Ownership Cost for 2006 Subaru Legacy (2.5i Special Edition)
Estimated: $38106 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2075
$996
$872
$789
$706
$5438
Insurance
$1580
$1635
$1692
$1751
$1813
$8471
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2763
$1940
$1058
$913
$2291
$8965
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$882
Total Ownership Costs
$9462
$7294
$6575
$6557
$8219
$38106
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2500
Displacement CI: 152.559360236
Displacement L: 2.500000
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: 2006
Plant City: Lafayette
Plant Company Name: SIA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: 2.5i Limited
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PARKED ON A STEEP DOWN SLOPE, I ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP IN ORDER THAT I COULD LEAVE AN OUTDOOR CONCERT WHERE I HAD PARKED OFF ROAD.. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FROM PARK, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE AND KEPT DRIFTING FORWARD. I TRIED TO ENGAGE REVERSE WITH THE FOOT BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IT STILL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN DRIVE AND WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT I DID. THE CAR MOVED 1 FOOT FORWARD WHEN IT WAS IN PARK, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN IT DID THAT, IT LEFT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE LEXUS IN FRONT OF ME ONLY AROUND 6 INCHES. I HAD NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO WAIT FOR THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR TO ARRIVE AND DRIVE AWAY BEFORE I COULD LEAVE. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I WAS PARKED IN A FIELD IN A COUNTY PARK, IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN UPHILL. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ATTEMPTED TO GO FORWARD BUT THE CAR DRIFTED BACKWARDS AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE LIGHT WAS RED, BUT TOOK IT OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE THE GAS. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED AFTER REVVING THE ENGINE STRONG AND BUCKED FORWARD. THIS CAR HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND OTHER SYMPTOMS OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ARE LURCHING, BUCKING FROM A ROLLING STOP AND ROUGH IDLING. THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THAT THE HILL ASSIST BUTTON WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER'S STORY BASED UPON THE HUNDREDS OF POSTS OF SUBARU TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ARE PURSUING A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIFTING BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OF THE CAR WILL JUST RESULT IN A CRASH SOONER OR LATER. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! *TR
2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE PROJECTOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN TRAVELING UP OR DOWNHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED THIS WAS A DESIGN ISSUE.