86subaru Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 my dash lights do not always work, car is running or moving, and the dash lights go out, if i turn the switch off and back on there fine, it has happened 3 times now, any help this is on a 95 legacy L a/t awd wagon , 168,000mi , thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 May be the switch is getting worn out? It could also be that the connection to the switch assembly is not very good. I would check the plug/connection to the switch first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 ok, where is the connection /plug at ? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 are all the lights out, or just the dash lights. There is a very expensive black box called the illumunation controller that is mounted behind the kick panel that i would be suspect of. If you can get to a junk yard you can get it cheap. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 lights around the speedo and tach , but this does not happan all the time , the head lights are fine + the other lights around the heater / defrost controls are burned out, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I have seen 2 things cause this. The box mentioned above goes bad, it's on the panel below the steering column. But these usually work or don't. I've also seen the pins on the back of the cluster not making good contact. Bend them tighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 ok thanks will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 As a side note, there are instructions on how to replace those other burned out bulbs her eon the site. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitecat Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Another passibillity is a harness connector under the dash near the fuse box may be loose. I had the exact same thing happen in my 98. Hit a bump and they go out hit another and on they go. Suspected the illumi-con unit also until one day I got into the car to drive when my wife was last to drive. She was already in the car (passengers seat) and the car was running. She is 8" shorter than I and had had the seat way up. While falling into the car my foot grazed the harness and the lights went out. She noticed and said "hit it again". I did and they went on. the next day during daylight I got up under the dash and undid then redid every connector I could reach. since then I have had no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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