Folks:
Just wanted to get a READING of peoples' experience with Subaru of America dealing with out of warranty service. Currently, I own a 2000 Legacy GT sedan (Automatic transmission) and my car ran out of warranty 3 weeks ago (current odometer reads 61,900, 3 years 8 months).
On Sunday my car didn't want to engage: "Drive," 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear. In order to get the car to engage I had to gently press the accelerator and the gear would take hold. In all likelihood the transmission is loosing pressure and by hitting the accelerator enough pressure is generated and the gear takes hold . Once the car engages, it drives fine. The problem manifests itself the most when the car is warm.
Anyway, the car was serviced at 59,500 miles for the 60,000 tune-up at a Northern Virginia Subaru Dealership (28 days before the transmission issue popped-up). One of the services that the dealership performed was auto-transmission fluid replacement.
According to Subaru's Maintenance Schedule:
Anyway, I'm a nervous wreck since I can see this thing going in any directions. Subaru can say... Sorry out of warranty you're out of luck. Or they can say, don't worry we'll take care of it. What do you guys think will be the case? Also, any advice on how to persuade Subaru to come to my rescue will be greatly appreciated.
Cordially
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