Problem with door-is-open warning light on Forester

#11

My wife has an '03 OBW H6 and I am gonna experiment the next chance I
get to see if I can duplicate ya'lls experience.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

Don wrote:

Quote:

Are you sure your forester has a tailgate switch that you can reach?
I've read that some other subies have a problem with a switch in the
hatch handle mechanism. It may have been older models so I'm not sure it
applies to you. You might do a search at the USMB though.
http://usmb.ultimatesubaru.net/forum/

This might not help the OP who is having trouble with a Forester,
but...
I have a 2003 H6-3.0 OBW. It has the dashboard indicator that gives a
separate signal for each door that's open. I've noticed that sometimes
when I push the rear tailgate/hatch closed, the dome light stays on
and the dashboard indicator says the tailgate is still ajar. The
tailgate is *not* unlatched, though--I can jiggle it and pull it and
it's closed tight. I've experimented a little, and it takes way more
force to make the indicator light turn off than it does to simply
latch the tailgate. Usually I have to **SLAM** the hatch door to make
the indicator light go off.

I haven't tested to see if I can lock the doors with the remote and
arm the security system when the "tailgate ajar" light is on.

C. Brunner

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On my 2003 OBW H6-3.0 I found out the same thing the hard way over the
Holiday weekend (dead battery). You really have to give the gate an extra
firm push when closing to get the dome light off and indicator out. I can't
remember if I had locked it with the remote that time or not but I usually
do.

Don T.

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#12

"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" <alckytxn (AT) swbell (DOT) not> wrote

Quote:

My wife has an '03 OBW H6 and I am gonna experiment the next chance I
get to see if I can duplicate ya'lls experience.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

The same behavior is shown by our two 99 Foresters. You do have to slam the
rear hatch pretty firmly to be sure the light doesn't hassle you. Once we
got used to that, it is second nature now to shut it with more force than
required just for latching it.
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#13

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:07:32 -0400, "D H" <replygroup (AT) nil (DOT) net> wrote:

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"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" <alckytxn (AT) swbell (DOT) not> wrote in message
news:3F5D28EB.9020009 (AT) swbell (DOT) not...
My wife has an '03 OBW H6 and I am gonna experiment the next chance I
get to see if I can duplicate ya'lls experience.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

The same behavior is shown by our two 99 Foresters. You do have to slam the
rear hatch pretty firmly to be sure the light doesn't hassle you. Once we
got used to that, it is second nature now to shut it with more force than
required just for latching it.

It is SOP for me to open the door to the garage before going
to bed to see if the dome light is on and ensure the garage
door is closed. My '02ForesterS must be closed firmly to turn
off the dome light.

BoB

#14

I sympathize with you. I guess ours are not QUITE that bad. I do know,
though, that even in the dead of winter, we had one Forester dome light (or
two maybe, if front and rear bulbs were burning?) stay on all night long in
cold weather (well, cold for here, I'm guessing 20's F). The car started
right up without hesitation, much to my surprise and delight. Apparently,
these don't take much amperage at all, and the battery system is a good one.
Hey, at least I haven't had to immediately replace the Forester
batteries when I passed 36 months as was the case with our Honda Civic
battery. Actually, it died about 6 months BEFORE the 36 month warranty was
out, but the ridiculous warranty prorated portion they offered (ONLY toward
buying another of their poor quality batteries) made it cheaper to go to
Advance Auto and buy a new 72 month battery, which I did. One Forester is 57
months old and the other is 53, and both batteries seem to be doing great.
(Of course, battery technology is such today that this should be the case
for everyone anyway.)
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"BoB" <rhoward30 (AT) myrealbox (DOT) com> wrote

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On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:07:32 -0400, "D H" <replygroup (AT) nil (DOT) net> wrote:

"Carl 1 Lucky Texan" <alckytxn (AT) swbell (DOT) not> wrote in message
news:3F5D28EB.9020009 (AT) swbell (DOT) not...
My wife has an '03 OBW H6 and I am gonna experiment the next chance I
get to see if I can duplicate ya'lls experience.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

The same behavior is shown by our two 99 Foresters. You do have to slam
the
rear hatch pretty firmly to be sure the light doesn't hassle you. Once we
got used to that, it is second nature now to shut it with more force than
required just for latching it.

It is SOP for me to open the door to the garage before going
to bed to see if the dome light is on and ensure the garage
door is closed. My '02ForesterS must be closed firmly to turn
off the dome light.

BoB

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