1999 Forester lights blinking

[John Varela]

I went off and left the ignition of the Forester on, and when I returned the
battery was dead (it's the original battery in a car that was new in the fall
of 1998). I put the battery on the trickle charger overnight and immediately
the parking lights (the amber ones in front and the red ones in back) and
dashboard lights started blinking.

The lights are on for one second, off for one second, thirty cycles totaling
a minute. Then they are off for ten seconds. Then it repeats.

Messing around with light controls does nothing. The car starts and runs,
but the blinking continues.

Now I have the battery disconnected.

Can anyone suggest what's causing this peculiar behavior and how I can make
it stop?

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I went off and left the ignition of the Forester on, and when I returned the
battery was dead (it's the original battery in a car that was new in the fall
of 1998). I put the battery on the trickle charger overnight and immediately
the parking lights (the amber ones in front and the red ones in back) and
dashboard lights started blinking.

The lights are on for one second, off for one second, thirty cycles totaling
a minute. Then they are off for ten seconds. Then it repeats.

Messing around with light controls does nothing. The car starts and runs,
but the blinking continues.

Now I have the battery disconnected.

Can anyone suggest what's causing this peculiar behavior and how I can make
it stop?

Try hitting one of the buttons on the remote. I think the security
system does that if power is lost.

Carl

 

[Tony Hwang]

I went off and left the ignition of the Forester on, and when I returned the
battery was dead (it's the original battery in a car that was new in the fall
of 1998). I put the battery on the trickle charger overnight and immediately
the parking lights (the amber ones in front and the red ones in back) and
dashboard lights started blinking.

The lights are on for one second, off for one second, thirty cycles totaling
a minute. Then they are off for ten seconds. Then it repeats.

Messing around with light controls does nothing. The car starts and runs,
but the blinking continues.

Now I have the battery disconnected.

Can anyone suggest what's causing this peculiar behavior and how I can make
it stop?

Hi,
Have you disconnected battery for a few minutes? I wont' trust 10 year
old battery. Over due for replacement.

 

[John Varela]

Try hitting one of the buttons on the remote. I think the security
system does that if power is lost.

I should have mentioned that this car doesn't have a security system.

 

[John Varela]

Hi,
Have you disconnected battery for a few minutes?
Overnight.

I wont' trust 10 year
old battery. Over due for replacement.

Battery has given no trouble until I ran it down by leaving the ignition on.
Having a low battery cause the lights to blink would be a strange design
decision...

 

[John Varela]

Try hitting one of the buttons on the remote. I think the security system
does that if power is lost.

Hey! Great suggestion!

Since the car has no security system and using the ignition key had no
effect, I didn't mess with the remote, which I don't carry one for this car
anyway. But after you suggested it, I figured it couldn't hurt to try and
sure enough that made the lights stop blinking.

Thanks.

 

[bc01364]

Help

I am having the exact same issue but I don't have a remote! Can someone help me please?