Subaru Car Cvt Goes Into Nutral When Flooring It

Subaru is extending the warranty on our 16 outback cvt transmission to 100 000 miles.

Subaru car cvt goes into nutral when flooring it.

I have stomped the gas to the floor 2 or 3 times when it was 500 mile. It will go below neutral into drive or low gear but not above those on the shifter. While a geared transmission typically bursts off the line a cvt has a smoother and slower increase to maximum power. Look into the clutch.

But not on borderline hills where you ll quickly lose speed if you don t either go into neutral of hit the accelerator. It could be a worn out clutch pedal or the clutch fluid. 2000 outback 5spd 94 legacy wag. Cvts by design always feel different when you cram the accelerator to the floor.

The problem is if our transmission fails at 101 000 miles we get to pay thousands of dollars for their screw up. I tried to force it and it shot down into neutral and now it will not go back up to reverse or park. The car had sat for about 3 years and it was given to me so when i finally started it up it would not shift out of park. My 2011 prius mileage is just about 1k.

To me that seems like it ought to improve mileage. The cvt is either in gear or not in gear. Admittedly this is a design flaw but a minor one and i think subaru is actively working on it. Obviously they re failing at a rapid rate and the factory wants to do something about it.

I know that the outback is heavier and is awd but still. I tried to look on the wiki and found there were several different types of cvts and that did confused me as i am not technical savvy about cars. My car won t accelerate when i push the gas pedal what should i do. When it can t properly engage the transmission with the engine your car shows acceleration issues.

The cvt can take a long time to respond to input from the pedal. So there is going to be some slightly lag from a dead stop because essentially the car is in neutral when its stationary. But cvt s sluggishness goes too far. When the car is in neutral i can go longer without having to use the gas pedal.

Michael myers may 11 11 at 15 21. Have you looked into the clutch. The cost to replace a subaru cvt can be quite high. Almost 90 of the time it s the clutch.

4 points 6 years ago. List of the cons of a subaru cvt transmission. The problem is that 170 hp in the outback cvt doesn t feel like 170 hp.