Hey all
The front marker lights and tail lights on my 93 Loyale won't turn off with the switch or when the car is turned off:cornfuzz: Have any of you had to deal with this issue? Is there a relay between the switch and the lights? I looked at the Haynes manual, but
as usual the information was lacking...Any thoughts or comments
would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
Chris
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Guest Message by DevFuse
Front "side marker lights"/ tail lights won't turn off
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Chris W.
, Jan 10 2004 09:56 AM
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Posted 10 January 2004 - 10:12 AM
hey, are you sure that you did not switch the parking lights on with the switch located on top of the steering colum? that would be my guess.
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Posted 10 January 2004 - 10:16 AM
Yes check the park light switch, that should be it, as described above a small rocker type switch on top of the steering column.
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Posted 10 January 2004 - 02:22 PM
I have gotten 2 soobs really cheap because of that switch.. was told by both owners that it had 'wiring problems'
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Posted 10 January 2004 - 02:49 PM
Oh my heavens, thats too easy! I just sent the wife out with the Loyale, as it is superior (with studs) to her Yukon driving on the icy/slushy roads of our subdivision....She even showed me that she could take off the negative battery cable when she got to where she was going...
As soon as she gets back I'll check that switch, I bet thats what it is! Gotta get off night shift it's making me dim:dead:
Thanks much!
Chris
As soon as she gets back I'll check that switch, I bet thats what it is! Gotta get off night shift it's making me dim:dead: Thanks much!
Chris
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Posted 10 January 2004 - 02:59 PM
we all have our moments. soobs are alittle different like that. the parking light toggle and the headlights turning off with the ignition. i used to think that soobs had daytime running lights long before anyone else did. lol.
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Posted 10 January 2004 - 03:39 PM
Chris W., I have done the same thing.............after "detailing" my car, the park lights would myteriously be lit..........especially when bumped while wiping the dust off the dash cluster.
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Posted 11 January 2004 - 10:16 AM
Well folks
Yes indeed, it was the (suspected) switch, again too easy!
A cool side note: I told the wife that I found the answer to
the problem by posting on USMB, and she said "maybe that
isn't such a bad site after all"...Seems I spend a little too much
time here
Thanks again!
Chris
Yes indeed, it was the (suspected) switch, again too easy!
A cool side note: I told the wife that I found the answer to
the problem by posting on USMB, and she said "maybe that
isn't such a bad site after all"...Seems I spend a little too much
time here
Thanks again!
Chris
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Posted 18 July 2004 - 12:27 PM
hello guys
has anyone seen tail lights that will flash even when the hazard lights are switched off?? And at a different frequency than the hazards ? I think my Outback is trying to tell me something!!
any help will be greatly appreciated!
has anyone seen tail lights that will flash even when the hazard lights are switched off?? And at a different frequency than the hazards ? I think my Outback is trying to tell me something!!
any help will be greatly appreciated!
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Posted 18 July 2004 - 01:46 PM
hello guys
has anyone seen tail lights that will flash even when the hazard lights are switched off?? And at a different frequency than the hazards ? I think my Outback is trying to tell me something!!
any help will be greatly appreciated!
Try the new gen forum for that.....
Speaking of that switch for the P lights....we had a customer come into NAPA just for the reason of "why wont my lights go off?" I walked out, seen the switch, and said "SUBARU has this nifty switch right here....*off*....see? Sometimes you might bump it accidentally....etc..." "Wow, didnt know that....strange, but neat. Thanks...."
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Posted 16 November 2004 - 02:28 PM
awesome! I had this same issue last night after putting tha battery into my 87 wagon... I remember messing with that switch some days back too, when I was checking out the interior (as it's very foreign to me 
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will check the switch tonight.
)will check the switch tonight.
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 07:30 PM
Had the same problem.
Looked here in the forum, yes, it was the switch on the steering wheel.
Thanks USMB!
Looked here in the forum, yes, it was the switch on the steering wheel.
Thanks USMB!
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 11:56 PM
LMAO! i know when i very first got my xt i did the usual and played with every switch and gadget in the car and since the paint had faded on the parking light and hazard light switches i just remember switching them on and off a million times going "what the hell are these?!" and later going "that car is broke the lights wont turn off!!!":lol:
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 01:00 AM
yep, my family and I were stumped by that switch once. it was in my mom's '92 legacy. we ended up pulling the fuse for a few days until I found the switch (that was before I was into these forums....).
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 10:58 AM
awesome! I had this same issue last night after putting tha battery into my 87 wagon... I remember messing with that switch some days back too, when I was checking out the interior (as it's very foreign to me
will check the switch tonight.
Dude you bought another car.
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 06:44 PM
Dude you bought another car.
pssst....check the date
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Posted 10 March 2009 - 11:33 PM
Not All Loyales got that Switch, isn`t it? ...
My 1985 Models Doesn`t have it, Back to the Steering there`s Just a Top Mounted Push / Pull Button marked with a Triangle, to Switch On / Off the Parking Blinker Lights...
The Only "Weird" Switch I`ve Found, is that the Main HeadLamps` Switch has another -Hidden- Position, more Left than Off... if you Press the Switch and then Turn it Left, it will Turn On the Side Markers / Tail Lights \ License Plate`s Lights Without turning On the Dashboards` Lights.
But my Loyales got the Main HeadLamps` Switch mounted on the Dash, not on the Steerin` Column.
Kind Regards.
My 1985 Models Doesn`t have it, Back to the Steering there`s Just a Top Mounted Push / Pull Button marked with a Triangle, to Switch On / Off the Parking Blinker Lights...
The Only "Weird" Switch I`ve Found, is that the Main HeadLamps` Switch has another -Hidden- Position, more Left than Off... if you Press the Switch and then Turn it Left, it will Turn On the Side Markers / Tail Lights \ License Plate`s Lights Without turning On the Dashboards` Lights.
But my Loyales got the Main HeadLamps` Switch mounted on the Dash, not on the Steerin` Column.
Kind Regards.
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