Recalls (4)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
2017-01-11	`17V026000`	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	69,529	—	Details
2017-01-10	`17V016000`	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	62,764	—	Details
2017-01-10	`17V014000`	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	53,480	—	Details
2009-07-17	`09V277000`	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	15,761	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2023-12-06	STRUCTURE	No	0	The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Baja. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the contact noticed an unusual sq…
2022-05-20	AIR BAGS	No	0	2005 SUBARU BAJA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL NOTICES RECEIVED W…
2020-05-20	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TAKING HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR…
2019-04-01	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD…
2019-02-08	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. WHEN TANK IS FULL THE PRESENCE OF THE FUMES ARE OVERWHELMING. OTHER 2005 BAJA'S HAVE BEEN …
2017-03-17	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V…
2017-02-26	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE REFUSED TO DO CHECK FOR CAUSE, T…
2016-10-05	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR…
2016-08-01	AIR BAGS	No	0	RECEIVED A LETTER 8-1-16 PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG STATING THAT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND NOT TO LET ANYONEDRIVE IN THE FR…
2016-07-25	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	I RECENTLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE SUSPENSION WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, SO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS INFOR…
2016-07-15	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V…
2016-07-10	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V…
2016-07-09	AIR BAGS	No	0	TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V…
2015-12-24	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	IT IS A COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUBARUS OF THIS ERA THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE RUBBER FUEL LINES UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE …
2015-01-13	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	IT'S BEEN COLD IN MA LIKE PAST WINTERS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE OWNING MY BAJA FOR 10 YEARS NOW, …
2014-12-21	STRUCTURE:BODY	Yes	1	DURING THE AFTERNOON OF THE DECEMBER 21ST ICE STORM IN BOZEMAN MONTANA, MY 2005 SUBARU BAJA SLID OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN …
2014-04-07	ENGINE	No	0	MY CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING, SO I HAD MY NEPHEW (A MECHANIC) REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT - TWICE. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO TAKE IT …
2014-01-01	ENGINE	No	0	STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM,PROBLEM PERSISTS. AFRAID CAR WILL CATCH O…
2013-12-16	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	DURING COLD WEATHER A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ENTERS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR
2013-12-16	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	THIS WINTER WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DROPPED BELOW FREEZING I HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN MY CAR. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN WA…
2013-01-31	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILUR…
2010-07-16	ENGINE	No	0	TIMING BELT AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE CHANGED BY LICENSED SUBARU MECHANIC. IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING WARMED…
2010-07-07	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESEN…
2010-01-04	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	STRONG FUEL SMELL BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 F. FUEL PUMP RECALL DONE BEFORE …
2010-01-01	ENGINE	No	0	MY VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL DEFECTS/PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE VALVE LEAKED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS S…
2009-12-15	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU BAJA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V277000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLIN…
2008-09-04	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	UPON BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE SUBARU MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE ELBOW FITTING ON …
2008-01-11	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	MY VEHICLE 2005 SUBARU BAJA AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS LEAKING SO BAD THAT I CAN'T KEEP FREON IN IT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS…
2007-11-01	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT	No	0	DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE/. STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE SOUND. NEXT THING I KNOW DRIVE SHAFT COMES OUT!!!! TRAVELING 70 MPH ON TH…
2007-07-16	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	I OWN A 2005 SUBARU BAJA WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED A RATTLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR AND FOUND A STABILIZER…
2006-12-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	Yes	0	(1) BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE IN A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP. (2) ABS FEATURE DISENGAGED BRAKES OVER BUMPY SURFACE, DISABLI…
2006-09-01	EQUIPMENT	No	0	AFTER SMELLING A TERRIBLE ODOR IN MY CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THAT WAS NOT RESOLVED BY UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, I TOOK MY CAR …
2005-07-01	STRUCTURE	No	0	I DO HAVE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAND NEW SUBARU BAJA TURBO 2005. SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE IN THE FREEWAY, I HEAR WIND…
2005-06-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	No	0	DT:CONSUMER HAS A SUBARU BAJA AND THE HAND BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ON A HILL. CONSUMER TOOK …
2005-05-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	VEHILDE ENGINE HAS KNOCKING SOUND WHEN STARTED FROM COLD AND FOR THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. IT SOUNDS LIKE BAD…
2005-02-10	STEERING:LINKAGES	No	0	THIS IS REGARDING A 2005 SUBARU BAJA TURBO, VIN #:[XXX]. IN SERVICE DATE IS 6/9/04. PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS…