Transmission surges at 250-500 RPM when cold.
1997 Subaru Legacy transmission complaints
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Owner received recall notice in july for front tranfer case link. Contacted dealer and was told parts were unavailable and are on back order. Recall # 98v091000.
The transmission jumps out of first gear and grinds into 2nd gear.
My dealer has been working on the problem and did the throttle body recall check which turned up negative.
Transmission failed.
Vehicle jumps out of gear whenever going down a hill.
Vehicle going down hill in ast gear; would pop out of 1st gear into neutral & take off/accelerate; would lose control until shifted into 1st. Happens intermittenly. Dealer says can not fix because can not duplicate problem.
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