Subaru Car Cvt Goes Into Nutral When Flooring It

2000 outback 5spd 94 legacy wag.

Subaru car cvt goes into nutral when flooring it.

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. To me that seems like it ought to improve mileage. Look into the clutch.

The cvt does seem to feel better more powerful once you are up to speed. 4 points 6 years ago. The cvt can take a long time to respond to input from the pedal. I have stomped the gas to the floor 2 or 3 times when it was 500 mile.

The cost to replace a subaru cvt can be quite high. 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. The cvt is either in gear or not in gear. So there is going to be some slightly lag from a dead stop because essentially the car is in neutral when its stationary.

Almost 90 of the time it s the clutch. My 2011 prius mileage is just about 1k. Admittedly this is a design flaw but a minor one and i think subaru is actively working on it. My car won t accelerate when i push the gas pedal what should i do.

While a geared transmission typically bursts off the line a cvt has a smoother and slower increase to maximum power. I tried to force it and it shot down into neutral and now it will not go back up to reverse or park. 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. But not on borderline hills where you ll quickly lose speed if you don t either go into neutral of hit the accelerator.

Obviously they re failing at a rapid rate and the factory wants to do something about it. But cvt s sluggishness goes too far. 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.

The problem is that 170 hp in the outback cvt doesn t feel like 170 hp. It could be a worn out clutch pedal or the clutch fluid. List of the cons of a subaru cvt transmission. Michael myers may 11 11 at 15 21.

When it can t properly engage the transmission with the engine your car shows acceleration issues. When the car is in neutral i can go longer without having to use the gas pedal. Subaru is extending the warranty on our 16 outback cvt transmission to 100 000 miles.