Robert Denbigh Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Okay, so late last night I managed to get my Legacy stuck in the snow pretty good, and tried to rock it out by shifting into reverse, backing up, and then shifting into 2nd and rocking forward. After about 25seconds of this the Check Engine light came on. I turned off the car and then spent about 45min digging the car out by hand (yeah, I need to get a shovel or something). I finally managed to free it, but when I drove home the check engine light was on the whole way, and I noticed that the car was shifting automatically at 2500 RPM. That didnt really matter because I had to drive slow anyway. Based on what I've read here and the in the owners manual I think what happened is the transmission fluid heated up so much that the car dropped itself into safe mode (the one that allows you to still get to a mechanic when something is wrong). I just went out and started it now and the Check Engine light was not on, so I think everything is okay now. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem, or if my amateur diagnosis is way off and I should take the car in as soon as possible. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Thread moved to Technical Forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 sounds reasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Denbigh Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 Sorry about that, should have posted here to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Denbigh Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 Okay, missed the other thread, looks like some other people are having the same problem. Mine seems to have cleared after just leaving the car off for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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