually made my car worse. The harsh jerking happened more frequently and also started harsh jerking during downshift. I was told to call 1800 SUBARU3 and start a claim. I did and their customer care department was great! They were in the process of trying to resolve the issue when we made the decision to buy a different car. We didn't want to deal with the problems anymore. We also were not comfortable with the uncertainty of it getting fixed. Even if they had chosen to give us a new car, I have been reading that some buyers of the 2012 OB 3.6 are having the same problems.