# 2008 Subaru Outback - problems after airbag recall **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, subaru\ **Created:** [June 23, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-outback-problems-after-airbag-recall/184824 "2022-06-23T00:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drivingeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@drivingeorge](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drivingeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-outback-problems-after-airbag-recall/184824/1 "2022-06-23T00:34:57Z")
08 subaru outback, took car to dealer for a airbag recall- after dealer finished, problems started. All dash lights came on-tac/mph goes all around, (1U code, 55 or ss codes) pop up. Seems to be a ticking behind steering wheel, Console lights blink off/on, volum on radio goes up/down, low beams burnt out.(3 pair burnt out one after the other)cant drive vechile after dark…No engine light, no codes, battery is new,Altenator checks out fine, i’m out of opions!!! ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-outback-problems-after-airbag-recall/184824/2 "2022-06-23T00:37:34Z")
you should bring it back to the dealer and let them know it started right after they did the recall. they probably pinched a wire. ---
**Author:** ![ken2116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@ken2116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken2116)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-outback-problems-after-airbag-recall/184824/3 "2022-06-23T16:37:43Z")
Back to the dealer ASAP for anything that appears after a visit. The longer you wait the easier it is for them to deny. ---
**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 23, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-outback-problems-after-airbag-recall/184824/4 "2022-06-23T16:47:08Z")
Sounds like the BCM got messed up somehow. > **[5 Common Symptoms of a Failing Body Control Module (BCM) - Module Experts](https://moduleexperts.com/5-common-symptoms-failing-body-control-module-bcm/)** > > If your BCM malfunctions, you will notice a negative effect on the operation of your vehicle. Watch out for these symptoms. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-outback-problems-after-airbag-recall/184824/5 "2022-06-23T21:13:04Z")
My oh my OP’s car certainly has developed a lot of problems. Advice above is spot on, take it back to the dealer and show them what’s happening. Very good chance they made a mistake of some sort during the air-bag recall work. If so, also very good chance they’ll effect the repair gratis. Of course these problems could be a coincidence, unrelated to the air bag work. In which case less chance of a free repair. Last summer I was buying a refrigerator at an appliance store, and another customer was there to get a replacement wiring harness for their super-duper-all-the-bells-and whistles appliance. I overheard the conversation: Customer: We have no way to keep our food cold, we need this repair immediately! Staff: The wiring harnesses are made in Thailand, and the plant there is shut down temporarily due to a Covid outbreak. But there’s one other plant that makes harnesses for this manufacturer, in China. Unfortunately that plant is tooled up to make a completely different harness. Customer, sarcastically: Well, at least everything is under control then … lol …