# 2005 Subaru Outback dash lights blink with blinker **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, subaru\ **Created:** [October 10, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-dash-lights-blink-with-blinker/126491 "2018-10-10T13:23:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PatienceWeinberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PatienceWeinberger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatienceWeinberger)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-dash-lights-blink-with-blinker/126491/1 "2018-10-10T13:23:37Z")
Why are my dashboard lights blinking along with my blinker? The dashboard lights also dim when I brake. This just recently started and seems to only occur when I don’t have the headlights on. If the headlights are on, everything seems normal. ---
**Author:** ![Antonio-Tomasado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Antonio-Tomasado](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Antonio-Tomasado)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-dash-lights-blink-with-blinker/126491/2 "2018-10-11T05:46:46Z")
Try replacing the front and rear bulbs. I have seen freak occurrences where a bulb filament breaks inside the bulb, shorts to the other filament and causes a feedback in the car circuitry. Or if you have an ohms meter, you can test each bulb by removing it and testing for a crossover short. Hope this works for you. ---
**Author:** ![Dean-in-Des-Moines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Dean-in-Des-Moines](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dean-in-Des-Moines)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-dash-lights-blink-with-blinker/126491/3 "2018-10-11T11:20:26Z")
I have seen strangeness like this when there was a bad ground on one circuit so the current found a path to ground through an adjacent circuit. The only way I can find these is with a wiring diagram and a vehicle layout. Both of these will be in a Haynes manual for that car, or you can get just the wiring diagram from [BBB Industries](http://bbbindustries.com). ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-dash-lights-blink-with-blinker/126491/4 "2018-10-11T13:31:39Z")
Check the ground straps under hood, particularly attached to a body panel, for corrosion. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-outback-dash-lights-blink-with-blinker/126491/5 "2018-10-11T17:45:29Z")
More blinker fluid… 😀