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2005 Subaru Legacy repairs by problem area

Engine (35%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (12%)

Brakes and Traction Control (5%)

Suspension and Steering (25%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (14%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (4%)

Other (5%)

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2005 Subaru Legacy suspension repair cost distribution

$2500+ (4%)

$1000 - $2499 (16%)

$500 - $999 (23%)

$100 - $499 (34%)

< $100 (23%)

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Chart based on 104 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2005 Subaru Legacy

Engine not specified

71000 mi

£120
Rear shock absorber 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Wagon

turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

76000 mi

US $1100
Rear wheel bearings replaced 
94700 mi

US $500
replace strut tower replace wheel bearing 
50800 mi humming noise when driving at highway speed. R/R wheel bearing is broken. 
62500 mi

US $1200
Ball joint and knuckle replacement, driver side. 
45000 mi Driver's side front wheel bearing went. Replaced by dealer under warranty. 
45880 mi

C $1124
torsion bar bushings cracked 
49580 mi

C $1400
needed to replace front sway bar links & bushings, rear trailing arm bushings & rear lateral links 
44020 mi vibration felt through steering 
104000 mi

US $3100
Lower control arm replaced. Needed 4 wheel alignment when replaced. Power Steering pump replaced as it was leaking. Lower control arm replaced. Needed 4 wheel alignment when replaced. 
106800 mi Power steering pump had been replaced a few months ago, and was leaking. Pump was replaced again with a new pump, at no charge 
164000 mi

US $3000
struts needed replacement, steering rack needed replacement.  
84000 mi rear wheel bearing replace under warranty because of Subaru recall 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Wagon

turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD

20000 mi Greasy build-up on front right strut. (driver's side strut failed and leaked when car was ~2 months old). Dealer states there is no leak even though this is the 2nd greasy build-up. I cleaned off the 1st one to see if it recurred 
36500 mi Rear rubber bushings that mount somewhat triangular shaped part (don't know name) under the front struts to the car underbody are tearing on both the driver and passenger sides. They decided the split in the suspension bushing was normal. 
43300 mi Left rear wheel bearing was worn and making a loud noise. Dealership didn't have time to repair it and scheduled me to return the following week. They had the part in stock. Left rear wheel bearing was replaced. We never received the letter Subaru supposedly mailed to owners identifiing this as a potential problem. I wonder how long it will be until the other side will need replacement? 
60000 mi

US $300
Problem: Front sway bar endlinks wore out and failed (likely due to hard cornering), causing clunking sounds and steering response issues at low speeds. Endlinks were replaced with OEM links by an independent shop. 
158000 mi

US $1998
rear wheel bearing, rear toe adjustment bolts replaced, 
118000 mi

US $750
steering caused squealing noise and steering seemed sloppy at start up for 1-2 minutes. belts replaced.Fluid added 
118000 mi bearing problem. Car traded in for salvage value $500 
137000 mi

US $400
Lower control arm bushings replaced on both sides. 
68000 mi

US $1900
Replace lower control arms. 
75000 mi

US $700
Rear wheel bearings R&R. 
76000 mi

US $1200
R&R Lower Control Arms and Rear End Links 
43000 mi Left and right rear wheel bearings replaced under factory warranty. 
112000 mi

US $700
Replace worn out lower front control arm and sway bar bushings. 
100000 mi

US $450
Replaced front and rear drver-side wheel bearing hubs. Noise problem was due to rear bearing. This was discovered after front hub was replaced. 
138000 mi

US $134
Steering pump rebuild. 
141000 mi

US $278
Bad bearing on rear axle. Replaced with re-manufactured. 
172000 mi

US $110
Drivers side rear bearing became noisy and required replacement. 
82000 mi

US $200
Blown right rear shock, leaking externally. 
66000 mi

US $631
Front stabilizer bar ends and bushings cracked. Removed stabilizer, replaced bar ends and bushings, reassembled. 
94000 mi

US $900
Replace struts & shocks to address irregular tire wear (cupping) 
136400 mi

C $2800
Replace u-joint in steering column 
150040 mi

C $1000
Replace wheel hub assy 
56000 mi

US $200
Discovered torn lower control arm bushings -- Both sides. (Common issue on these cars when tracked/autocrossed) Replaced LCA bushing with re-enforced aftermarket bushings. 
85700 mi

US $500
Front drivers wheel bearing. 
98000 mi

US $800
Ball joint boot torn. Replaced Light power steering leak from boots. Leak is extremely minor, no notable drop in fluid level in reservoir. Dealer recommends leaving alone. 
120700 mi

US $712
Front driver's wheel bearing replaced. Discovered that a shop stripped out a bolt hole on the front (both sides). They put in a narrower bolt and put a nut on the end. This resulted in the driver's knuckle cracking. The other side was replaced as it had the same "repair." 
129000 mi

US $100
Power steering system was leaking. Replaced an O-ring. 
130000 mi Due to previous repair, air got into the system and ruined PS pump. Pump replaced. 
255000 mi

US $370
ball joint and sway bar link 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Wagon

168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD

106820 mi

C $390
Right rear wheel bearing (hub assembly and bearings actually) replaced. Cost includes new part (3 yr. warranty) and labour. 
69000 mi

US $270
replaced front struts and did alignment. 
80000 mi

US $250
power steering hose had bad leak, replaced under extended warranty. 
103000 mi

US $250
Front wheel bearing replaced. 
113000 mi

US $200
Bad vibration over 55mph. Vibrations shakes steering wheel and car, it cycles through no vibrations for 1 minute, bad vibration for 4 minutes. Dealer verified. They cleaned rust from rims and brakes, it was worse and it cost me a lot. 
132000 mi

US $130
Sears said it was worn out, I agree, as the car feels tighter now. 
177000 mi

US $400
All sway bar bushings shot. You could wiggle all of them, car drives great again after repair. 
5000 mi Power Steering hose 
71000 mi Right rear wheel bearing failure. Repair cost covered by factory.  
78000 mi Wheel bearing failure, replaced under factory warranty (Subaru extended factory warranty on wheel bearings to 84k miles) 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Wagon

168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD

32000 mi Replace front struts. Replace rear wheel bearing. 
58000 mi Replace right rear wheel bearing. 
61380 mi

C $250
Replaced lower ball joint. Movement noticed on safety inspection. Replace lower balljoint as result of safety inspection. 
117180 mi

C $400
stabilizer links worn and noisy - replaced 
108060 mi

C $400
Broken rear spring - right side. While checking the broken spring, mechanic saw that the rear struts were badly rotted a the top. 
126640 mi

C $500
LR wheel bearing (hub assembly) replaced. 
137020 mi

C $300
RF lower ball joint and stabilizer bushings 
75000 mi

US $550
Replaced spark plugs and oil change, which revealed that driver side rear strut was blown and that the original battery was not holding a charge. Altogether cost was about 550.00 
83700 mi

US $1000
front bushings replaced. 
92000 mi

US $400
Wheel bearing replaced 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD

87000 mi

US $500
Rear wheel bearing replaced. 
51000 mi

US $900
Replace steering rack 
60000 mi

US $250
During an inspection, mechanic found a failing ball joint. Ball joint replaced and vehicle aligned on the same day. 
79000 mi

US $200
Replaced rear sway bar end links 
113300 mi

US $700
Replaced front suspension 
182000 mi

US $800
Rack and pinion leaks, requiring replacement. 
184700 mi

US $200
Power steering pump failure, replaced power steering pump 
60900 mi

US $1000
Power steering pump leaking. No cheap aftermarket parts. $700 pump + about $250 labor. 
102920 mi

C $1689
There was a hum detected while riding on the highway. Sway bar bushings Replaced 2 rear hub assembly bearings. 
112220 mi

C $650
There was a grinding noise coming from the front when braking. Wheel bearings were replaced. End links were worn and replaced. 
66000 mi

US $630
Rear wheel bearings 
121300 mi

US $660
Leaking PS system, new O-ring on suction hose where it meets PS pump fixed the problem. 
132000 mi

US $1100
Rear wheel hub wore out, requiring replacing that, and the rim (the wheel almost decided to come undone on the freeway, so it was no longer serviceable) Front lower control arm bushings worn out. 
128000 mi

US $200
Replaced right rear wheel bearing unit. 
130300 mi

US $100
Replaced driver side rear wheel bearing assembly 
129500 mi

US $20
High pitched squealing when turning after startup. I adjusted the belt, still made noise. Thought I was going to have to replace the pump. Did some research online and found simple o-ring replacement would possibly fix. 
137500 mi

US $70
Shaking while braking, needed front lower control arm rear bushings. Had to remove control arms and have bushing pressed out and back in. 
145000 mi

US $800
Replaced front and rear struts Replaced outer tie rod ends Needed alignment after replacing struts and front end parts. 
70000 mi

US $800
Power steering pump leaking fluid 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD

85000 mi Replaced out of warranty wheel bearing at no charge. 
70000 mi

US $200
Left rear wheel bearing replaced, Contacted SOA and they sent a reimbursement check, fixed at local shop. 
74000 mi Power steering fluid boiled under normal driving conditions and reservoir overflowed. replaced powersteering oil and oem belt. $50 
91000 mi

US $200
front driver side wheel bearing needed a replacement. 2 weeks prior the noise was hardly noticable, it got very loud, very fast, and it pulled left as it the alignment off. When it was replaced the alignment pulled slightly right. 
53000 mi

US $350
Leaking power steering pump replaced 
63300 mi Replaced passenger side rear wheel bearing. Common problem, Subaru has extended the warranty to 8 years, 100k miles. 
88000 mi

US $3500
Power steering pump leaking and replaced. 
34000 mi Steering pulse was explained to be normal due to AWD torque shirt during tight turning. Brake pulsation was not resolved due to lack of time. Bringing car back to dealer to have brake problem addressed. 
92000 mi

US $1500
Power steering pump leak had to be replaced. 
110000 mi

US $800
Power steering pump was leaking. Replaced the pump. 
49000 mi

US $138
Used local garage for winter tire change-over. Shop mechanic over-torqued several lug bolts, snapping them off. Had to be tapped and new bolts set in. 
52000 mi

US $900
Replace bushings front and rear and control arms. Oil change, filter. 
79000 mi Rear wheel bearings, covered under extended warranty. 
78000 mi Rear wheel bearing noisy, replaced under an extended warranty. 
116800 mi

US $83
Rear sway bar links wore out, noisy/clunking sound. 
47000 mi

US $350
Front Right bearing was making a lot of noise and diagnosed by both the dealer and a non-dealer mechanic as faulty and need of replacement. After replacement however, the noise is still there. 
78000 mi

US $1400
Suspension: major rust and dry rotting issues. 
92400 mi

C $1000
Maintenance item: Replaced both rear wheel bearings, as they were making noise at highway speed. 

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan

168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD

77500 mi

C $300
Left-rear wheel bearing.  

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2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan

168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD

103540 mi

C $100
Spring broke on passenger side. Bought a used strut in good condition and replaced the entire thing. 
86700 mi

US $265
Front stabilizer links where broken. 
115000 mi

US $916
Replaced both rear wheel bearings the the left front ball joint. 
116000 mi

US $1041
Also replaced right front ball joint. 

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