Ownership Cost for 2009 Subaru Legacy (2.5i Special Edition)
Estimated: $41091 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2405
$1154
$1010
$914
$818
$6301
Insurance
$1709
$1768
$1830
$1894
$1961
$9162
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$2763
$1816
$1066
$1026
$2291
$8962
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$751
$751
$751
$751
$751
$1113
Total Ownership Costs
$10301
$7709
$7121
$7201
$8758
$41091
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2500.0
Displacement CI: 152.55936023683
Displacement L: 2.5
Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive
Make: SUBARU
Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Legacy
Model Year: 2009
Plant City: Lafayette
Plant Company Name: SIA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: 2.5i
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY GT PURCHASED IN 2009. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO CORRECT FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR FRONTAL AIRBAGS, ONLY SIDE AND WINDOW AIRBAGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 62,793. UPDATED 01/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB
2009
AIR BAGS
I DRIVE A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY SEDAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO TURN ON SINCE ABOUT 52,000 MILES. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT THEN PERIODICALLY COMES ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. SUBARU IS UNABLE TO ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AS A GENERIC CODE IS PRODUCED. I SEARCHED ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A TREND WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN THE 2005-2009 SUBARU LEGACY'S. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG WITHIN THE SEAT THAT CONNECTIONS COULD POSSIBLY COME LOOSE OR THE AIR BAG MODULE HAS GONE BAD. MOST REPORT THIS HAPPENING AROUND 45,000-60,000 MILES. SOME REPORT WITH THIS, SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF DESPITE A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT. A VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED THIS EARLY OR AT ALL. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE A CASUALTY OR INJURY RESULTS AND A RECALL IS ISSUED REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IF SUBARU CANNOT ANSWER TO WHY THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, THIS RAISES SOME CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. ONLY FORUMS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL AND SOME SAY THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $1900-$2100 BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS ARE BUILT/SEWN IN THE SEAT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY IF ITS THE SEATS OR SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP ITS CONSUMERS SAFE AND THOROUGHLY RESOLVE THE MATTER BEFORE IT REGRETS IT DID NOT DO SO IN RESULT OF SOMEONE BEING INJURED OR A CASUALTY RESULTS. *TR