When turning the turn signals on, the headlights go off. This happens frequently, suddenly plunging you into darkness. The headlight covers are made of inferior plastic that clouds over with age, making it impossible to see at night. I had to have them replaced because it looked as if the headlights were not on when they were.
2001 Subaru Forester: headlights failing or too dim
5 of the 139 complaints about the 2001 Subaru Forester describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
Headlight lenses are too clouded over to use safely. Regular exterior maintenance (washing, waxing where indicated) has never made a difference materials used were sub-standard & did not even outlive outlive the original mfr. Warranty.
Dt : on 6/7/05 the owner was driving and noticed that it was dark and that headlights were flickering on and off. Driver has to hold the switch all the way in to keep lights on the way home. Never noticed this before. Owner checked but couldnt find a recall, and has contacted the dealer and arranged for repairs.
Using the turn signal leverl causes the headlights to go out. Initally the headlights flickered briefly and stayed on, but they are now requiring some jiggling of the turn signal level to stay on. Also, the headlights go out in switching between high beam and low beam, using the same lever.I am contacting the dealer today.below is listed the number of failures over the last couple weeks. I directed myself to this site, but you don't have that on your list.
When driving at night consumer is unable to see the road clearly because of faulty headlights.*ak no left or right adjustment for head lights and not enough light to see the edge of the road. Also head lights are to high on bright to low on dim.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Subaru Forester headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2001 Subaru Forester?
5 of 139 owner complaints about the 2001 Subaru Forester (4%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2025.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Subaru Forester?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Subaru Forester
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