GinaCico Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I've been driving my Dad's third-gen 1999 Legacy wagon while my 2005 GT LTD was on blocks. This car is a peach, only about 64k on it, clearly he doesn't drive far and for some reason he still owns two cars. Ain't she great? http://pasadenagina.smugmug.com/Around-Town/1999-Legacy-Wagon/i-7mPZjJZ/0/M/1999Legacy-1-M.jpg Anyway, it's time for this car to go home, so today I gave it a good wash, vacuum, and general attention. In the process I noticed a vexing problem, namely the turn signal lights in the front are glowing ever so slightly. Mind you the car is turned off, in Park, and the keys are not in the ignition. I'm not making it up, it's a cloudy day and it's definitely not a reflection, even my neighbor noticed it. The eerie glow (the amber lights inside, not the ones on the side) http://pasadenagina.smugmug.com/Around-Town/1999-Legacy-Wagon/i-bKJ35sk/0/M/1999Legacy-2-M.jpg I pulled the fuse, and they are STILL glowing. How could this be possible? Verified I had the right fuse, because I turned the key to accessory mode, and the turn signals stopped working. I'm afraid of draining the battery, especially since the car isn't driven much. But stymied what to do next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaCico Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Found it! Wrong fuse after all. The one for the flashing turn signals is in the fuse box under the dash. The one for the running/parking lights is in the fuse box under the hood. I think there's a faulty circuit causing those lights to stay on. At least I got the fuse out, so they won't drain the battery until we figure out where the problem is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 these cars always do this after you clean the interior ... i've never been in a '99, but before you start tearing out wires, check to see if there's a switch on top of the steering column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Yep. Switch on top of the steering column. This happens all the time. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaCico Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 Thanks. That beat having to track down an electrical gremlin, but what a useless feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortal2None Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I had the same problem and it drove me crazy until I found the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natas Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I have owned my GC for 11 yrs now have yet to have a use for it. but I did have to explain the switch to a few other subied own in my day. I'm surprised that there hasn't been a mod done to bypass it. or possibly use the switch for something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normshu Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Thanks everyone. I loaned my 05 GT to a friend for a while and he cleaned it for me upon returning it. The corner lights and tail lights were on and wouldnt go off. He returned it late at night and Monday night football was on so I didnt look very hard for the reason why they were on. Got up this morning and battery (naturally) was dead. Got on this forum and you all solved my problem with that SWITCH. Thanks for all you guys do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2fst4uo Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I've been driving my Dad's third-gen 1999 Legacy wagon This is vexing me, this is 2nd gen is it not? Sorry, OCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I have actually found myself in situations where that switch has been useful. Once you know what it is, (usually via a thread such as this), it does come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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