wtwalden Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 This is my first Subaru, and I love it. It's a '98 Outback with 5-spmanual, about 165,000 miles. Last night I was up-shifting through acorner, driving normally, and suddenly the car just stopped moving. There was no noise or anything. Now I can shift through all the gearswithout using the clutch, with the car running, and it just sits there. I'm used to clutch failure modes where the clutch slips, or you can'tshift, but I've never seen this one. I don't know whether to think it'sthe clutch, transmission, transfer case, or what. I haven't dumped thecodes yet. Anyone ever experience this? Wayne West Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertsubaru Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Sounds like the shift linkage broke or separated at a joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 With engine turned off, can you shift through all gears?? Does anything feel unusual when doing so?? Agree with above, sounds like a gear shifter problem, not a clutch problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtwalden Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Sounds like the shift linkage broke or separated at a joint. Thanks Subaru Nut! The thought did cross my mind. Will have to dig into this tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtwalden Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 With engine turned off, can you shift through all gears?? Does anything feel unusual when doing so?? Agree with above, sounds like a gear shifter problem, not a clutch problem. Thanks Subaru Master. It does shift through the gears without the clutch when the engine is off. I was hoping you guys would say gear shifter rather than clutch. Will let you know as soon as I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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