Hello, I own a 2014 XT Touring. I was hoping you could help me better understand a problem that has developed in it.
This all started when I took my car into the dealership for a recall. Their inspection turned out a CVT pump cover leak. I allowed this repair, especially that Subaru of America agreed to pay for it in full (even though I am a little beyond 100k). Great!
After the service (but not before) I noticed rough shifting. When I was accelerating from a stop, or slowing down to a stop – the car would experience a strong jerk before settling into the adjacent gear. (I know, it’s a CVT – yet there seems to be distinct gears).
Within a few weeks the car lit up some dashboard lights. Lights would come up in two stages. When the cold car got started, you’d seen right away: Check Engine, EyeSight (plus relatated distance and lane), and Hill Assist. After several minutes of driving more lights: ABS, Vehicle Stability, and AT Oil Temp.
Took the car to the dealer, they said the problem had nothing to do with their recent service. They recommended changing the CVT valve body. Subaru of America was less thrilled about paying for this, but they did chip in 50% of $1600 and I got the repair done.
Drove the car on Thursday night, quickly noticed serious screeching noises while accelerating. I am guessing metal on metal, but could be wrong. The car also jerks when accelerating, like it has trouble kicking into next gear. Most interesting symptom is that sometimes, when coming to a stop, it will completely stall and turn off the engine, while lighting up pretty much most of the lights on the dashboard. Restarting the engine gets rid of the lights until next stall.
I captured some of this behavior with my phone (poor audio, but perhaps useful).
There are a two or three accelration cycles starting at 1:20, with screetching audible at or above approximately 2.5k RPM. In the first acceleration the car jerks around 3k RPM. At 2:20 the car stalls and all the lights come up. After restarting the engine another screetchy acceleration aroundf 3:15 with car jerking around 3k RPM.
I want to take the car back to the dealer on Monday to look at this, but I jhave now very limited confidence in their skills. It seems every time they “fix” something, the car comes out with even worse symptoms. Any help in understanding what is happening to my XT would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, and Happy 4th!
This all started when I took my car into the dealership for a recall. Their inspection turned out a CVT pump cover leak. I allowed this repair, especially that Subaru of America agreed to pay for it in full (even though I am a little beyond 100k). Great!
After the service (but not before) I noticed rough shifting. When I was accelerating from a stop, or slowing down to a stop – the car would experience a strong jerk before settling into the adjacent gear. (I know, it’s a CVT – yet there seems to be distinct gears).
Within a few weeks the car lit up some dashboard lights. Lights would come up in two stages. When the cold car got started, you’d seen right away: Check Engine, EyeSight (plus relatated distance and lane), and Hill Assist. After several minutes of driving more lights: ABS, Vehicle Stability, and AT Oil Temp.
Took the car to the dealer, they said the problem had nothing to do with their recent service. They recommended changing the CVT valve body. Subaru of America was less thrilled about paying for this, but they did chip in 50% of $1600 and I got the repair done.
Drove the car on Thursday night, quickly noticed serious screeching noises while accelerating. I am guessing metal on metal, but could be wrong. The car also jerks when accelerating, like it has trouble kicking into next gear. Most interesting symptom is that sometimes, when coming to a stop, it will completely stall and turn off the engine, while lighting up pretty much most of the lights on the dashboard. Restarting the engine gets rid of the lights until next stall.
I captured some of this behavior with my phone (poor audio, but perhaps useful).
There are a two or three accelration cycles starting at 1:20, with screetching audible at or above approximately 2.5k RPM. In the first acceleration the car jerks around 3k RPM. At 2:20 the car stalls and all the lights come up. After restarting the engine another screetchy acceleration aroundf 3:15 with car jerking around 3k RPM.
I want to take the car back to the dealer on Monday to look at this, but I jhave now very limited confidence in their skills. It seems every time they “fix” something, the car comes out with even worse symptoms. Any help in understanding what is happening to my XT would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, and Happy 4th!
