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I've asked the dealer service guy why it happened. He offers the idea of different sized tires, then when that doesn't float, he shrugs his sholders and says things just wear out. The "mechanic's shrug" is a wonderful thing, wish they had something like it in my industry; I'd love to just shrug and demand $1950.00 from my customers!! Ha larry.k

Hi again, I'm not sure what the problem is exactly. The only theory that Subaru has is that tires of different sizes will cause this kind of wear. I got the car with 70K on it, at that time it had four brand new tires, all exactly the same size. Since then I have replaced the tires, all four at a time, once with a set of Perellis, and just two weeks ago, with a new set of Toyos, again all exactly the same size. I have never had a flat tire, so I have never driven the car on a "donut" tire, the spare hasn't ever been on the road at all! It seems to be one of those "who knows!" kind of deals. I like Subaru a lot, and the all wheel drive is great, but when it breaks, WOW! larry.k

I had a similar experience. The AT light was blinking 16 times at start-up. Took it to a dealer, they said it's a solenoid, or it's the differential. Turned out to be the differential, and the price to fix was $1950.00. So if they are telling you it's solenoid, think LUCKY! Could have been the differential. And if the open it up to fix it, and OOPS! it's the differential, then the price goes way up!! larry.k

I have a '96 Legacy Wagon with 157k miles. It has developed a problem with the front differential, which needs to be replaced, which will cost $1950.00 Questions: Does anyone have a similar issue with their Suburu? Does it seem like a reasonable price for newdifferential? Should it be fixed or should we dispose of this car? What might have caused this problem?? I have had fine service from this car, and I like Suburu in general. I have never heard of such a problem before. Thanks for your help, larry.k