Hi Everyone, I am new here and having some issues with my recently purchased 2008 2.5 L turbo charged WRX STi hatchback.
I am having an intermittent electrical issue which causes the car to turn off the stereo, dim the headlights, temporarily puts up dash warning lights, and temporarily loses speedometer input. The stereo issue happens most frequently without the other issues but sometime has all of the above happen. The dash lights that show up are airbag, hill start assist, T/C, and one other. The dash warnings light promptly turn off. One time I also had the above symptoms and the dash lights stayed on and the car wouldn't accelerate (the tac was fluctuating up and down when I depressed the accelerator). To stop this I turned the car off and on again and the issue stopped.
I have replaced the battery, the alternator (with an OEM alternator), and checked the engine grounding wires.
Has anyone seen these symptoms or had this issue before?
I am having an intermittent electrical issue which causes the car to turn off the stereo, dim the headlights, temporarily puts up dash warning lights, and temporarily loses speedometer input. The stereo issue happens most frequently without the other issues but sometime has all of the above happen. The dash lights that show up are airbag, hill start assist, T/C, and one other. The dash warnings light promptly turn off. One time I also had the above symptoms and the dash lights stayed on and the car wouldn't accelerate (the tac was fluctuating up and down when I depressed the accelerator). To stop this I turned the car off and on again and the issue stopped.
I have replaced the battery, the alternator (with an OEM alternator), and checked the engine grounding wires.
Has anyone seen these symptoms or had this issue before?