Just purchased a new Outback 2.5XT and my car now experiences a hard shift betwen 2nd and 3rd gear.l did not notice this during the test drive.The ''jerks'' when the car accelerates b/w 2nd into 3rd.I've brought the car to the dealership 4 times now and they say that the car is performing ''normal''. Anybody out there experience the same thing or have a solution. Ca not get anywhere with the dealership. Thanks!

You can threat to use you ''lemon buy back'' clause in your contract. Since you've been there 4 times already and they have yet to fix the problem.

Is it automatic or manual? Does it do this when just starting up (very cold) or after warming up?