Count me in as a casualty….
My 05 GT/LMT is at the dealer today for its 15K service. My problems:
1. The nefarious f’n cooling fan on all the time.
2. Shuddering on acceleration, all gears.
3. Threw a CEL on my way to Boston Tuesday. Cleared itself the next morning??
4. Drivers door wiring harness rattle.
Do I get a door prize for presenting to the dealer with the most combined problems?
So the dealer (Maine Mall Motors, South Portland, ME) steps up with no BS. Calls SOA, and admits that there is a problem with the ECU, and my fan control switch, which should take care of all my problems when replaced………or will it?…..hmmmmmm.
So the absurd part of my conversation with the service manager comes when he asks me what grade of fuel I’m pumping into the car. Only the best, “93 Octane” says I. “Well” says the service manager, “my tech sniffed a sample of the fuel in your tank while performing your injector flush, and he thinks you got a bad tank of gas, which could also promote the acceleration surging you are reporting, you might want to change stations where you purchase fuel”.
Huh…..WTF……I didn’t know Subaru techs were trained in the fine art of olfactory vapor diagnosis. I’m envisioning one very high & brain damaged tech they keep in the corner just for this purpose!
Thought I’d share a funny!