HELP !!! ... Lights stay on with IGN. Off

I pulled into a parking garage the other day and shut the engine Off ... BUT the parking lights remained ON ? ? ?

 

The headlamps will turn on and off, as normal.

 

I had to pull the "lighting" fuse from the fuse box to turn off the parking lamps, and now have to re-install the fuse when driving.

 

I'm thinking something must have "melted" together in the Combination Switch, but I am open to all other opinions.

Hopefully, someone here has the answer.

Is the parking light switch on top of the steering column set to Parking light mode?

You fell for what all of us have at one point or another.. it's what he said ^^

That was the quickest response I've ever received on any of these

types of Forums. I didn't know it was there and bumped it accidentally.

 

I can clearly see it pays to read the Owner's Manual.

 

I've been driving this car for 3 years, it has over 230,000 miles on it

and still yields nearly 30mpg at highway speed.

 

Thanks for your help, and "I'll be back" when I tackle the clutch replacement.

Yeah that question comes up quite a bit ^_^ I have been around subies my whole life, so I have seen many people fall to this problem.

 

Welcome to the board by the way!

Yeah that question comes up quite a bit ^_^ I have been around subies my whole life, so I have seen many people fall to this problem.

 

Welcome to the board by the way!

 

During my 50+ years of automotive repair I have never worked

for Subaru, so these little gems are kinda new to me.

 

My experience is mostly with GM, Ford, Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep,

Rolls Royce/Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Porsche,

MBZ, BMW.

 

I bought my '96 Legacy 3 years ago as a fuel saving measure

(when gas was $5.00 @ gal.) and now find that I prefer driving

it over most of my other vehicles. I installed Satellite Radio for

constant entertainment while driving to Las Vegas 6-8 times per year.

 

When this one "passes", I will surely buy another Subaru, probably

a new Forester.

 

Thanks again for your help, Howard

Wow...a parking light switch thread and no one was a dickhead...that has to be a first around here.

Today was my day. I found this thread when i was searching for a reason why.

 

I thought it was the hazard light switch instead. Subie must be the only manufacturer that has this 'feature'.

During my 50+ years of automotive repair I have never worked

for Subaru, so these little gems are kinda new to me.

 

My experience is mostly with GM, Ford, Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep,

Rolls Royce/Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Porsche,

MBZ, BMW.

 

I bought my '96 Legacy 3 years ago as a fuel saving measure

(when gas was $5.00 @ gal.) and now find that I prefer driving

it over most of my other vehicles. I installed Satellite Radio for

constant entertainment while driving to Las Vegas 6-8 times per year.

 

When this one "passes", I will surely buy another Subaru, probably

a new Forester.

 

Thanks again for your help, Howard

 

 

I'm the same way. I have an FJ Cruiser and a 60's Land Rover, and I prefer this old wagon over most of them. It's just easy, gets great mileage, and gets me to the mountain to snowboard.....

I just picked up a 2006 Legacy GT from the dealer and had this problem. Thank you! Sorry for bringing back from the dead. Lol

This is why I love this forum. I don't think I've ever had to post a question of my own - just a quick search, find out that there's a switch I've never noticed before, and I'm on my way.

You guys rock!

That was the quickest response I've ever received on any of these types of Forums.

 

That's only because whenever someone posts this question, everyone races to be the first one to answer it and solve their problems and look smart, lol.