Almost 90 of the time it s the clutch.
Subaru car cvt goes into nutral when flooring it.
While a geared transmission typically bursts off the line a cvt has a smoother and slower increase to maximum power.
But not on borderline hills where you ll quickly lose speed if you don t either go into neutral of hit the accelerator.
When the car is in neutral i can go longer without having to use the gas pedal.
Obviously they re failing at a rapid rate and the factory wants to do something about it.
Have you looked into the clutch.
2000 outback 5spd 94 legacy wag.
List of the cons of a subaru cvt transmission.
I tried to look on the wiki and found there were several different types of cvts and that did confused me as i am not technical savvy about cars.
It will go below neutral into drive or low gear but not above those on the shifter.
Cvts by design always feel different when you cram the accelerator to the floor.
4 points 6 years ago.
So there is going to be some slightly lag from a dead stop because essentially the car is in neutral when its stationary.
The car had sat for about 3 years and it was given to me so when i finally started it up it would not shift out of park.
My car won t accelerate when i push the gas pedal what should i do.
But cvt s sluggishness goes too far.
Michael myers may 11 11 at 15 21.
I tried to force it and it shot down into neutral and now it will not go back up to reverse or park.
Admittedly this is a design flaw but a minor one and i think subaru is actively working on it.
I have a honda accord 2 4 5mt with 160 hp and it feels way faster even if i use the paddle shifters on the subaru.
The most significant disadvantage the drivers face with a continuously variable transmission is that this component tends to fail more often compared to other transmission technologies that are employed on non hybrid vehicles.
The cost to replace a subaru cvt can be quite high.
The problem is that 170 hp in the outback cvt doesn t feel like 170 hp.
I know that the outback is heavier and is awd but still.
I have stomped the gas to the floor 2 or 3 times when it was 500 mile.
My 2011 prius mileage is just about 1k.
Look into the clutch.
The cvt is either in gear or not in gear.
When it can t properly engage the transmission with the engine your car shows acceleration issues.
The cvt does seem to feel better more powerful once you are up to speed.
To me that seems like it ought to improve mileage.
It could be a worn out clutch pedal or the clutch fluid.
