AUTO B4 2002 STARTING PROBLEMS

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LONG STANDING STARTING DIFFICULTIES .WHEN IGNITION SWITCHED ON , SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE, WILL CRANK WITHOUT STARTING I CAN THEN OPEN THEN SLAM DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON THEN ABLE TO START MOTOR . VERY OCCASIONALLY MOTOR HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING I WILL THEN PULL OVER SWITCH OFF , THEN BACK ON RESTARTING THE MOTOR ,DRIVING OFF WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS .HAD VEHICLE TO SUBARU WONT BOTHER AGAIN . COULD PROBLEM BE FUEL FILTER OR BODY FLOATING IN TANK OR POSSIBLY POOR ELECTRICAL EARTH CONNECTION , ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE EXPERTS . THANKS NEVILLE .