Subaru Car Cvt Goes Into Nutral When Flooring It

Almost 90 of the time it s the clutch.

Subaru car cvt goes into nutral when flooring it. Look into the clutch. Admittedly this is a design flaw but a minor one and i think subaru is actively working on it. When it can t properly engage the transmission with the engine your car shows acceleration issues. My car won t accelerate when i push the gas pedal what should i do.

I have a honda accord 2 4 5mt with 160 hp and it feels way faster even if i use the paddle shifters on the subaru. The most significant disadvantage the drivers face with a continuously variable transmission is that this component tends to fail more often compared to other transmission technologies that are employed on non hybrid vehicles. Have you looked into the clutch. List of the cons of a subaru cvt transmission.

But not on borderline hills where you ll quickly lose speed if you don t either go into neutral of hit the accelerator. The cvt is either in gear or not in gear. The problem is that 170 hp in the outback cvt doesn t feel like 170 hp. Cvts by design always feel different when you cram the accelerator to the floor.

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. Subaru is extending the warranty on our 16 outback cvt transmission to 100 000 miles. I have stomped the gas to the floor 2 or 3 times when it was 500 mile. I know that the outback is heavier and is awd but still.

While a geared transmission typically bursts off the line a cvt has a smoother and slower increase to maximum power. 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. I tried to force it and it shot down into neutral and now it will not go back up to reverse or park. It will go below neutral into drive or low gear but not above those on the shifter.

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. When the car is in neutral i can go longer without having to use the gas pedal. But cvt s sluggishness goes too far.

2000 outback 5spd 94 legacy wag. My 2011 prius mileage is just about 1k. The problem is if our transmission fails at 101 000 miles we get to pay thousands of dollars for their screw up. The cvt does seem to feel better more powerful once you are up to speed.

4 points 6 years ago. The cost to replace a subaru cvt can be quite high. Obviously they re failing at a rapid rate and the factory wants to do something about it.