I just got my Ascent Touring a few days ago and have found 2 issues I will be taking it in to have looked at and wanted to know if anyone else had heard or seen of these problems.
1. Starting misfire/missing from engine. For the past two mornings, after an overnight sitting, I start it up. Starts immediately, but within about 2-3 seconds, there is a misfire in the engine -- you can feel it shake the vehicle -- but it recovers immediately and runs fine thereafter. Successive warm starts are fine, no issue.
2. When initially depressing the brake pedal, there is a small amount of "sticking" in the pedal. It breaks free of this sticking and operates normally. Is not consistent from brake push to push.
Other item:
1. Not a big fan of the auto high beam assist. It is far too sensitive at when it turns off the high beams. I live in a rural area and passing by farms on a dark road with no other cars around, the system will disable the high beams when it detects an exterior barn light of a farm I pass. I thought I had read there was a way to adjust this sensitivity, but I can't seem to find anything about it any of the vehicle or general menu items in the infotainment system. According to the owners manual, p228, only the Subaru dealer can disable this feature. I would rather just have the high beams operate traditionally -- you turn it on, they come on, you turn it off, they go off.
Otherwise, this vehicle is absolutely incredible. Quiet, powerful, comfortable, awesome looking. I made an excellent choice, but definitely want to get the above issues resolved. The engine start problem really worries me because it happens so briefly and no warning lights are thrown that I am expecting a "we didn't find anything wrong" type of response from the dealer. I know other Ascents I test drove that were cold did NOT display that problem, so I am certainly concerned.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
1. Starting misfire/missing from engine. For the past two mornings, after an overnight sitting, I start it up. Starts immediately, but within about 2-3 seconds, there is a misfire in the engine -- you can feel it shake the vehicle -- but it recovers immediately and runs fine thereafter. Successive warm starts are fine, no issue.
2. When initially depressing the brake pedal, there is a small amount of "sticking" in the pedal. It breaks free of this sticking and operates normally. Is not consistent from brake push to push.
Other item:
1. Not a big fan of the auto high beam assist. It is far too sensitive at when it turns off the high beams. I live in a rural area and passing by farms on a dark road with no other cars around, the system will disable the high beams when it detects an exterior barn light of a farm I pass. I thought I had read there was a way to adjust this sensitivity, but I can't seem to find anything about it any of the vehicle or general menu items in the infotainment system. According to the owners manual, p228, only the Subaru dealer can disable this feature. I would rather just have the high beams operate traditionally -- you turn it on, they come on, you turn it off, they go off.
Otherwise, this vehicle is absolutely incredible. Quiet, powerful, comfortable, awesome looking. I made an excellent choice, but definitely want to get the above issues resolved. The engine start problem really worries me because it happens so briefly and no warning lights are thrown that I am expecting a "we didn't find anything wrong" type of response from the dealer. I know other Ascents I test drove that were cold did NOT display that problem, so I am certainly concerned.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
