redstyles Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I disconnected the battery and towed it to the shop yesterday.... I would die a bit watching her burn away, so thank you all for the advice... You probably saved my car and who knows my life and the lives of anyone who would have been in the way of a speeding inferno. I'll hopefully hear back from them today. To all those who's cars did go up... I hope you're all ok and insurance covered you. I'll post back what the issue was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verwilderd Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I disconnected the battery and towed it to the shop yesterday.... I would die a bit watching her burn away, so thank you all for the advice... You probably saved my car and who knows my life and the lives of anyone who would have been in the way of a speeding inferno. I'll hopefully hear back from them today. To all those who's cars did go up... I hope you're all ok and insurance covered you. I'll post back what the issue was. Good luck with everything. Hopefully is was just something stupid that happened and nothing too serious. Let us know what they shop says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeislord Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Oh wow. Scary stuff there, patriki. Good luck with your issue, redstyles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Don't drive it unless you want a new car. In which case just let it sit there and idle. Just make sure to have your camera so we can see the pics of it exploding JUST KIDDING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCSpecB Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Smart move getting it checked out, hopefully its minor... "speeding inferno" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstyles Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Mini-Update : 5 days now and I still don't have my car back. They are redoing all electrical wiring and replacing of electrical harness'. (I love you mr.Warranty) To be sure everything is ok , when I do get it back, is there anything I need to ask or check myself? They lent me a Outback 09.....I miss the 2.5t :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verwilderd Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I would find out exactly what happened and why? This may help you find things to look for or avoid....It also could be a fluke. It happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Glad to know it was covered under warranty! Was it covered under extended warranty? I would deffinitely want to know if they can pinpoint the root cause so it does not happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicklyscott Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 It sounds as if a relay went up in smoke, or a group of relays. I'd check those first for signs of damage. Edit: Looks like I'm late to the party, glad to hear it was covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstyles Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Update: 12 days later I get my car back. The whole electrical harness needed to be replaced and they did confirm a small electrical fire. He also said he had never seen this before. Thank you mr.warranty. BUT strangely my right front light is out. I have HIDs in so i thought it might be a dead bulb. I had a spare so i chucked it in. Turn the lights on and it flickers for a sec and goes out. Then I thought the ballast was f'ed, so I put the original bulb in. It came on, but orange and very dim. I tried one last original and got the same result. So a little voltage gets there (I don't have a voltage meter at home) but not enough to power the bulb. WTF? I'm about to paint this car yellow :-) Ideas? and thank you all for the support... it could have easily gone another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I'd take it back to the dealer. Probably some bad wiring of sorts still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Ugh, wiring is horrible. Once it is messed up it is so hard to find what is wrong. The wiring in my outback is messed up, and after fixing it, some things still don't work right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verwilderd Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I would switch that ballast to the other side and see if it works. If it does, then there's something wrong with the wiring on that side and I would take it back to the shop. If not then the electrical fire might have messed the ballast up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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