[OBnube]

You’re correct to a point; originally when the CVT was new the engineers wanted to see what caused the failure so they were not serviceable at all! But as time went on they started doing valve body changes and as needed torque converter changes. I can guarantee you that they changed my torque converter.

+1 for Subaru. In August 2016 I had a valve body fail. I got a factory new replacement. That's a lot of resources used when a valve body replacement would fit the bill.

 

[nw2Subaru]

What all is included in that warranty, BAZ?

 

[Dirkdaddy]

I am curious too as to what the issues are. I notice on cold driving the car seems to sort of slightly jerk repeatedly going up a hill, but it runs smoothly when warm. Only thing I can really say. About 50k miles so far on 2014 2.5 outback.

 

[Sub286woods]

Now that the CVT is covered for 10years/100,000 miles, I wonder what effect it will have on the cost of "extended" Gold warranties issued in the future? Wouldn't the cost decrease because now the CVT is already covered.

Any thoughts?

 

[todi1007]

Head gasket 2.0

 

[vhercules]

For Canadian owners -- I checked online at https://www.subaru.ca/WebPage.aspx?WebSiteID=282&WebPageID=21809 with my VIN for my 2016 outback and warranty has been extended to 10 yrs / 160k kms.

 

[Optical818]

Does this apply to both CVT variants? The TR580 and the high torque TR690 for the 3.6R models as well?

 

[ammcinnis]

Does this apply to both CVT variants?

See post #9 in this thread.

 

[randyu55]

My 2017 Outback Premium blew a transmission hose this week and lost all fluid before I could get off highway. Subaru towed me 88 miles to dealer and due to the loss of fluid are replacing entire transmission. No warning other than transmission oil temp high warning light.

 

[DuffCon]

I just got my CVT notice for my 2016.


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[lionelrichlee]

Also received the CVT warranty extension notice for 2016 2.5L.

 

[SWKohnle08]

Both my wife and I each received letters extending our CVT warranty 10/100K. My wife’s 2016 Legacy and my 2016 Outback both with 2.5’s. She only has 9K miles on her car and I have 62K on mine.


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[Sub286woods]

There is a link to a lookup by VIN for Canadian-sold vehicles. Has anyone seen a similar lookup for US-sold Subarus?



I should be covered, based on the language in the posted letter, but have not received anything from Subaru.

 

[russellpat]

Also received the CVT warranty extension notice for 2016 2.5L.

Nothing yet on my 2017. However, SOA told me the letters are being mailed out through September.

 

[Sparkland]

I own a 2018 Outback, but I am not sure I would have ever purchased the vehicle if I knew about a warranty extension due to a faulty transmission. Sure, it is great Subaru will cover any repairs, but they should not have a faulty transmission to begin with. Should have kept my Camry Hybrid.

 

[ammcinnis]

... warranty extension due to a faulty transmission.

Warranty extension, yes, but the "due to a faulty transmission" part is pure speculation. There have not been a large number of CVT failures reported so far ... at least not on this forum.

Relax, and enjoy your Outback. Its CVT is no less reliable today than it was yesterday.

 

[byebye6cyl]

It is not so reliable if we're on 3rd revision of it since MY 2015. Maybe Subaru likes to make small fixes each year AND then give us extra warranty for free, all out of the goodwill...

For me this reads, "good luck to you if you reach 100,000 miles with the original transmission"

 

[ammcinnis]

It is not so reliable if we're on 3rd revision of it since MY 2015.

What specific "revisions" are you referring to? Source?

It's not uncommon for manufacturers to make minor ptoduction changes (e.g. improved seals) over the production life of a transmission. The only other changes to the Subaru CVTs I'm aware of were add-ons intended primarily for noise reduction. At some point the pitch of the Variator chain was reduced slightly, to alter its noise spectrum, but even that change was backwards compatible. There have also been production changes to the torque converters.

Is there a systemic problem (or problems) with Subaru CVTs? I don't know, nor does anyone else outside of Subaru. But at the present time there's no evidence of a pattern of such problems in the few reported failures.

 

[byebye6cyl]

I don't have any sources beyond what was discussed here for the last few years

changed chain to make it more quiet.

change to torque converter to be more robust

and I'm unsure about this one, at some year supposedly you get 7th gear on the paddle shifters
there were some TSBs that few had performed, mainly about handling idle and AC

 

[marksind]

CVT Notice

Got the warranty extension notice for my 2017 2.5i Outback today. Bought it May of last year. What are the failure points for this transmission? I've noticed a lag in engagement shifting from reverse to drive, but other than that, it seems to operate smoothly. My biggest issue with the car so far is a persistent coolant smell around the rear of the hood on the passenger side after it's been driven.