Hello all: I have been having recurring problems with my Outback and wanted some thoughts/opinions from those who appear to be quite knowledgable in this group.
Since the last week in March of this year, I have been having a problem with the tach/RPM bouncing when slowing to a stop; no foot on the gas. This does not appear to be an idle problem, as the car does idle smooth. The check engine light went on twice in about two months after this initial March incident. The dealer said the first fault code was the throttle position sensor, which they supposedly replaced. The second fault code was supposedly an ECU recal, which they said they had to send it out for. They had the car one whole week that time.
Neither of these "fixes" has taken care of this problem.
The last time I had the car in the shop, one of the things they did was resurface the brake rotors since I was having the pulsating pedal response. (No, this was not the ABS kicking in. I know what that feels like as it had happened in the winter.)
That was just a few weeks ago. Now, my brakes are making a very high pitched squealing sound, which seems to stop when I put my foot on the brake to stop. I am assuming that this is the pad wear indicator; and wonder why the dealer did not notice the pads were on their way down when they had the rotors off?
It has been one thing after another with this car. A 2001 LL Bean Outback with ~7 k miles on it when I bought it in December of 2001, now has ~ 28 k. Before this car I had a 1993 Pontiac Grand Am, which had problems of its own, but nothing as recurring and annoying as this. I am considering trading in on either a Nissan Pathfinder or a BMW 3-series something.
Very frustrating since I do like the car for the features it has, which are why I bought it in the first place.
Any ideas?