# 2005 Subaru 2.5XT 5-speed manual - hesitation between 2nd & 3rd and 3rd & 4th gears

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-2-5xt-5-speed-manual-hesitation-between-2nd-3rd-and-3rd-4th-gears/73337>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** xt, subaru\
**Created:** [July 1, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-2-5xt-5-speed-manual-hesitation-between-2nd-3rd-and-3rd-4th-gears/73337 "2012-07-01T19:33:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giovina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@Giovina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Giovina)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-2-5xt-5-speed-manual-hesitation-between-2nd-3rd-and-3rd-4th-gears/73337/1 "2012-07-01T19:33:02Z")

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I have a 2005 Subaru 2.5XT 5-speed manual Outback wagon and just recently the car is hesitating between gears (2nd & 3rd and 3rd & 4th). Once I get the car into 4th to 5th gear the hesitation goes away. The car runs great on the highway, the turbo will kick-in just great. Can anyone give me any advice on what may be the problem with my Subaru?

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**Author:** ![raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-2-5xt-5-speed-manual-hesitation-between-2nd-3rd-and-3rd-4th-gears/73337/2 "2012-07-02T03:11:37Z")

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Any orange Check Engine light’s illuminated during these episodes?