Sunday, July 29, 2018

Subaru Forester Check Engine - and other - Lights on Again!

A week ago while driving home from lunch, several dashboard lights came on unexpectedly - the dreaded check engine light, and a few others. So rather than drive home, we turned around and went to the Subaru dealer. The guy checked the items, recalibrated, and the lights went off - but we made an appointment for last Wednesday to check everything out. We were due for an oil and filter change anyway. Of course, they couldn’t find anything wrong. After two days of nothing, yesterday the same thing happened. This time the cruise control didn’t work. Essentially every safety option is non functional, and the lights are glowing and blinking. However, the Starlink vehicle report showed everything was in working order (?) So we dropped off our groceries at home and headed back to the dealer - again. Of course, the service department just closed. We could have left the car there, but decided to drive home and bring it back Monday morning. We checked the gas cap a few times to make sure it was on tight, but that didn’t make any difference. This morning we got an email from Subaru Starlink saying that there are multiple lights on and we should have the car checked. All I can say is thank goodness we are not working, but we aren’t able to plan a trip we were thinking about taking until this is resolved. It certainly limits our options for getting about town. I am beginning to wonder if repairing the cracked windshield in May has anything to do with this issue. Somehow the lights are all connected to the eyesight function located near there. I hope someone will be able to figure it out - soon. 






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