A fuse had blown out five times, causing engine to stall . Also, affecting windows and fan.
1996 Subaru Legacy electrical complaints
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Pe99067, electrical system; while driving all lights on the instrument panel started blinking, there was a huge popping noise, and an electrical burning smell. After pulling onto the shoulder, driver opened the hood to find an electrical meltdown fuses and wires. Vehicle was towed to the dealership. Please provide any further information.
Pe99067, intermittently while driving the electrical power was inoperative and vehicle stalled unexpectedly which almost resulted in a crash. Occupant is able to restart vehicle, and electrical system is operating. Please provide further information.
Alternator failed. Yh
While driving on the highway alternator malfunctioned, causing the electrical system to completely shut down. Cause unknown. *ak
Was returning from a friends house and the entire electrical system shut down. Car was towed to the local subaru dealership, where it was worked on for 3 1/2 weeks. They were never able to figure out what happened, so they told subaru of america that it was an "outside source" (whatever that is) that caused the problem. They also insinuated that I had done something and had neglected to tell them. They were very rude, and not at all helpful. I recently found out from a certified subaru mechanic that there were some problems with the alternators in some of the subaru's which caused the main fuse to blow. Interesting that that is what happened to my car, but no one seemed to be able to make the connection. I had to pay for the repairs, and deal with the rudeness of the dealer as well as the customer service folks at subaru of america. I would have expected someone along the way to have had some knowledge of problems such as this, and I would also have expected to have been treated a little better as a paying customer who simply wanted to find out what was wrong with their car. They should also be able to provide a better answer to my questions than that it was caused by an "outside source". When there are equipment or parts problems, people should be notified. Minimally, the subaru mechanics should be aware of problems. What a disappointment it has been to own a subaru.
When car started after having stopped for 3 hours, battery warning light and brake warning light illuminated. Checked brakes/fluid and alternator belt - no problem found. Continued driving; various lights, including "check engine light" continued to go on and off. Car finally stalled on highway and had to be towed to dealer. Alternator replaced.
Left turn signal fails intermittently.
Electrical short, when driving vehicle completely lost of power, had to pull off highway and restart.
The vehicle will shut off at speeds of 30 to 35 MPH for no apparent reason. Since everything is powered the brakes and steering no longer operate and the car cannot get off the road.
Vehicle stalls out at any speed, dealer can not locate the problem. Tt
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