2005 Outback 2.5i..Daytime running headlights and low beam for night time have both stopped working at the same time. This was after replacing a dead battery. Bulbs are OK. Any help would be appreciated!!
2005 Outback 2.5i..Daytime running headlights and low beam for night time have both stopped working at the same time. This was after replacing a dead battery. Bulbs are OK. Any help would be appreciated!!
If all that was done was disconnect the old battery and install the new battery with the ignition switch Off (preferably key out), then the failure of the two low beams would be rather odd.
Are you sure the low beam filaments in the two bulbs are good? What did you do/use to check them? (It's not unknown for one low beam filament to burn out and not be noticed because the other provides a fair amount of lighting, but when the second low beam filament goes, the darkness is apparent. The second bulb might have failed coincidentally as soon as the headlights were turned on (even for DRL) after the battery was replaced, and not be a result of the change itself. I'm not saying that this is what you're facing, but having seen this here before, I feel it's worth mentioning.
If the high beams work, then power is getting to the bulbs. That eliminates the headlight relays and fuses.
With the stock headlight wiring set-up, the fog lights will work only when the ignition switch is at On, the headlight switch is set to the second (headlights) position, and hi/low (dimmer) switch is in the low beam position. Check to see if the fog lights work even if the low beam headlight bulbs themselves aren't lit. If the fog lights work, then that would suggest the headlight switching, including the daylight running light control module, is working.
Also, check to see if the backup lights work. If not, then check fuse #18, 10 Amps in the cabin fuse box. It's identified in the Owners Manual (page 12-7) as "backup light". If the fuse is blown, also check the wiring in the accordion-like boot between the rear hatch and the car, especially on the right side. It's not uncommon for the wires to crack or break, leading to short circuits. A short in the backup light wire that blows the fuse (#18) might also disable the headlights. (Lot's of threads/posts here about the broken wires in that boot, e.g., http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/80-electrical-electronics/35328-headlights-not-working.html).
Thanks for the quick response. You have given me several things to check and recheck (LB Bulbs!). I'll get on that in the AM. I'll Let you know what I find. BTW, newbie driver Grandkids should NEVER be allowed to use older, well worn and occasional use vehicles when one is away on vacation!!!!! Broken switches to dead batteries and empty gas tanks will result........
see the owners manual with diagram pics about working the caps and clips open on the back of the headlight bulbs.
not so obvious when you are looking at it at least in my 2002 cars,..
. I bought a single headlight bulb at advance recently and with the hood open the the grill up a kid that worked there asked if my sedan was a Ford,...
(I live in upstate NY where subarus are common, not Mississippi.)