yeungc99

I believe you are correct; it is a 6 cylinder engine, not a V6. I'd be interested in hearing from any other '05 LL Bean owners or '05 VDC owners to see if they experience a rough idle as I do...

I don't think so...although they never did look into that. Can you tell me how something like that happens? I am just flabbergasted that a car with such a powerful engine that cost this much would have an idle as such - it makes the car feel like it's really cheap...

Greetings: I recently purchased a 2005 Subaru Outback LL Bean with the 3.0 litre 250 hp engine. I have taken the car back twice for the idle to be checked to no avail. The car shakes most noticably when in park and less so when in drive and at a stop. The dealer's electronic/computer expert has looked at the car in-depth twice and found no problems - the engine and idle are all running within normal ranges. The service advisor (to appease my worries) sat in 2 other '05 LL Bean's and said they also had a slight stumble in idle. I am very disappointed considering this is a V6 engine (and should run very smooth as compared with other Japanese engines) and considering the car was over 30K. I am planning on installing a K&N air filter this week...HAS ANYBODY ENCOUNTERED SUCH A PROBLEM AND HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS??? Perplexed Outback Owner....