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hey guys i bought a subaru outback 2010 premium 3.6 from auctions. It was stolen recovered and had the key with it aswell thank god.

Its a keyless push button system and the problem is that the car dosnt read the key. Light on the key comes on but dosnt unlockk or lock doors, and when i press the push start button on the dash the immobiliser light comes on.

I had the car at subaru and they said we checked fuses it was all fine, some how your not getting power to the ecu. The car is now sitting at my mates house for 6 months and havent touched it

Anyone know what should i do or know a good auto electrician thats good with the late model subareas??? dealers are way too expensive

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So, just to get this right in my own mind, as I'm not 100% sure on this car but can you please help me with the following questions...

1. You have the original Subaru key that locks and unlocks the doors using the door lock barrel?
2. The key has 2 buttons on it to lock and unlock the doors without using the door lock barrel?
3. The key doesn't fit into an ignition barrel in the car, it just uses the fob system, where you only need to have the key with you and you should be able to start the car, just by pressing the start/stop button on the dash?
4. Are you 100% sure that this key is the original one for this car?


I recently lost the key to my wife's H6 Outback and we were able to get the master key code for the car (we had to prove ownership of the vehicle), then we had a locksmith (who specialized in key coding for keys with microchips in them) and they had to come out to my home. They then cut a key onsite using the code, then plugged the immobilizer reader in to the car and within 10 minutes the car was running again.. yay