How often does a Subaru Legacy not start?

How often does a Subaru Legacy not start?

Doesn’t happen all the time and after about 20 or 30 minutes it will restart. It has been checked an rechecked by 2 dealers and a couple of “guys”… they can’t find anything.

Why is my Subaru Legacy key stuck in the ignition?

All vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions have a lock that keeps the key from being removed from the ignition while the vehicle is in gear. This prevents your Legacy from “rolling off”. When the vehicle is in any other gear than park will act like neutral and roll away without the parking brake on.

Why does my 2005 Subaru Forester not start?

My 2005 Forester has similar problem. No crank when failed to start warm. OK after a while. I heard it was a “shift linkage” problem that somehow “the computer returns a message as the car is in gear hence it doesn’t start when the key is turned in the ignition”.

Why is my Subaru horn not working properly?

The above problem with the Subaru could be related to a starter issue; however, the starter cannot affect components such as the lights, horn and so on. Therefore, it would be a good idea to have the battery tested by removing, charging and load testing it. If the battery is faulty, it cannot handle a jumpstart.

Doesn’t happen all the time and after about 20 or 30 minutes it will restart. It has been checked an rechecked by 2 dealers and a couple of “guys”… they can’t find anything.

How do you start a Subaru Outback Legacy?

If you hear the pump running, turning the key to ON and getting fuel pressure built up should get the car to start when you turn the key to CRANK. Well I did go ahead and clean the terminals.

Why does it take so long to start a 300K engine?

Sure why not. On high mileage engines (200k to 300k) the pistons ring can wear causing low compression which increases crank time and causes hard starting. This is because the compression ratio is low and it takes time for the engine to gain enough speed cranking by the starter to ignite the fuel air mixture.