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#17942 of 18373 Re: Grinding sound when shifting [paisan] by aatherton Nov 25, 2008 (5:45 pm)
Replying to: paisan (Nov 04, 2008 8:54 am) "... I'd also be very suprised if the shop that put in the clutch messed up the synchros..."   How could replacing the clutch affect the syncros inside a transmission that was not opened? Replies to this message: paisan (Nov 25, 2008 8:10 pm)
#17943 of 18373 Re: Grinding sound when shifting [aatherton] by paisan Nov 25, 2008 (8:10 pm)
Replying to: aatherton (Nov 25, 2008 5:45 pm) exactly.   -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
#17944 of 18373 Airbag Spontaneous Deployment by Tdisibio Nov 28, 2008 (8:21 pm)
My husband was driving to work a couple of weeks ago when the airbags in our 2005 Outback deployed for no reason. He didn't have any type of impact with the car anywhere. Unfortunately we are now stationed by the US Military in Puerto Rico and Subaru of America is being of no help to us. The Authorized Subaru Dealership has yet to find anything wrong with the car. They are very helpful calling everywhere trying to talk to people about what may have gone wrong with the car. Our concern is with this being a more widespread problem possibly injuring other people. We were lucky and my husband only suffered a few cuts and bruises but it definitely could have been worse. When we called SOA we were told it was something for the Insurance company but it isn't because there was no accident. We were also told they didn't have the means to send anyone here and investigate the problem and I was also told that they maybe more capable of helping me if I were in the US. Unfortunately, it isn't our choice to live here we were stationed here by the US Military. I was wondering if anyone else had heard this happening to someone or if anyone had any ideas of how I might actually receive some action from Subaru. When I was on the phone I was told I was not allowed to speak to anyone in the management department. So far I have written letters to anyone's email address I could find but I haven't heard anything. I was giving the Holiday weekend and then I was going to resend and rewrite until someone responds to me. I feel so let down and helpless. What if we get this fixed and it happens again, I have a fear of driving my car and Subaru could care less. Does anyone have any advice? Replies to this message: paisan (Nov 29, 2008 10:06 am) cptplt (Dec 05, 2008 8:44 am)
#17945 of 18373 Re: Airbag Spontaneous Deployment [Tdisibio] by paisan Nov 29, 2008 (10:06 am)
Replying to: Tdisibio (Nov 28, 2008 8:21 pm) Please e-mail me directly mikeiace.com as I know some people at SOA who I'm sure would be interested in knowing the details of this.   -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
#17946 of 18373 Re: Airbag Spontaneous Deployment [Tdisibio] by cptplt Dec 05, 2008 (8:44 am)
Replying to: Tdisibio (Nov 28, 2008 8:21 pm) I know someone whos fingers got broken by an AB going off on its own but that was in the 80's on a GM car.
#17947 of 18373 09 Forester Fuel Gauge by jopopsy Jan 06, 2009 (2:43 pm)
Hey Gang,   The last two fillups, my fuel gauge will only register up to about 7/8's full. I've tried different pumps, but the pop off with the gauge reading the same amount.   The car only has 2500 miles on it; are my floats out of whack already? I'm assuming its time to take a trip to the dealer ... ???   Thanks in advance.   Jopopsy
#17948 of 18373 catalytic converter? by dryfly Jan 07, 2009 (10:18 am)
Hi. I have 2001 Forester w/ 100,300 miles. Check engine light has been on since this summer. Finally the Subaru people checked it and say it is code 490 and catalytic converter needs to be replaced. But I look up codes online and there is no code 490. And even if it is the converter, what if I do nothing about it for a little while. What could be downside of that?   Thanks, don Replies to this message: kurtamaxxxguy (Jan 07, 2009 10:43 am) xwesx (Jan 08, 2009 11:24 am) fendertweed (Jan 09, 2009 5:39 am) shlomo875 (Jan 17, 2009 1:38 pm)
#17949 of 18373 Re: catalytic converter? [dryfly] by kurtamaxxxguy Jan 07, 2009 (10:43 am)
Replying to: dryfly (Jan 07, 2009 10:18 am) I cannot vouch for them but there are supposedly after market gas additives which will help clean out a catalytic converter. You might check with your local parts supplier to see what they recommend. JC Whitney and AutoBarn sell the stuff too.
#17950 of 18373 Re: catalytic converter? [dryfly] by xwesx Jan 08, 2009 (11:24 am)
Replying to: dryfly (Jan 07, 2009 10:18 am) I recommend that you pickup an OBD II scanner (they are relatively cheap) as a first measure. That way, if/when the CEL re-illuminates, you can read and clear the codes yourself. P0490.... ? Not sure about that one, but if it comes back, you can find out what code it really is. If it is P0420, "Cat Converter Below Threshold," which is the most common one that results in a dealership recommending replacement, the cause can be multiple things, including a bad cat or oxygen sensor(s). I drove my '96 Outback for more than 60,000 miles with the P0420 code recurring, but never had any problems with my emissions readings (increased CO, etc). I did have lower fuel economy as the car aged, so I suspect a problem with the oxygen sensors, but I ended up losing the car before I had a chance to pursue it further. The car had 220,000 miles at that point. Replies to this message: fendertweed (Jan 09, 2009 5:39 am) shlomo875 (Jan 17, 2009 1:38 pm)
#17951 of 18373 2004 Subaru Legacy by jdesantis Jan 08, 2009 (4:20 pm)
I have a 2004 Subaru Legacy with 91K miles on it. It's the 35th anniversary edition.   Recently I have had an issue where the vehicle will seem like it will stall out. The car will idle at 2K RPM with the clutch in or it out of gear. When put into gear it will only go maybe 10 mph. I was told that this may be a "limp home mode". Once I got it home and let it sit I fired it up again and it started no problem, I drove around town and maybe got 2-3 miles before it did it again. I was able to get home goign maybe 10mph again. since then it has sat.   The Cruise control light flashes maybe at 1 flash per second.   Anyone have any thoughts? I was thinking along the lines of the Throttle Position sensor but was told that it could also be a sensor connected to the accelerator as well.

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