We have an automatic transmission 2000 outback with 71000 miles. Recently, my wife and I noticed a burned rubber smell when parked in the garage after driving so, we took it to Firestone to see what was going on. In addition to repairing front brakes and flushing the brake fluid (separate issue but done during the same visit), they said one internal and one external axle caster had ruptured and was leaking grease on the exhaust and the front axles needed to be replaced. We had this repair done and when we picked up the car, there was a vibration when the car was put in drive and idling. They looked at it again and tried replacing one of the rear axles, but couldn't figure out the cause of the problem and suggested we take it to the dealer. When we took it to the dealer, the "diagnostic" we paid $100 for resulted in the dealer suggesting to have Firestone to replace with genuine Subaru axles.
1) Would using after market axles cause this vibration? If not, what might be causing it? 2) Since both places can't seem to find the problem and won't take responsibility, what can we do?- posted
16 years ago