I have a 1999 Subaru Forester that I bought 3 years ago.
Not longer after buying it ( one week ) the transmission started slipping out of fifth gear. If I keep my hand up against the shifter it will stay in but I can feel it trying to force it's way out. As I don't want to damage the transmision any further I have not been using fifth gear. Makes for slow highway driving. I read of a similar problem on a toyota web site where the shifter sits in a plastic ring and the ring had cracked and was pushing the transmission out of gear. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I took it to a transmission shop and was told it would cost $3000 to fix.
I'm hoping for a much cheaper fix.
Not longer after buying it ( one week ) the transmission started slipping out of fifth gear. If I keep my hand up against the shifter it will stay in but I can feel it trying to force it's way out. As I don't want to damage the transmision any further I have not been using fifth gear. Makes for slow highway driving. I read of a similar problem on a toyota web site where the shifter sits in a plastic ring and the ring had cracked and was pushing the transmission out of gear. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I took it to a transmission shop and was told it would cost $3000 to fix.
I'm hoping for a much cheaper fix.