Headlight Switch problems of the 2011 Subaru Outback

My headlights have gone out 6 times! the last time I switched to an led system and now it has blown my rf headlight in 6 months! led it supposed to last longer! I definitely have some kind of electrical issue!.

Purchased Subaru Outback 2011 new. At approximately 65,000 miles low beam front headlights began to burn out quickly: 4 replaced over about 14 months. Experienced an episode 1/8/16 where all front lights completely failed in the park and drive position but left low beam headlight worked intermittently when car was in reverse. All front headlights but 2 worked the following day when at the dealership. Brake/rear car lights also stopped working intermittently during the time the auto experienced total front high, parking and low beam failure. Whether or not rear car lights worked was also affected by whether car was in drive, park or reverse at times. This did not happen the following day at dealership. Remedy :switch for brake lights was replaced: they felt it could be sticking at times thus causing the back lights intermittent failure and the 2 front headlight bulbs which were burned out were replaced.

The low beam headlights have burned out twice. The car is a 2011 Subaru Outback, and it has less than 30,000 miles on it. The headlight setting is not kept on the "auto" setting. (some claim using the auto setting causes the lights to switch on-and-off more causing additional wear to the headlight. ) the headlights were installed by a dealer, so it can be assumed they were installed to correct Subaru specifications. The commute to and from work every day is a sinuous, tree-lined road, with the occasional deer crossing. During this time of year, the commute to and from work is in the dark. Having one or both headlights burn out is a safety issue; driving with the high-beams on just to see the road is also a safety issue and is illegal.

With the headlight switch in auto mode the headlights come on and then turn off while going under interstate bridge overpasses. The hazard with this vehicles in front think they are being signaling at and they suddenly slow . Also vehicles in oncoming lanes think they are being signaled at. They slow and stare. This issue I have taken to the dealers. They know its a problem but give no solution or have a correct replacement part. They say it is normal, "all Subarus do this". There is an adjustment they have tried but either the lights come on too soon or they don't come on soon enough. At the happy medium they come on as describe above at every bridge overpass. This is not normal. I wish someone would address this defect. Other owners I have talked with either manually turn their lights on when needed or they leave the headlight switch in the "always on" position. Headlights are expensive for this model and leaving them on is not an option for me. Sometimes I forget to turn them and I find myself driving in the dark. All my other cars have auto-on lights and naturally work properly. I would appreciate your attention to this potentually hazardous defect. If I was privy to this defect I would not have bought a Subaru.