# Electrical problems subaru outback 2005

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, subaru\
**Created:** [December 23, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167 "2009-12-23T03:45:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bjkoepsell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bjkoepsell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bjkoepsell)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167/1 "2009-12-23T03:45:06Z")

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First the back-up lights went out, then dome light then AM radio. Mechanic found several eletrical wires in trunk cover harness broken due to frequent opening and closing of hatch cover\> (Bad engineering or something else?)

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167/2 "2009-12-23T03:49:14Z")

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Electrical problems are a rarity with Subaru brand. You probably got either a badly installed from factory wiring harness or maybe some body work does along the way if used and improper reinstallation.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167/3 "2009-12-23T13:49:11Z")

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Was this car purchased as a used car?  
If it was, then God only knows what the car may have been subjected to prior to your ownership of it.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167/4 "2009-12-23T13:52:13Z")

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The wiring harness should not be damaged by frequent opening and closing of a door, trunk lid, or hatch. Something is fishy here.

Did the lights stop working because of blown fuses? Does the FM radio still work?

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**Author:** ![bjkoepsell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bjkoepsell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bjkoepsell)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167/5 "2009-12-23T14:16:42Z")

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This car was bought new!

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-problems-subaru-outback-2005/41167/6 "2009-12-23T14:18:56Z")

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It should not, but it certainly happens. Same with the wires going to doors.