2005 Subaru Legacy lighting problems
15 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2005 Subaru Legacy, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
I am the owner of a 2005 subaru legacy 2.5gt. Last night, when I was trying to start the vehicle, it shut off in the middle of starting and the vehicle completely went dead. This morning, I noticed that there was a large and deep burn mark in the headliner surrounding the map light panel and that part of the map light as well as the auto-dimming mirror were melted.
Rear wiper stopped working. The problem was due to a broken wire inside the passenger's side accordion boot for the rear hatch of the wagon. Other wires within the harness (which supplies power to the rear hatch lights, hatch lock, and wiper motor/sprayer) were also cracked. In researching this problem, I have found this this is starting to become a more frequent issue and should be replaced/recalled by subaru.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Subaru Legacy
- Engine 34 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Fuel system 27 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Air bags 22 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints
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