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08-23-2012, 11:26 PM | #1 | |
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Electrical problems after inspection of 2005 Subaru Baja
I've owned my 2005 Subaru Baja Turbo for 5 years, it has 50,000 miles, and love it. The only problem I've had until now was I had to replace the Turbo charger last year.
I got the car inspected in Pennsylvania a couple of days ago. Immediately after the inspection, the first time the horn was blown, it only made noise for a second, then the fuse blew and the horn stopped working, the turn signals started blinking very quickly, and the parking lights would not turn off. Then when I went to remove the key, it was stuck in the accessory position, and would not release until I removed the plastic housing around the steering column, and moved a small switch under the column. Since then the key has worked fine, but every time you blow the horn, it blows for just a second and the horn/signal fuse blows out again, also the parking lights won't shut off. I actually had to remove the horn relay to prevent this from happening. NOTE: The problem with the parking lights only stopped when I removed the horn relay, not when I changed the fuse. I guess my questions are: a) Could the inspection have caused a short somewhere in the system? (I never had any electrical problems until the car was inspected). b) What would be a good way (or place to start looking) to troubleshoot the problem. c) should I just take the car to the dealer to figure this out? Thanks for any help you all can offer. Bklynpa |
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08-24-2012, 10:34 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Electrical problems after inspection of 2005 Subaru Baja
Translate fuse # into # circuits being used, see owners manual.
Is the horn + parking lights sharing the same fuse? If yes, isolate the horn by a disconnect @ horn. Doe's the parking lights work normal? If yes, check the resistance of horn, and try drying horn out with a hair dryer. If you take it to a dealer, they will turn a mole hill into a mountain of debt, see www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1081391 Yea - Lets blame it on a bad BCM, it's the owners problem! |
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