Ownership Cost for 2006 Subaru Baja Sport
Estimated: $42702 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2777 | $1333 | $1166 | $1055 | $944 | $7275 |
| Insurance | $1670 | $1728 | $1789 | $1851 | $1916 | $8954 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2239 | $1259 | $1355 | $2291 | $9907 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $942 | $942 | $942 | $942 | $942 | $1396 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10753 | $8219 | $7381 | $7567 | $8783 | $42702 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | STEERING:LINKAGES | THIS IS REGARDING A 2005 SUBARU BAJA TURBO, VIN #:[XXX]. IN SERVICE DATE IS 6/9/04. PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN FEBRUARY, 2005 THE PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED ITSELF. THIS IS A STEERING CONCERN. ON MAKING A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN AS WELL AS A K TURN, THE STEERING COLUMN AND/OR WHEEL LETS A VERY LOUD SQUEAL. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A STUCK PIG!! WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD TO MANEUVER ALMOST AS THOUGH IT WENT BACK TO UNASSISTED STEERING. AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETED THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DEALER ON AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS. THE LAST TIME HE KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND GAVE ME A LOANER. BECAUSE IT DIDN'T "SQUEAL" FOR THEM THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO WAY TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS AND/OR REPAIR. FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW I FIND THIS SITUATION UNACCEPTABLE. I AM FEARFUL THE STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY MOMENT WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER, AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT FOR MYSELF OR OTHER MOTORISTS. THE SUBARU CORPORATION HAS OFFERED NOTHING IN THE WAY OF SOLUTIONS.*JB UPDATE 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2006 SUBARU BAJA TURBO WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING LUNGING FORWARD AND RANDOMLY SPUTTERING AND HESITATING.. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 707 MILES AND HAVE CONTINUED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. SOMTIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE HIGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FREQUENTLY COME ON AND STAY ON. *JB |
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