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Power Mode all the time
I was driving my car yesterday and the power light came on. I wasnt giving it gas in fact I just let off. The light stayed on all the way home. When I drive the car now it is fine for about 5 min. Then the power light comes on and tranny shifts like I am flooring the pedal. It shifts into all 4 gears but doesnt want to shift until about 6500 rpms. Does anyone know whats going on? I just put the for sale signs in the window and I think the car is mad at me. Is there some sensor that tells the tranny when to go into power mode? Or maybe the TCU is bad?? Please help me I can no longer own this car but I cant sell it with problems. Also the awd wasnt working at all in december and now when I take off while turning it feels like it is stuck in 4WD 50/50 I can feel it binding.
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isn't it when the "power" light comes on all the time means that the tranny is .....dying or something like that?>.i've read that somewhere before...not sure if that was here or in the ...owners manual...tha'ts where..
i dont know what you can do to fix it....maybe the tranny is dead already...???? might want to bring that issue into a subaru dealer (providing that they know something about the car)...
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Ok darkness. No, it doesn't mean that the tranny is going out or is already out. It blinks and gives you codes, but I am not sure what it means when it is on all of the time.
I would try to get a code from the power light and see if it gives you any information. Good luck.
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I know exactly what it is and your binding awd system confirms it - your TPS (throttle positioning sensor) needs to be re-set.
With the engine running, it should read +0.5V on a digital voltmeter. -Chike
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This section in the How-To docs will give you all the info you'll need to test and adjust the TPS:
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?How-To|14267 -Chike
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This does bring up an interesting thought...what would it mean, trans-wise, if the transmission was always in "Power" mode???
-Bill
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