Ownership Cost for 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5 I
Estimated: $38782 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2112 | $1014 | $887 | $803 | $718 | $5534 |
| Insurance | $1585 | $1640 | $1698 | $1757 | $1819 | $8499 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1958 | $1070 | $938 | $2291 | $9020 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $611 | $611 | $611 | $611 | $611 | $906 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9608 | $7426 | $6704 | $6701 | $8342 | $38782 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | CHILD SEAT:TETHER (STRAP) | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL CAR SEAT IN ORDER TO USE THE TETHER STRAP A MOUNTING BRACKET HAS TO BE INSTALLED. SUBARU INSISTED THAT CONTACT PAY FOR THIS BRACKET, HE FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. HE WAS GOING TO PURCHASE THIS MOUNTING BRACKET BECAUSE FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS CHILD, BUT HE FELT THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 27, 2005.*AK |
| 2006 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, COASTING, AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL WHEEL DRIVE POWER. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE WAS MORE APPARENT AT HIGH ALTITUDES AND ON ICY ROADS. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE JERKS BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION WERE WORKING IMPROPERLY AND THE ENGINE WAS SIX DEGREES TOO HIGH. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01-30-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD LOCK INTO PLACE, WINDOWS SCREECHED, AND PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR HINGES CAME LOOSE. THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. UPDATED 01/30/08 *TR |
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