G'day guys,
Hope someone might have some solutions to a problem I'm having with my MY10 Liberty Wagon (CVT gearbox). The car has done approx 130,000kms
The car first showed the issue when driving from Sydney to the snow. Driving around Lake George and whilst on cruise control the engine started revving and then seemed to be misfiring/lurching and then lost power, the car slowed down to about 30km/h before the problem disappeared and I could accelerate again. 5 mins later the same thing happened except it came to a complete stop and the engine stalled. Attempted to re-start the engine with no luck. Towed the car to an NRMA service centre at Majura Park who had the car for a week but couldn't find any issues. The car started first go when it got there, had no fault codes and they couldn't recreate the issue even taking it for a few long drives. I picked the car up a week later and drove it back to Sydney without issue.
After driving it for a week around Sydney I then headed back to the snow, got all the way without any issues until driving home Sunday night. After taking the scenic route the car started showing exactly the same symptoms around Goulburn for shutting down completely 40kms later. Got towed to a Subaru dealer/service centre at Moss Vale and sure enough, on Monday morning it started first go and didn't have any fault codes. They have basically said they can't do anything and thrown their hands in the air.
To my way of thinking it seems to occur after it's been running for a while (2hrs first time, 5 hrs second time) and then once it cools completely the problem solves itself.
Has anyone heard of anything like this?