Marijo

Hi Nipper, Thanks for your response. I asked the man in the service department who gave me the quote for the repair to please write down the parts that need replacing so that I could discuss it using the proper words. To quote him "Transmission transfer case is going bad." I do not know what it means when you say my car doesn't have one...? My tires are in excellent shape. I have my car maintained regularly. I have never had mismatched tires, and when the dealer looked at my car, they checked the transmission level and the tires and cannot explain why this problem is occurring. Expecially two times in only 80K miles. These are the symptoms per what the service department wrote down: "Has a hard shift when accelerating and a vibration during tight turns. Transfer case was replaced once before at 40086 in July 2001." I appreciate your response. I feel like I am still in the dark about his and the mechanic at the dealer can offer no explanation. Apparently he is in the dark about it as well. Any other thoughts? Thanks again for responding. I agree with you, I'd sure like to know why it is going bad. I am wondering if it is a problem that Subaru has had with certain models. I find it suspicious that they are willing to pay for one third of the repair. Hope you are having a nice holiday. Marijo

Hello, I am new to this site. I have a 1998 Outback Ltd. The transmission transfer case was replaced at 40,000 miles and needs to be replaced again at 79,600 miles. I called Subaru Main Headquarters customer service and they offered to pay 500.00 of the 1600.00 cost to replace the transfer case. The dealer, as well as Subaru, is unable to explain why my car has this problem. It is not a tire problem as I have always had matched tires on the car. I am looking for more information. Should I be selling the car? It seems to me that if it happened twice, each time at 40K it will most likely happen again in 40K. Should I look to Subaru to do more than $500? Does anyone know someone at Subaru headquarters who could offer more info or help? Any information you have will be appreciated. Thanks and Happy Holidays, Marijo