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2005 Subaru LEGACY Suspension Rear Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	703485
Internal NHTSA #	10250980
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2005
File date	01/01/08
Component	SUSPENSION:REAR
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I experienced what the subaru discussion board (http://www. Subaruoutback. Org/forums/showthread. Php? S=a9a8871ba327828f596fe591382d9906&threadid=11267&perpage=20&highlight=instability&pagenumber=1) is calling 'ghost walking'. I was driving home from upstate ny to wellesley, ma during a snow storm last winter. The road was snow and ice (or snow packed) covered. I have been driving subarus for 30yrs, many times to upstate vt so i know how to drive in snow. But that night i never felt in control of the rear of the car it always seemed to be slipping one way or the other. Other cars were passing me - it didn't matter which lane i drove in, or what speed i was going - slowing down just made things worse as cars would wind up behind me, it was just completely nerve-racking. It didn't matter how i managed my speed, my subaru is a 2005 legacy automatic - so i had less control over the gear shifting than a manual - although i tried using the semi-manual mode - but that didn't help. It just seemed that the rear end had this tendency to slide - it seemed to always be on the edge of spinning out - i nursed the car along (with my wife and 2 kids) until we got further into ma and the weather improved. This only happened once, i had the orig tires (car had ~35k miles) which are not considered great snow tires - so i have replaced the tires. But the forum had many posts which imply that the problem is not tires - maybe something to do with sway bars and that subaru had changed their hardware on the 2005 models. I felt that i should add my concerns so that maybe this problem would be looked into more scientifically. And if there are potential issues that subaru would have to provide some type of remedy to its customers. Updated *js 07/10/2012
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WELLESLEY , MA
VIN pattern	4S4BP61C157XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	25
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2005 Subaru LEGACY Suspension Rear Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru LEGACY Suspension Rear Problems, Complaints and Defects

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