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1999 Subaru Legacy Outback
Automatic Tranny
60k miles
No mods
When the car is shifted from park to reverse everything is smooth. But, when shifted to drive it can take anywhere from a few seconds to 15 mins to finally change gears. Sometimes reving the engine helps and sometimes driving in reverse for a short amount of time helps (but not always). This is my mother's car and she has had it in and out of the shop for months (and shelled out over $1500) with no success on fixing this problem. Does anyone have any ideas?
Unrelated Question about the same car.
What is the little box in the upper left hand corner of the engine compartment labeled FWD for. Obviously has something to do with the front wheel drive but inside it looks like it's suppose to contain a fuse but there is not one in place.
Any answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated.
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback
Automatic Tranny
60k miles
No mods
When the car is shifted from park to reverse everything is smooth. But, when shifted to drive it can take anywhere from a few seconds to 15 mins to finally change gears. Sometimes reving the engine helps and sometimes driving in reverse for a short amount of time helps (but not always). This is my mother's car and she has had it in and out of the shop for months (and shelled out over $1500) with no success on fixing this problem. Does anyone have any ideas?
Unrelated Question about the same car.
What is the little box in the upper left hand corner of the engine compartment labeled FWD for. Obviously has something to do with the front wheel drive but inside it looks like it's suppose to contain a fuse but there is not one in place.
Any answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated.
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Joined: Nov 2002
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From: NYC
Car Info: 02 WRX WRB
Sounds like you haven't found the right shop. A problem like this that is consistent and repeatable should not be a big deal for a competent shop to track down and repair. Have you been taking it to a Subaru dealer or an independent shop? This may be a case where a dealer or Subaru specialty shop is the best place to go.
As for the FWD fuse thing, there isn't normally supposed to be a fuse there. In the event the car needs to be towed, you insert the fuse and turn the key on, this puts the drivetrain into a FWD-only mode. It can then be safely towed on one axle without damage to the differentials. This procedure is in the owners manual.
As for the FWD fuse thing, there isn't normally supposed to be a fuse there. In the event the car needs to be towed, you insert the fuse and turn the key on, this puts the drivetrain into a FWD-only mode. It can then be safely towed on one axle without damage to the differentials. This procedure is in the owners manual.
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 720
From: The Hunted Forest
Car Info: Mazda Protege '02 (Wishing protege has AWD and a H6 twin turbo)
I used to have a camaro with shifting problems. Ended up being the cable that attaches to the tranmission for load on the engine (basically connects with the throttle). If the revs were up high enough (ie the cable is pulled out) the shifts would take a long time to engage and would prolly slam into the gear when it did.
All in all if your mom's car is under warrenty (extended one perhaps) she could possibly get a new transmission.
All in all if your mom's car is under warrenty (extended one perhaps) she could possibly get a new transmission.
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Unfortunatly it is not under warranty as it was a salvage vehicle. Almost the entire body was rebuilt. There was no engine damage though so this would be in no way related to that. Also, it isn't happening because the revs are too high like on your camaro. This problem occurs no matter what the revs are. It just seems to help it go into gear sometimes when the engine is revved.
Last edited by DarkRaven6916; May 9, 2004 at 12:55 PM.
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