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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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this was a mess i hate the way it feels now =(
Old Feb 27, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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i took my car into the dealershiit for a simple gas line recall. i think they had the oil change guy working on it or something, who knows. but anyways once i got my car back it wasnt right, would misfire under load at about 5,000 RPMs. brought it back into a different dealer because i was so furious about how they messed it up. after i brought it back into a different subaru dealer they had my car for 2 and 1/2 weeks and figured out the problem on the last day, the guy at the other dealer broke a wire to the crank sensor.
so once i go pick back up my car everything is good, runnin strong with no problems, but later that day the check engine light comes on, i have a small evap leak. so i just dropped it back off tonight so they can find out where the evap leak is.
biggest hastle and pain in the ***!! and not to mention having to go without my car for first 2 and 1/2 weeks and now who knows how long!
Old Feb 27, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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they did the same to me dealerships are the worst people to deal with
Old Feb 27, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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yea im pretty sure they all suck. haa. havent heard any good thing about hardly any dealersshiiitttt
Old Mar 1, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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subi's are notorious for having a hard time shifting in reverse, just shift in 1st to open the geears and pop it in reverse, works every time
Old Mar 1, 2011 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cubanprez
subi's are notorious for having a hard time shifting in reverse, just shift in 1st to open the geears and pop it in reverse, works every time
almost mine needs first second sometimes third lol
Old Mar 1, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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wow, thats weird
Old Mar 3, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cubanprez
subi's are notorious for having a hard time shifting in reverse, just shift in 1st to open the geears and pop it in reverse, works every time
Yup. That is what I do every time.
Old Mar 4, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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yuuup if my car is cold i cant shift into reverse at all need to wait until it warms up
Old Mar 4, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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I found it much easier to shift into first and reverse under all temperatures after switching to redline lightweight shockproof fluid. I can even down shift into 1st most of the time now where as it used to be entirely impossible.

No guarantees but for $30 worth of fluids and an hour of work it's worth a shot, huh?

Edit: I would wait until after the break-in period before switching fluids.
Old Mar 5, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Yea I might give that a shot thanks for the heads up!
Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by cubanprez
subi's are notorious for having a hard time shifting in reverse, just shift in 1st to open the geears and pop it in reverse, works every time
Anybody know why this is the case? I thought it was really weird the first 1000 miles, but figured it was the break-in period. With over 6xxx miles now, it still occurs. It doesn't seem natural for a $30k car.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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not a full synchro in the reverse
Old Mar 27, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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Cars going back to subaru tomorrow for round two of the transmission
Old Mar 27, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by izzyidk?
Cars going back to subaru tomorrow for round two of the transmission
it went out again??



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