Hi, first post here, looking for some thoughts on what might be up with my Outback.
It's a 2016 Diesel Manual. A few weeks back when I took it out, the stability control warning light was on when I started up. When I started it up again on my return, the ABS and brake warning lights were on too. The engine warning light came on when I next went to go somewhere. Booked into the garage and their diagnostic tools couldn't find anything wrong - so they said to bring it in the next week and they'd get an external diagnostic person in. Lo and behold, when Monday came around, the lights were all off. I spoke to the mechanic and he advised to just keep running it and let them know if it happened again.
Following Friday the lights came on again, in the same sequence as before. It went to the garage yesterday and the diagnostic person looked at it. They cleared the codes and the people couldn't find anything wrong. The invoice says the codes were 'Air Temp in Engine Control Module' and 'ABS Engine Feedback' (no actual code numbers). They said, again, keep an eye on it and let them know if it happens again. Today I started it up and the Stability Control light was on, then when I came home the ABS and Brake lights too. I fully expect the engine light next time I use it.
After lots of googling and forum trawling, it seems that this sort of thing is very common, but there seem to be as many causes and solutions as problems. My initial thought was that it was an ABS/wheel speed sensor, but I really don't know. It does seem to me that it's a sensor problem, rather than anything else, but then I don't have anything to base that on. Any thoughts or suggestions?
I did think about buying an ODB cable and getting FreeSSM so I can clear the codes if they come up, but I'm not totally clear if it will work on my generation of car.
Any and all help greatly appreciated.
Mike