‘04 Subaru Forester stalled when I came to a full stop?
I was going down a ramp coming off a
highway yesterday; and when I came to a full
stop - my car shuddered and the engine shut
off. When that happened, several lights came
on. I’m not sure which ones they are, but I
know that “BRAKE” , “CHECK ENGINE” , and
an oil temp light came on. I let off the brake
pedal to see if the car would idle forward and
there was no movement at all. The only things
that were working in the car were the air
conditioning and stereo system. I restarted
the engine (put it in Park, turned off the
engine, then turn it back on) and it worked just
fine!!! I was wondering what this could’ve
been the cause of? I’m very scared of it
stalling on the highway eventually and then
getting into a bad car accident.
P.S: some things to know beforehand
I do (RARELY) manually shift it 1 -> 2 -> 3 ->
then into Drive.
I do sometimes floor it if I need to pass
someone
There is a transmission fluid leak - though last
time I checked the fluid, it was full.
The engine will stall when accelerating
sometimes, rarely. Only the RPM’s will shoot
up.
I did mix 87 octane with 88 octane gasoline,
just because 88 is cheaper in Minnesota.