After I changed the oil / filter in my wife's 2017 Outback , "lotta" dash lights , Car not moving well , might have to move out ....

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In a nutshell .
I changed the oil/filter myself as I've always done , howeverrrrrr...This time when I started the car and backed up out of the cold garage
these lights all came on ,
check engine light .
XMode light ,
cruise control light ,
brake light in the Speedometer ( not the parking brake light in the Tachometer )
and sometimes the AT Oil Temp light and the Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light .
Now car won't move forward without almost bucking , reverse seemed ok for 12 feet .
Coincidence possibly / probably , but it's a weird one .
Any ideas ?
Thanks all . . .
 
Coincidences are rare...especially if a human just touched the thing that is failing. lol

Did you disconnect something and forget? Maybe leave a tool that got caught in something or cut a wire loom?

Time to get looking with a bright flashlight.
 
Thanks bmart.
I had the same thoughts .
Later I put a scanner on it and came up with 2 trouble codes both referring to a Transmission Control module .
Going down that rabbit hole now.
Cleared the codes but they came back . Cleared them again, they have not come back yet , but the car still "bucks" in
a violent manner . . . Packing my bags .
Thanks all for looking
 
Thanks bmart.
I had the same thoughts .
Later I put a scanner on it and came up with 2 trouble codes both referring to a Transmission Control module .
Going down that rabbit hole now.
Cleared the codes but they came back . Cleared them again, they have not come back yet , but the car still "bucks" in
a violent manner . . . Packing my bags .
Thanks all for looking
Maybe
Thanks bmart.
I had the same thoughts .
Later I put a scanner on it and came up with 2 trouble codes both referring to a Transmission Control module .
Going down that rabbit hole now.
Cleared the codes but they came back . Cleared them again, they have not come back yet , but the car still "bucks" in
a violent manner . . . Packing my bags .
Thanks all for looking
Most of those illuminated icons on the dash cluster area related to the CEL(check engine light). The blinking AT light means you have a transmission code stored in the TCM. Are you sure you drained the engine oil? I know it's a stupid question but I've seen it happen by accident. You might have snagged a transmission plug while servicing the engine oil. Get underneath your OB...I personally wouldn't drive her in that condition.
 
In a nutshell .
I changed the oil/filter myself as I've always done , howeverrrrrr...This time when I started the car and backed up out of the cold garage
these lights all came on ,
check engine light .
XMode light ,
cruise control light ,
brake light in the Speedometer ( not the parking brake light in the Tachometer )
and sometimes the AT Oil Temp light and the Vehicle Dynamics Control warning light .
Now car won't move forward without almost bucking , reverse seemed ok for 12 feet .
Coincidence possibly / probably , but it's a weird one .
Any ideas ?
Thanks all . . .
My first were you drained the CVTF fluid for your CVT transmission. If you drained the CVT then most likely you overfilled you crank case with engine oil. Check the level on your engine oil, if the engine oil is why overfilled you will have your answer. Which will mean that your CVT is low on CVTF fluid by 4-5 quarts. Good wrenching bro.
 

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