hey all. dunno what to think of this problem, so here goes. a few days ago, i had problems starting my car. it was choking & it wouldn't start even after i turned the ignition three times. i was on the clutch, i had gas, nothing wrong with the battery; it just wouldn't start right away. anyway, eventually it started & i took it to the dealership to get it checked out. i drop it off, then i get a call telling me that they're gonna need to keep it for a few days because my computer needs to get sent to Subaru USA to get reprogrammed. i kept asking them what was wrong with it & why did they need to send it out & they kept saying that it's not reading properly & that "we'll get it back to normal". i'm still in the dark as to what they mean by that. they also asked me what kind of gas i use & i said nothing lower than 91, but it's from the military base. now, i dunno what kind of gas they use there, but i go there cuz it's cheaper. i have absolutely NO PROBLEM going to shell or chevron now, but i just didn't think that the military base gas would be a problem. i have no problem with them sending my computer to get reprogrammed; i'm fully covered under warranty. i dunno, maybe someone could shed some light into this. is this a common problem with subaru's?

 

yeah it really sucks that i'm not in my car. dude, i'm stuck in a friggin' PT Cruiser & it's automatic..yuck. but hey, can't really complain..it's free & i have a car to get around..hehe

 

I have an '04, and back when it was still real new this happened a few times to me, totally sporadic. Then it didn't happen for a long time and I forgot about it....

Yup, then it just happend last week! I think it's just a quirk. It's never not started at all, just takes a few tries. I have read of many others having this as well.