19 Subaru Impreza - CVT failed
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I was waiting for someone to catch it.I see what you did there
AZjeff
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Betting the OP would be a lot less ho-hum about a CVT failure @ 20k and 4 years if it wasn't under warranty..
I think that is a bracelet - I have a similar one on my Tissot.
I don't like it - it's a hair grabber!
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Honda seems to have figured out CVT reliability. My daughter had a 2013 Accord CVT. Zero issues and she drives harder than my wife. (Her college car, 4 years, then 4 years after...marriage, kid etc that thing was thrashed hard and out of my care, I never changed it over to Amsoil CVT even)
Now we have a 2017 CRV with CVT. No issues. It's been on Amsoil CVT for years now.
I really don't trust Subaru for some things, but my 2014 WRX 5 speed never actually bailed on me.....but the tranny was getting odd early in life
Honda seems to have figured out CVT reliability. My daughter had a 2013 Accord CVT. Zero issues and she drives harder than my wife. (Her college car, 4 years, then 4 years after...marriage, kid etc that thing was thrashed hard and out of my care, I never changed it over to Amsoil CVT even)
Now we have a 2017 CRV with CVT. No issues. It's been on Amsoil CVT for years now.
I really don't trust Subaru for some things, but my 2014 WRX 5 speed never actually bailed on me.....but the tranny was getting odd early in life
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Yes the Subarus built in the Toyota Camry plant in Indiana seem to get B stock parts vs. Japan.
We had to dump a brand new '22 Outback base for a '23 Crosstrek as the Outback was junk. Eating inside edge of rear tires due to incorrect rear geometry, terrible seats, junk paint, horrendous touch screen HVAC. Nice ride though.
Luckily the market was hot for used cars so there was no loss of value.
Problem with the crosstrek 6mt is extremely short "trail" gearing resulting in revving over 3 grand on the highway. Reminds one of the old ecobox days of the late 70's with a 4 speed.
At Lafayette? That's Subaru's plant, not Toyota. And they stopped making Camrys there several years ago.
My younger sister has a 2017 Impreza and the CVT failed on it. I started a thread on it a few years ago when it occurred. It was outside of its warranty but SOA replaced it for free. It’s been a good car other than that. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/2017-impreza-cvt-issue.340233/
I have seen videos on that. SMA has done one or more.
Just curious about the OP's situation with a "bearing" problem.
JHZR2
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I remember Subaru doing CVTs in those tiny justy cars in the 80s.The Impreza was making a clicking type sound. I had thought it was just in need of an oil change. She informed me that it's been doing this for quite some time and that she ran over a trash can lid SMH. Took it to the dealer Monday night. They said the CVT will have to be replaced. He mentioned it could be a bearing within the CVT, but likely it will have to be replaced. It's a 2019 with only 20k miles on it. I'll know more today.
I thought Subaru CVTs were reliable. Maybe they are and it's the driver.Either way kind of disappointing. Luckily, she is still under the 5yr/60k warranty.
Let the Subaru hate begin.........
Notionally they’ve learned a thing or two, and a new updated CVT will go a bit longer… glad it’s under warranty…
You hear of them being all original with 100's of thousands of miles on them, then those who've had nothing but problems. Fact of the matter is, what AT these days doesn't have early failures?
The CVT in our 2019 is a "chain" and is rated to tow 6000lbs. SO many R52 pathfinder owners tow travel-trailers with them and ironically, I've never read of one failing while or from towing. The dreaded Nissan judder code (P17F0) during normal operations? That's another topic. LOL
We don't tow with ours, but have ~103K miles on it. I've run gallons of CVT juice through it over the years doing spill/fills.
Subaru's and Nissan's CVT transmissions are both made by JATCO.
There are only three manufacturers of CVT transmissions in the world. Toyota, Honda, and JATCO.
If it has a CVT and it's not a Toyota or a Honda then the transmission was made by JATCO.
OVERKILL
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Ford used a CVT in one of their vehicles c. 15 to 20 years ago. The 500 perhaps?
Anyway, I presume that was a JATCO.
Can someone explain to me how CVT belts are described as “pushers?“ if the belt were “pushed,” would it not need a “keeper” to guide it and press it against the driven pulley? In my experience, if I push a flexible object like a chain or belt, it will just flop. It requires tension, which is a fulling force, to have any grip against the pulley surfaces. How is the CVT any different?
