rll_sb

Our 2011 Outback CVT failed with only 46,000 miles and one day over the 5-year warranty period. Five warning lights illuminated including the check engine, the AT oil temp, the cruise, the skid control (VDM), and the brake light. We took it to our local dealer and were told that two solenoids were sticking and that they were not sold separately, so we needed an entire new valve body(?) at a cost of $1200! I mentioned this failure occurred EXACTLY one day after the five-year warranty. The service manager said he will cover the repair under warranty as a goodwill gesture, but now I am concerned about the long-term reliability of continuously variable transmissions after this failure. Has anyone else had a failure of their CVT? I am most interested in failures occurring at about 50,000 miles.