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Rear Window Defogger Mystery Module

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TheGreyHearse
The rear window defogger stopped working on my 2011 OB Premium w/winter package. It was repaired under warranty but the dealer tech found that the wiring for the rear defogger did not match the service manual diagrams - he found a vented plastic covered module where the correct colored wires entered and wires colored differently from the service manual diagram emerged to the rear window grid. The tech called Subaru to ask what this module might be (he could see what appeared to be a coil of heavier gage wire inside through the vent holes of the module). Subaru had no clue. My guess is that this is a ballast resistor for a circuit serving the rear window, the rear-view mirrors and the windshield wiper heat. Anyone have a clue?
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jogosub
Possible remedy.
Locate the fuse for this component in the fuse box; see if it's OK; if not, replace the fuse with higher amps rating and see, it it works.
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jogosub
Hmmmm - I don't think so. Wires are ALWAYS heavier gauge than what they carry. It's a built in safety found in every automotive, aviation or space application. I have worked in those industries for many years.
I thought the poster said: defogger (and not defroster) - not that it would make any significant difference as they perform the similar or same duty.
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