# Blinking lights and clock

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 4, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594 "2008-05-04T00:25:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![loriporreca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@loriporreca](https://community.cartalk.com/u/loriporreca)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594/1 "2008-05-04T00:25:54Z")

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I have a 1999 subaru impreza hatchback and the battery died today. I got it jumped and got a new one, but since the jump the little clock on the dash board and the turning signals outside have been blinking on and off. They blink for about 3-4 minutes, stop for about 30 seconds and then blink again. over and over again. I have no idea what the problem is. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594/2 "2008-05-04T00:34:15Z")

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Is the charge light on or the battery gauge very low? It sounds like your alternator isn’t working.

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594/3 "2008-05-04T01:42:38Z")

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It sounds like replacing the battery has triggered the alarm, or at least part of it.

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**Author:** ![maico\_490](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@maico\_490](https://community.cartalk.com/u/maico_490)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594/4 "2008-05-04T05:36:07Z")

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how fast do they blink? use a stopwatch,and time the binks to the nearest tenth of a second ,and then post back,and Ill have an answer thanks

maico

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blinking-lights-and-clock/13594/5 "2008-05-04T09:13:32Z")

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Hit the unlock button on the key fob.