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Electrical problems after inspection of 2005 Subaru Baja
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bklynpa
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Aug 22, 2012, 6:26 PM
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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 yesterday. 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.
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Discretesignals
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Aug 25, 2012, 7:05 PM
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Sounds like a short somewhere. Don't know why the problem would show up after a vehicle inspection. The problem would have to be located to determine a possible cause. Does this have an aftermarket alarm system? If you have a DVOM and schematics, you could trace down the short.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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bklynpa
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Aug 25, 2012, 9:28 PM
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Thanks, Yea, I figured there is a short someplace. I have a voltage meter, but not too great at using it. Guess I'll have to learn how. someone on another website said this:
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Do you have anything to add to this???
Thanks!
(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Aug 26, 2012, 5:31 AM)
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Discretesignals
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Aug 26, 2012, 6:28 AM
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Your post was edited, so can't add anything. The easiest circuit to start with would probably be the horn circuit. If you trace the horn circuit to the problem, you might find the relationship with the other problems. Have a feeling those are all related somehow.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Aug 26, 2012, 6:29 AM)
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Hammer Time
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Aug 26, 2012, 8:13 AM
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It was mostly just an uneducated attack on dealers with a whole bunch of links to another forum.
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bklynpa
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Aug 26, 2012, 8:45 AM
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That's right hammertime. You seem to be a smart fella, Do you have any advice for me? BTW, there is no aftermarket alarm on the car.
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Hammer Time
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Aug 26, 2012, 8:53 AM
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The short has to be found with testing and troubleshooting on site with a wiring diagram. Nobody is going to have solid answers without seeing the car.
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bklynpa
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Aug 26, 2012, 8:35 PM
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Right on
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