Electrical

Asked by coondoghunter Dec 26, 2016 at 01:31 PM about the 2003 Subaru Outback Base Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hooked positive cable on ground post and ground cable
On positive post.   Still have some things that work, horn,
alarm, power seats and several more things. But can't get
the ignition to turn and no lights just to name a few.  Any
suggestions on where to start?

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 7 years ago

Yup...aka the "fusible link"...that big sucker in the under-hood black box. Replace if blown and take it from there. If NOT blown check for other blown smaller fuses.

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