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grossgary, It has happened sporadically for the last 3-4 years whenever the ambient temperature is around 25°C (77°F) or higher and after half an hour on the freeway, it has not gotten worse over time.

Thank you Legacy777 So far my first post has generated a fair bit of interest Chris

montana tom north of the 49th parallel we could only get the AT here is the link: "but only the 4-speed automatic is available in the topline Limited version" No recurrence of the symptoms so far, but I just know it'll happen again..... Thanks to all for your input

1 Lucky Texan, Last time it happened I did try to start it with the tranny in neutral. BTW, I don't believe the 2000 Outback Limited was ever offered with a manual transmission, I would have preferred MT over AT.

naru, headlights do not dim when trying to start, probably eliminating a battery/cable/connection problem. Rooster2, like you suggest, doing a rebuild takes time. In the mean time it's the inconvenience of when my wife or I get stranded somewhere for a couple of hours. montana tom, How much time am I looking at for r&r and doing the repair?

montana tom, I replaced the battery and altenator last week, posts and cable ends are clean, will check connections at the starter

Thank you all for your responses: 1 Lucky Texan, "try whacking the starter with a piece of wood" Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that next time montana tom "Is it clicking when you turn the key" The only click I hear comes from the back, I suspect that's related to fuel supply, no sound from the front like the bendix is being engaged but the starter won't turn over mwatt no, it won't crank at all

Hi Montana Tom, no error codes once it starts back up, check engine light not on

Hi Ussi, thanks for your response. I should have mentioned that it does not even turn over so I don't think it is fuel supply related.

Around town there is no problem, I can make several stops and it starts just fine every time. However, on warm days after half an hour of freeway driving it refuses to start after turning it off. I have to let it sit and cool down for up to two hours before it will start up again. It happened again yesterday, boosting it did not work; alternator and battery were replaced last week. Something seems to be overheating preventing it from starting. Any suggestions as to a cause would be appreciated. TIA

I've been driving a Subie since 1989, am on my third one (a 2000 Outback Limited) with over a million kms (620,000 miles) between the 3. Subies rock!