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#461 of 580 Re: 2011 Subaru Outback Transmission Issue by cpat

Apr 17, 2011 (5:33 pm)

I am relieved to see that I am not the only one having this issue with my 2011 Subaru Outback 3.6. The car currently has about 6,000 miles on it but has had the "clunk" in the transmission from the very beginning. The problem has only gotten worse. Just like others have said, the clunk occurs when I slow down, but don't stop completely, and then give it gas. My husband and I have taken it back to the dealership once already only to be told that we are just unfamiliar with how an all-wheel drive car operates. (This is our third all-wheel drive Subaru Outback...so our unfamiliarity is NOT the problem.) We are now preparing to take it in again and are hoping for some results from the dealership's service department. We purchased this car because we were extremely pleased with our previous two Outbacks. Other than this problem, we love the car. If anyone has any further info. on how to solve this issue we would love to hear it.

#462 of 580 2011 Outback 3.6 Tranmission Problem by snollygoster

May 02, 2011 (1:45 pm)

Just purchased a new Outback. We only have 150 miles on it and started to notice a "clunk" and definite "jerk" when accelerating after slowing down to turn a corner. Has anyone had any luck with getting this repaired or even acknowledged from your dealer, that this is a problem?

#463 of 580 Re: Outback 2011 Transmission issue [molderb] by gwynnie

May 15, 2011 (11:46 am)

Replying to: molderb (Mar 11, 2011 8:20 am)
Hello,
I paid $36,077 dollars in cash for my new Outback 2011 Limited 3.6 R a month ago. I have exactly the same problems you discuss along with the others. They brought the car from another dealer to my dealer and I told them I didn't like the transmission shifting, after I had given up $2000 deposit. They said they checked it out and there's nothing wrong. I drove it again and thought okay, so I bought it. Now I isolate it to when I slow down, if I accelerate - a violent thunk. They had said I just neeeded to break it in. And the way it downshifts when slowing down, it's a wonder the gas mileage is even as good as it is. What to do? Have you learned of anything yet?

#464 of 580 Re: Outback 2011 Transmission issue [tlawler] by dlanning

May 16, 2011 (5:09 pm)

Replying to: tlawler (Jan 26, 2011 8:46 pm)
wow no kidding i think subaru just screwed up the name subaru with the bigest snap descision of all time called the CVT junk trans i will not buy it at all i was in eugune oregon and the dealer thier says the complaints are very high so subaru i will not buy the CVT AT ALL buy i want a 6th speed manual it will always work and needs only to be checked every 100,000 thousand miles or so i have a 1993 legecy wagon witch i bought new and wow i have 300,000 + now on it its an manual trans and it stills works i was going to by a new subaru outback last satadary but when the dealer said oh it belt driven in the trans i said what the BLEEP are you kidding that the most spupid thing subaru has ever done , the i asked him can i order it with a manual he said no i said well they just lost a life long customer now and it breaks my heart that subaru is now going to ruin the great name subaru , well i am vary woried for all subaru owners with a cvt trans that will never work worth a crap . well subaru you just lost me just think i almost singed my name on the loan for 36k not now good thing to i would have not been happy with the CVT trans .DUMB SUBARU .....

#465 of 580 Re: Outback 2011 Transmission issue [dlanning] by xwesx

May 16, 2011 (10:43 pm)

Replying to: dlanning (May 16, 2011 5:09 pm)
That was an impressively confusing and poorly written post.
 
However, you can get the Outback with a manual transmission, and a six speed at that! Of course, you have to be willing to "settle" for the standard or premium trims, but the premium does offer good features even if not quite as many creature comforts as the Limited.

#466 of 580 wow by jcoe814

May 18, 2011 (5:55 am)

Replying to: dlanning (May 16, 2011 5:09 pm)
is right, do you even know how to spell or use punctuation correctly? why would anyone on earth listen to your opinion when you can't use periods correctly or misspell words that a 4th grader knows....

#467 of 580 Re: Outback 2011 Transmission issue [nornet] by kurtamaxxxguy

May 19, 2011 (7:46 am)

Replying to: nornet (Apr 16, 2011 11:16 am)
Every Outback R I've driven (with the 3.0 or 3.6 H6) exhibited clunking drive lines or "growling" felt through the steering wheel. An guessing it's additional slop/noise from the center differential. Amazing that Subaru has been unable or unwilling to fix this.
I chose the Forester instead, which uses center clutch pack instead of differential and has very little drive line clunking.
 
BTW, the Audi A4 Avant has similar drive line clunkiness. They also use a center differential.

#468 of 580 Re: Outback 2011 Transmission issue [kurtamaxxxguy] by outbackinnc

May 19, 2011 (11:41 am)

Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (May 19, 2011 7:46 am)
I've got the 2008 Outback, and have felt some weird shifting patterns (not downshifting, shifts funny at slow speeds like when in parking lot) but most of these posts are about 2010/2011 models. How can i tell if i need some service or if it's same problem. One earlier post leads me to believe the trans were different in the 2008 than later models. Any advice?

#469 of 580 Transmission issues with 2.5 Legacy? by mchappell

May 20, 2011 (9:33 am)

I've been reading about the transmission issues with the 2011 Outback. My wife and I are going to look at a 2.5i Legacy. Do these issues apply to the 2.5 with the CVT also?
 
Thanks,
 
Mark

#470 of 580 Re: Transmission issues with 2.5 Legacy? [mchappell] by newtosubaru2

May 25, 2011 (11:09 am)

Replying to: mchappell (May 20, 2011 9:33 am)
Mark
 
I too am about to buy a new 2011 Subaru with CVT....a 2.5i Outback.
I understand they now use "chains" instead of belts.
 
I also am curious with other owners' exerience with CVT
 
David

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