Exterior Lighting Related Problems of the 2005 Subaru Legacy

Table 1 shows six common exterior lighting related problems of the 2005 Subaru Legacy. The number one most common problem is related to the brake light (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the exterior lighting (three problems).

Table 1. Exterior Lighting related problems of Subaru Legacy


Recently reported Exterior Lighting problems of the 2005 Subaru Legacy

The Brake Light problem

I recently noticed that some elements of my rear hatch on my Subaru Legacy wagon were not working. Specifically, the lights that illuminate the license plate, the rear defroster, center brake light, hatch locking mechanism, and radio antenna were not working.   Read details...

The Exterior Lighting problem

Rear wiper stopped working. The problem was due to a broken wire inside the passenger's side accordion boot for the rear hatch of the wagon. Other wires within the harness (which supplies power to the rear hatch lights, hatch lock, and wiper motor/sprayer) were also cracked.   Read details...

The Tail Light Switch problem

My rear brake lights and tail lights stopped working, my wiper would work intermittently, and license plate lights would not work at all. Took to a mechanic who diagnosed that the wires traveling through the rubber grommet to the rear gate had been broken due to a design in the path they travel   Read details...


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