My forester is a 2007 4EAT.
i often use the 'tiptronic mode' ie. the +/- to change gears, employ engine braking to slow down into corners etc.
a few months ago the gearshift got jammed in tip mode and wouldn't budge.....the 'power light' would flash on/off continuously......the car wouldn't move coz i was not 'in gear' i guess..........
in frustration i yanked it real hard back to D a few times and suddenly it worked and i could switch it back to tip mode and that worked too without issues. the 'power light' remained flashing........and would not go off till i turned the engine off. the next time i cranked the engine........no flashing light.
i read from some posts on the internet with regards to legacys and auto wrx that this was an indication that a solenoid was faulty........but in their scenarios the gears were 'stuck'. mine after the hard yank freed up and operated normally.
since then it's happened again about 5 times.
is there some plastic gearshift component that i need to grease or something so that it won't get stuck when shifting between D and tip mode?
is the flashing power light a definite indicator that a solenoid is faulty or even the TCU?
on all these occasions there are no CELs thrown.......
i have a large atf cooler installed with attached high speed panasonic fan......so far even on the track the atf overheating indicator has never been lit.......
my mileage is only 47,000km so far........
too many bad jams everyday for me to consider moving to a stick shift........:icon_frown:
i often use the 'tiptronic mode' ie. the +/- to change gears, employ engine braking to slow down into corners etc.
a few months ago the gearshift got jammed in tip mode and wouldn't budge.....the 'power light' would flash on/off continuously......the car wouldn't move coz i was not 'in gear' i guess..........
in frustration i yanked it real hard back to D a few times and suddenly it worked and i could switch it back to tip mode and that worked too without issues. the 'power light' remained flashing........and would not go off till i turned the engine off. the next time i cranked the engine........no flashing light.
i read from some posts on the internet with regards to legacys and auto wrx that this was an indication that a solenoid was faulty........but in their scenarios the gears were 'stuck'. mine after the hard yank freed up and operated normally.
since then it's happened again about 5 times.
is there some plastic gearshift component that i need to grease or something so that it won't get stuck when shifting between D and tip mode?
is the flashing power light a definite indicator that a solenoid is faulty or even the TCU?
on all these occasions there are no CELs thrown.......
i have a large atf cooler installed with attached high speed panasonic fan......so far even on the track the atf overheating indicator has never been lit.......
my mileage is only 47,000km so far........
too many bad jams everyday for me to consider moving to a stick shift........:icon_frown: