Transmission will intermittently fail to go into drive from park or reverse. Happens at random. Engine can be cold or warm and it still hesitates. Sometimes takes over a minute to get the transmission to engage. Only a matter of time before we get stranded. Took car to dealer and they topped off the transmission fluid and said the delay was normal. Issues began at 65k miles and have progressively gotten worse. Car now has 77k miles and only option given has been to replace the transmission.
2000 Subaru Outback: complete transmission failure
5 of the 207 complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Complete transmission failure by model year
What owners say
Transmission is going out of 2000 outback before 70,000 miles. It is stated on the internet that other people are having the same problem with this year of outback. I bought this car because it was suppose to last fora long time with low maintenance. I don't feel that I or anyone else should have to replace a transmission in a car that has less than 70,000 miles on it. I don't even have the car paid for and it will cost me $2700.00 to replace the transmission with a rebuilt one that could still have the same problem.
The automatic transmission has delayed engagement when changing from park to drive. The transmission will not engage for up to 10 seconds then it will engage abruptly causing the vehicle to lunge forward uncontrollably in an unsafe manner. Subaru has deemed the problem a transmission failure requiring a new transmission. Problem has occurred at 74,000 miles despite regular maintenance. This situation has been described in complaint# 10074032, 10090065, 10106683, and 10122566. Subaru of america denies that there is a pattern of complaints/problems.
The transmission failed, which caused the vehicle not to accelerate, the transmission was replaced 3 times.
Transmission failure
Service bulletins that may apply
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- This bulletin reviews a change to the part numbers used for the transfer driven gear bearings
- 5MT Transfer Driven Gear Bearings
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Subaru Outback transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 2000 Subaru Outback?
5 of 207 owner complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback (2%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Subaru Outback?
There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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