# 2006 Subaru Legacy - Did a puddle hurt my Subie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru\ **Created:** [June 18, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-legacy-did-a-puddle-hurt-my-subie/165944 "2020-06-18T05:50:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nbehring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6de8d8/32.png) [@nbehring](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nbehring)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-legacy-did-a-puddle-hurt-my-subie/165944/1 "2020-06-18T05:50:11Z")
I drove through a medium-sized puddle on a dirt road today. Afterwards, I drove another 30 minutes and then stopped. When I tried to start the car again, nothing happened - I couldn’t get the car to turn over. Anyone have any idea how much I damaged my car, and if it might start magically tomorrow after it has a chance to dry out? thanks ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-legacy-did-a-puddle-hurt-my-subie/165944/2 "2020-06-18T13:57:08Z")
First, make sure the battery connections are tight. Could just be that they loosened up a bit from driving on the dirt road. If the puddle had done lasting damage, you’d have known it before 30 minutes was up - more like about 3 seconds after you went through the puddle. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-subaru-legacy-did-a-puddle-hurt-my-subie/165944/3 "2020-06-18T15:08:24Z")
Shift the transmission into neutral and then try staring the engine. I the engine starts, the park/neutral safety switch may gotten wet, causing the problem. Tester