Car starts fine, but dies after idling for a bit in drive.

Asked by Runswithdogs Jul 24, 2017 at 04:16 PM about the 2012 Subaru Impreza

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Any warning lights? This may be a symptom of a bad CVT/torque converter. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/SB-10067826- 0699.pdf

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 6 years ago

First check if MAF sensor is plugged in (change air filter recently??). If persists, check for vacuum leaks. But if it stalls repeatedly upon slowing to idle then indeed it's probably the damned CVT's torque converter. Sorry....

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Runswithdogs answered 6 years ago

I did have the air filter changed just a day or so before this started! Good advice -- will have the MAF sensor checked. thanks!

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