Transmission Solenoid Problems of Subaru Forester

When shifting vehicle from reverse to park, then turning vehicle off, the key cannot be fully taken out of the car. The only way to get it out is to restart the vehicle, take it out of park and slam it back into park. Supposedly a switch within the shifter that prevents a solenoid in the steering column from opening. This is all covered on TSB 16-112-18 and there are a lot of people complaining about the issue online.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to camelback Subaru located at 1521 e camelback rd, phoenix, az 85014, (602) 680-2495 for the 120,000 miles vehicle inspection. The contact stated that after picking up the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed, the transmission overheat warning light illuminated. The same dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the transmission solenoid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,953.

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Valve body solenoid inside the cvt transmission failed and fully locked up. Subaru states that their cvt transmission never needs to be serviced but covers the cvt to 100,000 miles. Shorty after a hundred thousand miles, the valve body solenoid failed and Subaru of America denied coverage. Had a third party mechanic replace the cvt and upon inspection, the cvt fluid in the old cvt transmission was dark, dirty and thick. Chunky or gooey what describe it. Subaru states the cvt transmission never needs to be maintained, yet no motor oil or transmission oil can go on forever.

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The problem originally started as a delay when shifting the car into drive. This was about a 1 second delay, after which the car would engage into drive, and then run and shift fine. But then, the delay got worse. All of the sudden it was 2 seconds, then the car would no longer go into drive at all. After evaluation, I was told that I needed to have 5 of the 7 solenoids replaced in the Subaru. This was on a transmission that was 5 years old, with only 80000 miles on it. I contacted Subaru about the incident, and they said that my transmission was out of warranty, and that me thinking that 80k on a transmission before replacement was odd, it was just my opinion. I informed the lady on the phone that I was not the only one with these complaints, they were all over the place online. Same thing, over and over, one person had to replace the transmission around 70k! I got no response from Subaru about the issue, I was treated rudely, and they basically hung up on me. I did inform the attendant that for my records I was recording the phone call, and she threatened me, saying that to do so was illegal. I looked up the law in new jersey about recording phone calls, and as long as one party consents to the call (me being the party), the phone call could be recorded. Here's the statute: "in addition, an interception is legal if the interceptor is a party to the communication, or one of the parties has given prior consent, so long as no criminal or tortious intent is present. " I still have the original solenoids for the transmission. I also have a written report on the findings by the mechanic on what they found. The repair cost around $2200. Hopefully, someone other than Subaru will look into this problem.

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