2006Specb122 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Yes sounds lke a new car wihou the fan constantly on. Hey Murray... nice info about the defualt to ON position for the Fans... makes perfect sense.... basically it is fried and "STUCK ON" "COOL"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starla79 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 This is really most amusing to me. Our relay failed sometime in late 2005 or early 2006, probably Dec. or Jan. or so (i remember it being brutally cold, so we were like, WTF is the cooling fan on full blast). Getting the ECU replaced was a pain b/c they had to reprogram our keys and it took forever to get it in. Glad to see that nearly a year later, they finally got a TSB out for it. Remember to bring all your keys... our tech didn't tell us that, necessitating another trip and drop-off that could have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Sorry for the delayed response but there was nothing to report. My car was running the cooling fan only after I had turn on my AC, and would stay on until I turned the car off initially. I took my car to subaru, the day I took my car of course I couldn't get the cooling fan to malfunction for some rediculous reason. They didn't fix anything because the cooling fan wasn't malfunctioning. The second start up after I get my car back the cooling fan turns on from the time I turn on my key and runs till I turn it off, it does this everytime I turn it on now, even without using the AC. So I'm going to have to schedule another appointment to try and get this fixed again, little irrititating at this point. But as long as subaru does the right thing I'm not going to lose sleep over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttlejockey Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Mine is fixed now, still the same #'s as the TSB. Peace and quiet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsalicru Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I've had this issue since 9k miles... (my car has 32k now) had the pleasure of speaking to an idiot at Subaru of Riverside today who tried to tell me the TSB has been out for a year and that it calls for a re-flash of the ECU... Wonder why I haven't done mine yet? "some say, his arms are made of coiled adamantium fibers. And that he tops his cereal with nuts and bolts. All we know is, he's called the Jose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I called today about my fan being constantly on and they called me back and told me that they are ordering a relay. I see a lot of posts referring to also replacing the ECM (ECU). Can anyone explain why the relay and ECU were replaced and whether I should insist that the ECU be replaced? Is there some sort of diagnostic to be performed on the ECU to warrant replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 The TSB says to replace the ECM (ECU) because once the relay is damaged, it can eventually cause damage to the ECM. As for me, I took my car down to the dealership this morning to get the problem diagnosed. We did the inspection, and I'm obviously lowered and with a cat-back exhaust on, but no engine or electrical mods on the car. When I left he said "Well, I'll look into it, and hopefully your springs and/or exhaust aren't affecting your electrical system". Got a call a few hours later saying they were replacing the relay and the ECM under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostamojen Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 As of today the 23rd, there is a SECOND radiator cooling fan relay service program (WVB-12) effecting 11,700 Legacy GT's with manual transmissions from 2005 and 2006 model years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Does this 2nd issue fry the ECU too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostamojen Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Well it basically says "we ****ed up the last TSB and fried ECU's, and this is the fix to keep the ECU's from frying" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimy101 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 As of today the 23rd, there is a SECOND radiator cooling fan relay service program (WVB-12) effecting 11,700 Legacy GT's with manual transmissions from 2005 and 2006 model years... What's the deal with this one? I just ordered a replacement relay so I can avoid going to the dealer for warranty work based on the initial TSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 As of today the 23rd, there is a SECOND radiator cooling fan relay service program (WVB-12) effecting 11,700 Legacy GT's with manual transmissions from 2005 and 2006 model years... production dates? mine was build in 04. copy of new issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 production dates? mine was build in 04. copy of new issue? See this thread: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55332 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Thread closed - this is now recall number WVB-12. See the above thread for details or talk to your local Subaru dealer. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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