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2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
- Sir Henry
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2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
My transmission is beginning to slip and make funny noises. I’m currently sitting in the Wausau Subaru dealer waiting for the diagnosis. It’s only got 42K miles on it but is beyond the five year warranty. The good news is Subaru extended the warranty to ten years as a good will gesture.
I’ll know more in a few hours if mine will be covered.
I’ll know more in a few hours if mine will be covered.
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
Good Luck. Wifes son has had issues with his transmission in their Outback which is a 2015. It went out at 80K and they replaced it with a used one which is all they could find at the time. Now it is leaking transmission oil and is back in the shop again
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
Subaru is picking up the bill for a new and improved transmission. Since it was a factory authorized repair I got a free loaner too. The mechanic knew what was wrong when I turned the wheel sharp to exit the parking lot on the test drive.
I thought I might get a hassle with the tow hitch and 7-pin electric hookup complete with braking. I’m guessing 35K of the 42K miles was pulled my teardrop. It was my dedicated tow vehicle. The Transit is now the TV.
I thought I might get a hassle with the tow hitch and 7-pin electric hookup complete with braking. I’m guessing 35K of the 42K miles was pulled my teardrop. It was my dedicated tow vehicle. The Transit is now the TV.
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
I was thinking that the teardrop might have something to do with it.
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
Yep. I was just reading the cost of the new transmission is $8,600! The labor is 24 man hours. Glad it’s covered.markiver54 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:20 pmI was thinking that the teardrop might have something to do with it.
Also I need to have it serviced every 30K miles to eliminate any future problems. The current service recommendation is every 60K. It’s far cheaper to pay $200 every 30K than $8,600 every 80K which is about the average life of the older design. With regular service the new design should go 250 to 300K.
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
Glad they are helping you out with the transmission. Ive owned 3 Subarus and I think they are a good car and a good company
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
This is the first one I’ve owned but had a company car that was a Subaru in the mid 90’s.
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
I picked up my Outback an hour ago. It’s good to have a boxer six under the hood instead of the four banger the loaner had.
The transmission is running smoothly and no noises. All this ran me exactly zero dollars even thought it was six months past the warranty.
The transmission is running smoothly and no noises. All this ran me exactly zero dollars even thought it was six months past the warranty.
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
Put a turbo on that 4 cylinder and it will make you pay attention
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Re: 2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure
The four had lots of power but it came at a higher rpm and made more noise. At 60 mph the four ran at about 1,800 rpm and the six ran about 1,200 rpm. The four turbo in the STI actually has more ponies. I thought the six was a lot faster off the line and didn’t have to work as hard to do it.
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