2001 Subaru Outback starting issues

Asked by Lesley Jan 25, 2020 at 06:35 PM about the 2001 Subaru Outback Base Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When I start my car after sitting for a while I
have to hold the key fully turned in start
position for up to 20 seconds before it kicks
in and starts.  Sometimes if I wiggle clutch it
will go and sometimes it doesn't start at all
and have to jump it with other vehicle.. I
checked battery it's good and tested for
parasitic draw... not it... What next?

3 Answers

Lesley answered 4 years ago

Upon some reading about bad clutch interlock switch it sounds like what's going on a little. So when I have the key turned and I jiggle the clutch I hear clicking when the clutch engages I don't know if that's helpful information or not

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