[WRX Cylinder 1 misfiring]

Hi! I have been taking the car into Bill Gray - a huge dealership in Pittsburgh. The guys are nice - but, I always get the impression they are way too busy to put alot of thought into unusual problems. I am pretty particular about filling up the gas tank - usually when it hits a quarter tank - I fill'er up. I am aware of the gas cap connection, but, is there a correlation between the tank being full (or not)? The cap is still pretty tight, so I am guessing that is not the problem. Plus, the guys at the shop check it every time & it has never shown up in the diagnostics.

 

Thanks for the coaching about the spark plugs - I definitely will have that conversation about changing them. Also, got some additional advice about requesting an updated ECM - plan to look into that too. Again, appreciate the help - I'll let you know how it goes.

 

I doubt the car is a lemon but having it in for the same problem 6 times may qualify. It probably has a minor problem and should be repaired under warranty. Make sure your service requests are documented.

 

It could be electrical or a lean misfire causes by an injector or something else altogether.

Every 250 to 300 miles? How often do you fill it up? It may be something as simple as a loose gas cap.

 

If Subaru can't fix it, ask them for the code and we'll try to help.

Who's the dealer?

[WRX cylinder misfiring...HELP!]

Hey! Thanks to all who replied to my earlier post.

As it happened I was visiting family 300+ miles from home. The drive through mountains with the glaring*check engine* light was not a soothing sight. Spent many a minutes considering trading it in for another model - just love this car! So, I want to give it one more try...I plan to visit the dealership first thing tomorrow. Will let y'all know the results...stay tuned!

[WRX cylinder misfiring...HELP!]

OK. I am beginning to think this is a stupid question...but what the heck..

 

I own a 2002 WRX wagon. Love the car - but the engine light has been working overtime. Originally, I had it serviced and was told cylinder 1 C had misfired. They (sub. service techs) re-set the computer...but, every 250-300 miles it likes to come on again. This has been ongoing ... at least a half dozen times - over the past 6 months. I am starting to get really irritated :-\ - never sure if the light means really serious problems - or, just the darn cylinder again. Is this car a lemon? Why do the techs keep re-setting it...only to have the light re-appear? They told me last time (this past friday) that it was too soon to replace spark plugs. As you may have guessed I am a relative Subaru rookie - so, I need to know how to speak knowledgably to the service people (sometime I feel like they are just doing the minimum to get a stupid woman out of they service area). Anyone else having these problems with their WRX? Looking for some advice...with only about 6000 miles left on my warrenty - I am concerned this could be an indicator of bigger problems. Any help would be appreciated...

[WRX Cylinder 1 misfiring]

Help!

I own a 2002 WRX wagon. Love the car - but the engine light has been working overtime. Originally, I had it serviced and was told cylinder 1 had misfired. They (sub. service techs) re-set the computer...but, every 250-300 miles it likes to come on again. This has been ongoing ... at least a half dozen times - over the past 6 months. I am starting to get really irritated :-\ - never sure if the light means really serious problems - or, just the darn cylinder again. Is this car a lemon? Why do the techs keep re-setting it...only to have the light re-appear? They told me last time (this past friday) that it was too soon to replace spark plugs. As you may have guessed I am a relative Subaru rookie - so, I need to know how to speak knowledgably to the service people (sometime I feel like they are just doing the minimum to get a stupid woman out of they service area). Anyone else having these problems with their WRX? Looking for some advice...with only about 6000 miles left on my warrenty - I am concerned this could be an indicator of bigger problems. Any help would be appreciated...