Bad design. Never again. 2012 Outback driven normally and maintained to spec. Subaru recall parts upgrades done around 70k. Transmission failed catastrophically at 86k. Second one lasted 12k. Subaru NA replaced both. Third CVT seems to be fine with about 30k miles. Never again will I buy a CVT Subaru— after ten Subies this is the last I’ll buy.

2017年7月14日 · Just got a notice from Subaru that the CVT warranty has been extended for 10 years/100k miles, for the following models: 10-15 Legacy/Outback 12-15 Impreza 13-15 Crosstrek 14-15 Forester 15 WRX plus a reimbursement for CVT repairs after the normal warranty period and before the extended one. Good for them to give us the warranty extension.

2020年7月12日 · $8,000 seems like a lot to put at risk, but if you could get a low mileage used transmission with a mechanics warranty installed for half of that, or less, it might be worth considering. In other Subaru forums members believe periodic fluid changes improve CVT life and are recommending 60kmi intervals, sooner for towing, etc.

2018年10月11日 · Subaru is extending the warranty on our '16 Outback CVT transmission to 100,000 miles. Obviously they’re failing at a rapid rate and the factory wants to do something about it. The problem is, if our transmission fails at 101,000 miles we get to pay thousands of dollars for their screw-up.

2019年2月17日 · In below freezing temperatures the CVT transmission in my 2015 outback will not adjust to the normal ratio causing the engine to run 500-1000 rpm faster than normal for the 25-40 mph speed for the first five miles or so until it warms up. This didn’t occur when the car was new but has for the past 25-30,000 miles, it now has about 60,000 miles. Is this typical or …

2024年3月10日 · SOA is the only branch of Subaru that claims the fluid is lifetime for some reason. look at any other country and there is a recommended service interval for the CVT fluid. In the case of SOA, "Lifetime" refers to the warranty period. they expect the transmission to last past the warranty period on the same fluid, then it's your problem.

2023年1月10日 · From the Subaru forester maintenance schedule: CVT transmission oil Replace only under very severe driving or when towing. #4 Use Subaru CVT oil only. There's no dipstick to check the CVT fluid. It indicates "inspection" in the schedule only.

2017年3月16日 · The car is a 2014 Subaru Legacy, 2.5, CVT 53k miles. It should still be under warranty, I’ll have to check the book, it was either 50k or 60k. I can’t find any other information so I’m wondering if anyone has any idea what I’m in for.

2023年1月18日 · The CVT system has about 12 quarts of CVT Fluid. “Drain and Fill” service will replace about 4 quarts (1/3) of the oil in the system and generally runs $250. The second option is a “flush” where they actively pump new oil into the system while draining old fluid, and this process uses about 8 quarts of fluid and is closer to $500 for ...

2011年5月26日 · I own a 21010 Subaru outback with the CVT transmission. When in D (drive) and I downshift using the paddles, for example from 6 to 4 ,the transmission stays in that gear even when you accelerate or decelerate, for 30 - 35 seconds, this can be a problem when trying to merge into traffic since the transmision should downshift to 3 or 2 when you step on it.