# Dash Lights Randomly Turning Off

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867 "2009-05-15T22:37:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867/1 "2009-05-15T22:37:08Z")

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Car - '96 Subaru Legacy Outback, 137k  
Problem - Dash lights randomly turn off. If I switch my headlights off and then back on again, the dash will light back up again. No real pattern to the dash lights shutting down either.

Minor inconvenience, but I would love to know what the likely cause is so I can correct the problem.

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867/2 "2009-05-16T04:36:22Z")

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Bad switch? Do the headlights stay on the whole time?

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**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867/3 "2009-05-16T06:12:51Z")

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bad dimmah switch?

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867/4 "2009-05-16T09:24:44Z")

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If you wiggle the dimmer switch can you recreate the problem?

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**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dash-lights-randomly-turning-off/67867/5 "2009-05-16T10:40:35Z")

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Headlights remain functionable the whole time. Cannot recreate by playing with the dimmer either.