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Flashing ECO light and will not shift out of first

Tiny
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  • 2003 SUBARU FORESTER
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 45,000 MILES
Hey, I live in Canada and have a JDM 2003 Forester cross sports that has the flashing ECO light and won't shift out of first. Did you have the same problem that you resolved? I'm just trying to be clear so I don't buy the US version and make a mistake. Anyways any help you could give me would be awesome. Thanks!
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Thursday, December 27th, 2018 AT 4:51 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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That transmission is know for this failure mode. The first step will be to get it scanned for the failure code(s) that will be in the transmission control module. That is because any electrical malfunction triggers this fault. The most common failure is a shift solenoid. (Usually A) next is a failure in the transmission range sensor. Scanning it first should point you to the problem. Being it is a JDM version, you may need to get the parts from Japan. They are getting more common in other places but parts can still be hard to get.
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Friday, December 28th, 2018 AT 10:21 PM

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