SubaruDad Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I have an 05 Outback VDC with the 3.0 engine, and love the car with two exceptions (which may be related.) First is the constant up-and-down shifting of the trans which I have learned to overcome by using the manual shift mode, especially on the freeway. The second, and bigger concern, is the very significantly delayed throttle response whenever I have to floor it. My brother-in-law with a 4 cylinder non-turbo 05 Outback has noted the same thing. My son says he was almost killed a few weeks ago when driving my 05. He floored it to avoid someone, and nothing happened for a second or a second and a half. Does anyone know if this car uses a drive-by-wire throttle? If so, does anyone make a software patch to fix this problem? I try to drive defensively, but sometimes you need the throttle to respond when you step on it, and I have never driven any car with such a delayed throttle response. Thanks for any advice! 05 Outback 3.0 VDC 98 Outback Sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Yep, it's drive and brake by wire :-) Get your dealer to upload the latest firmware to the ECU. Throttle response thing is common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubaruDad Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thanks very much! That would be great news if it fixes the problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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