Secondary air pump malfunction. i have read that this happens all the time and it costs $2,000 to get it replaced. check engine light is on all the time and it cancels out traction control and cruise control. i can hear it trying to work and hope it does not cause a fire risk.
There is an oil leak from the cam shaft, only noticed after i finished paying the car, 60 months paying 283 dollars, now there is a problem. my car is full with smoking under the hood due to this oil leak, apparently all subaru cars have the same issue. now i am left with a paid car that basically does not have value and over thousands of dollars to fix it, or my car can burn down.
Code p2441 - secondary air injection system solenoid malfunction. problem occured at 87k miles.
This happened while driving on a freeway. weather was sunny, in the 20s, pavement was dry but there were short icy patches under bridges. every time i passed over one of these patches i experienced severe fishtailing. i had to reduce speed to under 30mph to retain control of the car while traffic was passing me at 60+ mph. tires were new goodyear assurance. this is extremely nerve wracking and is a frequently reported problem on the subaru online user forums such as: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/127473-ghost-walking/ the problem is not evident when driving on dry or on snowy roads.