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2010 Forester bought yesterday-Check Engine Light Seriously?

31 messages,  Last post on Sep 05, 2012 at 4:32 PM

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#29 of 31 Re: Check Engine, Dynamics & Cruise Light on 2010 Subaru Forrester [zariesq] by rennwood

Sep 05, 2012 (10:47 am)

Replying to: zariesq (Dec 22, 2011 3:51 pm)
Same problem - 1st time AT temp, Stability, & ABS lights came on while I was in VA. Shut it off for 10 minutes, and all was fine - for 3 months. Last week I was on the Masspike and the car felt like it had been hit. RPM went to 4500, tranny was locked in 3rd. Couldn't even manually upshift. Then the same lights came on and it shifted. Shut it off, restarted, and all lights were off. Started pulling back on the highway, another jarring jolt (enough to chirp the tires), and the lights came back on. No check engine light though. Dealer kept it for a day, and couldn't find anything. No codes means no problems. They said it was down a quart of tranny fluid, but no signs of leaks. They car had just been serviced by them so I asked how the fluid could be low. "You have to check the transmission fluid cold. Went it comes in for service the car is hot so we can't check it." What a line of B.S. The dipstick has two marks - one cold, one hot. Needless to say, that service department has little credibility with me anymore. I reported the problem to Subaru of America, but they claim to have no history of such occurrences. Now they do. The car's going back to the dealer for a week this time after talking to the G.M. I'm not holding out any hope. Nice to have a car with less than 13000 miles on it that you can't trust.

#30 of 31 Re: Check Engine, Dynamics & Cruise Light on 2010 Subaru Forrester [rennwood] by aatherton

Sep 05, 2012 (2:50 pm)

Replying to: rennwood (Sep 05, 2012 10:47 am)
"... They said it was down a quart of tranny fluid, but no signs of leaks. They car had just been serviced by them so I asked how the fluid could be low. "You have to check the transmission fluid cold. Went it comes in for service the car is hot so we can't check it."
 
My Owners Manual contradicts that dealer's statement. It says:
 
"Though the fluid level can be checked
without warming up the fluid on the
“COLD” range, we recommend checking
the fluid level when the fluid is at operating
temperature.
! Checking the fluid level when the
fluid is hot
Check the fluid level monthly.
1. Drive the vehicle several miles to raise
the temperature of the transmission fluid
up to normal operating temperature..."
 
Your symptoms are not of low fluid, but something more serious. Maybe your Transmission Control Unit (the E in the 4EAT) has gone haywire.

#31 of 31 Re: Check Engine, Dynamics & Cruise Light on 2010 Subaru Forrester [aatherton] by rennwood

Sep 05, 2012 (4:32 pm)

Replying to: aatherton (Sep 05, 2012 2:50 pm)
That's why I called Subaru of America to file a case with them.
 
Case # 1-2080411235
 
I recommed that anyone who has been having this sort of problem and can't get resolution call SOA at 800-782-2783, talk to a customer service rep, and file a complaint. If enough people complain, perhaps they'll realize that this is not a one of a kind problem.

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