keithhr

just bought what appeared to be a very clean , nice running 93 Wagon and on the way home it drove fine 25 miles. On the way to get some keys made, the car seemed to go out of gear briefly with the tac surging to over 4000 rpm's and it did it again and then all seemed fine. It seemed to go totally out of gear briefly with the engine surging freely twice within a block. I was feeling paranoid a bit because the guy that I bought it from seemed a bit odd. I don't know what to make of this because the rest of the time it shifted perfectly. I checked the auto trans fluid and it appeared to be very clear and transparent, not at all like the pink fluids of most vehiciles. The car definately seemed like it was out of gear with the engine surging. I'm not sure what to do at this point. Anyone have any experiences like this or are there any know issues with these awd transmissions? thanks for any info anyone can provide.

keithhr

care to make any guesses on rebuild cost, or could it have something to do with an electronic control module? thanks for your post.

keithhr

I'm having the tranny fluid and engine oil changed Thursday, and then I'll see if it happens again, apparently some of the shops in Northern Calif won't do Subarus, and I hesitate to guess what dealer might charge.