# Subaru Outback Stalling

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-stalling/33403>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, stalling, subaru\
**Created:** [July 14, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-stalling/33403 "2009-07-14T21:07:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gbahler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@gbahler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gbahler)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-stalling/33403/1 "2009-07-14T21:07:32Z")

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I have a 1999 Subaru Outback Wagon with 107K miles and have had this problem intermittently now for a few years. While in the process of slowing down to stop the car sometimes starts to shake and then stalls. It will start up again right away. I have taken it to the dealer numerous times to repeat the problem for them, but it fails to do it again. With no diagnostic code they are at a loss as to why it keeps doing it. It will stall when coming to a stop after traveling a short distance or after traveling a long distance down the highway and slowing down in the toll lane.

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-stalling/33403/2 "2009-07-14T22:48:29Z")

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It sounds to me like your transmission is not downshifting. An alternate solution to verify the problem would be to shift into neutral during probable occurrence. I would have the transmission checked, and fluid and filter if it is time.