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Subaru Legacy/Outback "Check Engine" Light Problems

406 messages,  Last post on Mar 07, 2013 at 11:38 AM

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#344 of 406 Re: 2004 LL Bean Outback - P00154 [tm14930] by csmilich

Mar 17, 2012 (9:09 pm)

Replying to: tm14930 (Mar 17, 2012 9:01 am)
I figured out was wrong with my 2006 Outback, it's japanese lol. No but really the turbo was going out for like 2 months, and finally blew the gaskets and shaft. The oil was fouling up the spark plugs, so when the dealer tested the codes it said it was misfiring, but it was the turbo leaking oil that caused the misfire. So if you have a turbo in your Subaru and you have around 100,000 miles, get it replaced it fast. But don't buy the subaru turbo, its too expensive and you can get an aftermarket one much cheaper that will be a better quality.
 
Just do it before it goes out completely and shoots oil in places it shouldn't be. It ran like a champ right before I traded it in for a Ford F-150, got a great deal so I couldn't pass it up. Also replace the knock sensor and the cam shaft sensors too and the timing belt. Don't hesitate cuz it will screw you out of money.

#345 of 406 2011, Subaru Outback by mcharlie

Apr 03, 2012 (9:28 am)

14,000 miles. Ever since new, whenever trip mileage was reset, the Average MPG counter would start at 31 MPG and work down to the average MPG within 30 miles.
 
After an oil change 4 weeks ago, now it starts at 21+_ and takes forever to count up to the average. (On a recent trip, 120 miles 'downhill' it took all of that 120 miles to stabilize at 26 mpg.
 
Before this started, we, on average, got 28 - 29.5 mpg, now the mileage is down to 25 - 26 mpg. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON, same gas station, same route every day...65 miles to and from Carson City, Nevada and Reno, Nevada...all freeway driving.
 
Oil used is full synthetic Castrol.
 
Dealer says nothing wrong.....makes no difference whether or not the average mpg is ascending or descending. WAIT A MINUTE!! Something had to have happened to make it change from a start of 31 and working down, to starting at 21 and going up, with the actual mileage dropping 3 - 4 MPG.
 
Any thoughts as to what might be the problem?

#346 of 406 Re: 2011, Subaru Outback [mcharlie] by xwesx

Apr 03, 2012 (9:38 am)

Replying to: mcharlie (Apr 03, 2012 9:28 am)
Why would it start at any point? In all Subaru vehicles I have owned that have a fuel economy readout, they show --- for the first mile after a trip meter reset, then display the average economy. So, the initial display will vary depending on the type of driving experienced in that mile. Sometimes the initial display is in the mid-20s, and other times it is in the mid teens. Where it goes from there again depends on conditions.
 
Is the average economy you stated above (28-29.5 vs. 25-26 now) calculated or based on that readout? If calculated, then something has changed (or is wrong, such as a sensor providing erroneous/poor feedback). If taken on faith (e.g., based on readout only), I would do some calculations before getting too concerned.

#347 of 406 Re: Check Engine light and cruise control blinking/Whining noise when accel [csmilich] by phxmotor

Apr 24, 2012 (6:45 pm)

Replying to: csmilich (Jan 03, 2012 12:02 am)
A check engine light can be read with a simple $50 code reader. If you can tie your shoe you can read your CEL.
Read it, then do what it says. The day of working blind are over! Could not be simpler. Modern cars are NOT more complicated...that is mere shop=talk...get a cheap code reader...if you don't understand the code, Google it and a hundred people will have already posted the solution.
Don't work blind.

#348 of 406 Re: Check Engine light and cruise control blinking/Whining noise when accel [mcharlie] by phxmotor

Apr 24, 2012 (6:53 pm)

Replying to: mcharlie (Jan 10, 2012 10:15 am)
A simple $50 code reader will answer the issue once and for all. No reason to guess. Its only nonsense shop-talk to think reading CEL codes is difficult. If you do not understand the CEL code, google it and a hundred people will have already explained it in detail.
Everyone should have their own $50 code reader. Its made owning a car soooo much simpler and cheaper to own.
Cam sensor? Crank sensor? MAF? MAP? Knock sensor? Bad plug wire? Couldn't be easier. Just plug it in...press the button. Done. Never...ever...need to get suckered by a shop. Remember AAA? They report that a full 50% of all car repairs are unneeded & unnecessary. Its true! Save grief...save money...get a code reader! (the cheapest ones are fine)

#349 of 406 Re: 2001 Subaru Legacy Check Engine Light "N/A" [chevykiller] by phxmotor

Apr 24, 2012 (7:06 pm)

Replying to: chevykiller (May 06, 2011 2:24 pm)
95 Subarus use OBD2 scan tool. Why do people answer things with wrong answers? Some 1995 Fords use OBD2 scanners as well.
Every Subaru owner knows this. Telling the owner of a 95 that they need an OBD1 reader is nuts. If ya dont know an answer why do ya say ya do?

#350 of 406 Re: Check Engine light and cruise control blinking/Whining noise when accel [biged7] by texvet1

Jun 18, 2012 (7:06 am)

Replying to: biged7 (Dec 18, 2011 11:54 am)
if a class action gets started I want to be in.. today my wifes 2011 outback started doing this, I can tell you I have not been happy with the change in Transmission and the electronic E brake, who would do this to the best all wheel drive car on the market? and if its sooo great, why doesn't the WRX have the same crap on it?
when they scratch their head and say I don't know, they are really saying, sucker! because when your not around the mechanics are joking about what a piece of crap a car is when they are all by themselves without management.

#351 of 406 Re: Check Engine light and cruise control blinking/Whining noise when accel [texvet1] by mcharlie

Jun 18, 2012 (1:55 pm)

Replying to: texvet1 (Jun 18, 2012 7:06 am)
Welp! Failure number 5! 2011 Outback, now 16,000 some odd miles, 11 months old. No cruise, check engine light and whine in trans when hard accelerate. This is getting disconcerting. Can't go anywhere for fear the car will quit or the cruise won't work, or the E brake will lock on again. Going to talk to a lemon law lawyer end of this week and see if I have any recourse against Subaru. What a shame...We had 250,000 trouble free miles in our 2000 Forester, and now this..sorta sours me on Subaru.
 
MC

#352 of 406 Re: Check Engine light and cruise control blinking/Whining noise when accel [mcharlie] by ateixeira

Jun 19, 2012 (9:32 am)

Replying to: mcharlie (Jun 18, 2012 1:55 pm)
Sorry to hear that. Lemon law may be limited on mileage, at 16k yours may be too miled up to qualify.
 
Good luck, though.

#353 of 406 Re: Check Engine light and cruise control blinking/Whining noise when accel [ateixeira] by mcharlie

Jun 19, 2012 (12:40 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 19, 2012 9:32 am)
The vehicle is still under warranty..not even a year old...already checked, yes, it is covered and already have law firm pursuing this option. The Dealer is scrambling to get help from factory now......

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