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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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Chart based on 471 repairs.
2005 Subaru Legacy suspension repair cost distribution
$2500+ (4%)
$1000 - $2499 (16%)
$500 - $999 (23%)
$100 - $499 (34%)
< $100 (23%)
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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. |
2005 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan
168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 77500 mi C $300 |
Left-rear wheel bearing. |
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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