Twice in the last two weeks of daily driving here at 5-25 deg F, my
1999 OB showed the above symptoms. Next morning, normal behavior!
The first time, the shifting problem came on gradually -- after 5
minutes or so of driving.  I thought for a minute or so that I was

Hi,  My clutch has just started slipping...  Just in time for the camping
season typical.  I've a couple of questions.  i) Is it possible for a man
with mediocre mechanical skills 4 axle stands and a reasonable tool kit to
undertake the replacement on the drive? If so will I need ...

Hi. I have a '96 Subaru Impreza with 220,000 some miles on it. I keep
up on it's regular matience and it doesn't seem to run any different
than it ever has. Recently though I have experienced some drastic loss
in gas mileage. I went from getting anywhere from 25-27 then down to

Take a look at the new next-generation Impreza
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/205057/subaru_impreza.html
I had some suspicions in the past, regarding the older bug-eyed Impreza, but
now I am sure that there must be a traitor amongst Subaru designers or all

We replaced the battery in the remote for my son's car ('99 Legacy L
30th Anniversary Edition). Tried following the instructions in the
owner's manual for both post-battery replacement 'synchronization' and
new transmitter programming, to no avail. The pictures in the manual

Pardon a dumb question but I tried to top off the power steering fluid
in my 2003 Forester tonight and for the life of me I could not get the
yellow cap off the reservoir!. It just seems to turn forever in both
clockwise or counter-clockwise directions and after scraping the skin

there is a "knurled" end, according to the manual I have this
is only to indicate the length (and engine type, 1600/1800) of
the pushrod..
but I put the pushrods next to eachother, with knurled ends

The clock in my Forester 2001 went dead two days ago. It became dark
and doesn't show anything.
This is weird as I never heard any car having a failed clock ~~~~~
My guess is that maybe there is a fuse for this clock and it melted?

Never owned a Subaru.
In terms of reliability, is the 4 cyl better in the long run than the 6 cyl,
vice versa, or neither?
I once asked the same question of Toyota owners and was surprised to hear so

It has been below freezing here for several days. High temps may reach
19F.
1. When ice forms on the shelf formed by the bumper on my Outback, I
can't open the hatch. the ice is very hard and hacking at it to release

ARGH!!!!
First I get sent the wrong All-Weather Floor Mats for my '03 OBW. Now
I get the wrong-shaped cargo mat! I am NOT having luck getting
accessories for my car so far!!

2007 Subaru Outback 2.5i...
I was stuck in snow and rocking car back/forth. When I finally got out the
Check Engine Light came on, the green cruise control light was steady
blinking and the odometer showed ERR 5. I re-started the car 6 times and now

Any cost guesses for having the dealer replace the steering column, cruise
switch.  Does the wheel have to be pulled from the column?
97 Legacy Outback
Thanks,

Good Morning:
I'm considering replacing an ancient (Chrysler) minivan with a
somewhat newer Subaru.  We live in the mountains of BC so it seems
like the Subaru AWD would be a good idea, but I'm not very familiar