nomoreS4 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 4-5 bulbs in past 20 months, with 36,000km (22,300miles). 2 of these were euro silverstars, then just went back to the cheapest H7s I could find. Canadian dealers don't sell the OEM Philips bulbs, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Both low beams went out this week... less than 15k on the car DRLs disabled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I have 05 Subaru Legacy GT LTD and just got Headlight Bulb out on the driver's side at 13K mi. Is it covers by waranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibjer Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Yes, I just had mine go out at 29k, dealer replaced both just in case '20 Legacy XT Touring 13 Subarus and counting: http://jmaigroup.com/subarus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Dealer is aware of the problem and replaced mine with new "German" blubs Guess we will see how long these last... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_suby Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I have 05 Subaru Legacy GT LTD and just got Headlight Bulb out on the driver's side at 13K mi. Is it covers by waranty? Take it to the dealer. I had problems with low beam headlight and center break light. They have repalced the headlights thrice and fully replaced the center break light . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnoldscu Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 2 bulbs in 20k miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringo Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 left at 15k, right at 20k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebopper Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Drivers side went out for the first and only time at about 24k miles. I replaced both at that time with standard halogen bulbs. No further problems at 31k miles now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTFan 88 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Driver's side just went out - 18k. (Passenger side went a few months ago - posted/noted above.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatChips107 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 they went out at about 12k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0ebert Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I am going to take my car in this weekend for the drivers side headlight being out, are they going to give me grief over the fact my headlights are cleared? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handlebar Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 My passenger side burnt out tonight a tad over 30k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rts Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 '05 Legacy, one year old, 12K, drivers side headlight out. Dealer replaced under warranty. I tried to get them to replace both but they wouldn't replace the good one. Bet it goes next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilh Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Bet it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugblatterbeast Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Dealer is aware of the problem and replaced mine with new "German" blubs Guess we will see how long these last... Probably not very long. My driver side failed last night. My total run time on the stock (Philips Germany) bulbs is around 100 hours. Judging by the way the filament looks there was some sort of massive overvoltage condition..... probably explains why my ecu fan relay driver toasted a few months ago. I think it is time for me to drive around with a DSO hooked up to see what kind of crap is coming out of the alternator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 ...Hope you caught my jest in my statement of the bulbs origin. You guys have me a little worried about my automotive choice though. The LGT only has 15k on it at this point. Other than both headlights burning out in the same week, and having to replace the horribly week OE brake pads (I'm not pleased in my aftermarket choice either), it has been a nice car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugblatterbeast Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I guess the little critters are building webs on the bulbs too. WTF what kind of crappy design/assembly could cause this? I've gone through 5 cars so far and none of them had spider problems like this. Subaru Canada better warranty this one..... there's no way in hell a spider that big should be able to get into my headlight through the vent tubes. I bet there's a huge hole somewhere on the housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphyralph5 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Well folks, I would like to report that i've changed 6 bulbs in the past year. The last one being yesterday at 33,301 miles. I found out that it was burnt out thanks to being Pulled Over TWICE(only ticketed once) in a matter of 2 miles. First a town cop pulls me over and writes me a fix-it ticket and then a State Trooper pulls me over. The State trooper let me go without a ticket b/c I showed him the first one. I do have to say that it was pretty funny though! Well, I got the light replaced and the tickets dropped yesterday. On another(same topic) note, I got a ticket b/c both of my rear license plate lights were out also. That was also taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Mas Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Driver side went 4 days ago. 7500 miles. Dealer fit me in this morning. Got an oil change, drivers/passenger bulbs were replaced with "updated" bulbs and new wipers all around in under an hour. I was astonished to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphyralph5 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Well Sebberry, The last time I checked there aren't any auto parts stores that are open at 3am. If you find one let us know:) They were both working when I arrived at the club/bar, when I left, one was dead. No humiliation, no neglect, no embarassment. As i said before, it was actually pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedoobiedo Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Yeah, I have thought about those situations too so now carry one spare bulb at all times knowing I'll be needing it and probably at a time / place it won't be easily found. So if a person had 2 out and it's night time isn't that a vehicle safety issue? Wouldn't this be a big concern to the transportation safety folks? Wondering who / when someone puts this in as a federal safety issue and forces those in denial at Subaru of America to face up and implement the technical solution. This is not just about bulbs, there's clearly more to the story. Wondering what a mass mailing to SOA from all the pissed off owners would do? (what if we told em no more Suby's if they can't do the right thing with regard to this?) Hhmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Well folks, I would like to report that i've changed 6 bulbs in the past year. The last one being yesterday at 33,301 miles. I found out that it was burnt out thanks to being Pulled Over TWICE(only ticketed once) in a matter of 2 miles. First a town cop pulls me over and writes me a fix-it ticket and then a State Trooper pulls me over. The State trooper let me go without a ticket b/c I showed him the first one. I do have to say that it was pretty funny though! Well, I got the light replaced and the tickets dropped yesterday. On another(same topic) note, I got a ticket b/c both of my rear license plate lights were out also. That was also taken care of. Officers of the law need more to do in your neck of the woods. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Yeah, I have thought about those situations too so now carry one spare bulb at all times knowing I'll be needing it and probably at a time / place it won't be easily found. So if a person had 2 out and it's night time isn't that a vehicle safety issue? Wouldn't this be a big concern to the transportation safety folks? Wondering who / when someone puts this in as a federal safety issue and forces those in denial at Subaru of America to face up and implement the technical solution. This is not just about bulbs, there's clearly more to the story. Wondering what a mass mailing to SOA from all the pissed off owners would do? (what if we told em no more Suby's if they can't do the right thing with regard to this?) Hhmmm? It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Well Sebberry, The last time I checked there aren't any auto parts stores that are open at 3am. If you find one let us know:) They were both working when I arrived at the club/bar, when I left, one was dead. No humiliation, no neglect, no embarassment. As i said before, it was actually pretty funny. A lot of Wal-Marts are open 24 hours a day. They have a pretty good selection of basic auto needs. Personally I hate the place, but Target quit carrying most car things except fuzzy steering wheel covers and cell phone car-cords. Plus they aren't open 24 hours. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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