I have lights flashing on my dashboard, but first a short rant…..Is there a reliable car made anymore? I had a well-cared for ’03 Honda that blew a transmission at 66,000 miles (just out of warranty). I traded that in for a ’09 Honda Hybrid that had a massive hybrid battery pack failure with associated electrical problems at 16,000 miles. I traded that in for an ’11 Outback that developed the dreaded steering shakes at 12,000 miles. I traded that in for my present 3.6R ’13 Outback that’s now flashing me at only 5000 miles. Looong string of problems! Anyway, after I back out of the garage in the morning and then put it in drive, 3 lights flash on the dashboard and beep for a few seconds, the i, the !, and the TPMS (no CEL). The tire pressures are always right on (32 psi all around) and the gas cap is tight. The lights began flashing right after an oil change and tire rotation at the dealer. The dealer claims nothing can be diagnosed until a light stays on, because until then, no codes are stored in the computer. I have a code reader but no codes are stored yet and it doesn’t read the TPMS. Searches on this forum have provided some useful things to look for (gas cap, TSBs, cold weather tire pressure, links to how the TPMS system works, recommendations to actually read the owner's manual, etc) but nothing has helped solve the problem. So, for right now, I have to put up with the uncertainty of what the flashing lights might mean eventually, if in fact they ever stay on. I hope it's just a transmission firmware re-flash needed. Yuck. If I ever find out what’s going on, I will post back.
