1998 Impreza sedan w/66,000 mi possible transmission probs???

Sep 20, 2003 3 Replies

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Tony Hwang

Hi, My daughter's 2000 Impreza had similar problem soon after we got it. The tranny was erratic and sluggish at times and it was getting worse. After logging 6000Km on the clock, taken to the dealer for first service. The mechanic noticed the problem on road test and we're told…

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i have a 1998 impreza with 66,000. the last couple of weeks i've have the following problem: when i make a turn from a stop, the cars response becomes very unresponsive(sluggish). example: when i turn onto the road from the driveway, if i don't press on the gas pedal hard, the car becomes very unresponsive(sluggish). visual a bike chain with some missing links and trying to pedal that bike with the described chain.



i brought it to the garage today and was told it could be either the transmission or differential, and it could take 3-5 days to fix. i have to bring it to the transmission specialist for them to look at monday.



my question is : is it normal for a suburau to have a transmission/differential problem with only 66,000 miles???? before i had a plymouth with 124,000 and never had a transmission/differential problem. i thought subarus had a fairly good reputation!!



can someone tell me what the possible repair bill could be if the problem is transmission vs differential(i'm in the ny area).



thanks for any help in advance.


want to have the DEALER check this.

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