outbacknover

Alright, alright... Replaced the left front hub yesterday, again. I missed my cruise control. Lo and behold replacing the O'Reilly's OEM (made in China) with a factory (made in the USA) hub solved the lunging issue. I went to O'Reilly's with hub in hand and explained and accepted it as a warranty return. I inspected the hubs prior to installing, nothing really to note. The Chinese hub does have a heavier casting, its thicker and conically shaped adjacent to the hub. The factory hub, definitely less girth and more symmetrical adjacent to the hub.

Yeah, so dealer service manager gave me the dealer, "Bring it in and we'll take a look at it." So, I'm not ready to spend the $ for a dealer opinion. Any other ideas? I did replace the rear wheel hubs and the left front hub recently, O'Reilly's says they were OEM.

Thanks, BB. Emailing the dealer service manager.

No check engine light and no lunging without the cruise on. Brus... Any chance you have a link to the TSB?

My cruise control works but when engaged it surges and does not capture the set speed. Engaged and going down a hill it really goes crazy and can't find that happy medium.

So... Thank goodness I found another "RU". The ex took the '07 in the divorce. I found an '05 Outback XT with 38k, it's great. Who cares about the gas mileage! First experience with a turbo, any suggestions? Also the ride is a bit soft for my driving style, any more suggestions?