Subaru B9 Tribeca Complaints
145 consumer complaints on file.
- #10491639January 7, 2013STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING MY 07 SUBARU TRIBECA ON A BUSY CITY STREET, AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN MULTIPLE RED LIGHTS CAME UP AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS NOT LOCKED, BUT IT REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO MOVE IT EVEN A FEW INCHED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IT WAS EXTREEMELY STRESSFUL TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY AVENUE WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OVER YOUR VECHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING LIST OF BROKEN PARTS: BELT TENSIONER, IDLER PULLEY, 2 BOLTS AND AN AC BRACKET. THE TOTAL BILL FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR WAS $780. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS ONLY, NEVER TOOK IT OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH 58K MILES ON IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH AN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR PARTS COULD HAPPEN OTHER THEN THAT IT IS FAULTY. IS SUBARU CONSIDERING A RECALL FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PARTS? THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10490097December 26, 2012STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 SUBARU TRIBECA WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR ON I-70 EAST NEAR BALTIMORE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR OPENED SMASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 35 MINUTES AFTER THE START OF THE TRIP. THERE WERE NO BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. THE HOOD WAS LAST OPENED BY A SUBARU MECHANIC DURING AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED. FURTHERMORE, THE SECOND SAFETY LATCH DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE WORKED EVEN IF THE FIRST GAVE WAY. SUBARU WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN INSURANCE ISSUE AS THEY CLAIMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS (EVEN THOUGH I INSISTED THAT NO RECALLS WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS NOT EITHER A MANUFACTURING OR A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10490145December 26, 2012VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD CRACKING FOR NO REASON. APPROX 4 CLEAN, THROUGH AND THROUGH, CRACKS NOW. ALL ROUGHLY 8' LONG. NO CHIPS AND/OR ROCK DINGS. WOKE UP TWO MORNINGS AGO, CAR GARAGED, AND THERE WAS A NEW CRACK AFTER IT SAT IDLE IN A GARAGE ALL NIGHT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10475273September 13, 2012STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHILE DRIVING OUR SUBARU TRIBECA B9 ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED THE WINDOW. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO SAFETY. NO ONE WAS HURT, OTHER THAN THE EMOTIONAL TOLL. A FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY MECHANISM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10467105July 23, 2012FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT CONSTANTLY LOSES ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAVE NO POWER THEN LURCH FORWARD AND REV. IT IDLES, LURCHES, AND THEN HAS NO ACCELERATION. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE SWAY BAR BEARINGS TWICE IN THIS CAR AS WELL AS 2 OXYGEN SENSORS, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEAL STILL CANT FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE SERVICE CODES. THIS CAR IS A DANGER AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10464831July 10, 2012SUSPENSION
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURS IN QUERETARO, MX. I WAS DRIVEN IN A SECONDARY ROAD AND SUDDENLY MY SUBARU TRIBECA 2008 TURNED RIGHT AND FOR A WHILE I LOSE THE CONTROL. AFTER FEW SECONDS I COULD DRIVE MY CAR FORWARD AND STOPPED IT OUTROAD. THE SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT LATERAL LINK WAS BROKEN. THIS LATERAL LINK WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2012 BECAUSE ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE REAR LEFT SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN AND ALL PIECES THAT COMPOUND THE REAR SUSPENSION WERE REPLACED TOO. THE AGENCY IS WAITING FOR A NEW LATERAR LINK AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PIECE. FORTUNATELY THIS ACCIDENT DON'T PRODUCE FATAL VICTIMS. BUT IT COULD... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10462031June 18, 2012SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
IT WAS AROUND 8:00PM. I WAS DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AROUND 25 MPH HEADING WEST ON ALONDRA BL CROSSING DOWNEY AVE IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD SCREECHING AND THE REAR OF THE CAR STARTED SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE. I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR STARTED TURNING TO THE LEFT GOING IN TO THE LEFT LANE. CARS ON THE LEFT LANE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ME. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A MECHANIC, AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR HE INFORMED ME THAT THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BROKE. HE ALSO SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORST IF I WAS GOING FASTER, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I GOOGLED RECALL 20250XA060 (PART NUMBER). I DON'T SPEAK PORTUGUESE BUT IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THAT PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN BRAZIL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10457007May 1, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM BOTH LED PUDDLE LIGHTS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE PUDDLE LIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10448602February 21, 2012STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE NJ TURNPIKE SOUTHBOUND BY EXIT 2, THE HOOD ON OUR 2006 B9 TRIBECA FLEW OPEN, SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD, DENTED MY ROOF AND BLOCKED MY VISION. IT WAS AMAZING THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT AND MOVE FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT CRASHING. MY WIFE HELPED NAVIGATE US OFF THE ROAD. WE WERE OVER 2 HRS INTO OUR TRIP. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCH MECHANISM. I CLOSED THE HOOD THE BEST I COULD AND DROVE 11 MILES TO NEAREST SUBARU DEALER. BECAUSE WE WERE ON A FAMILY VACATION MY KIDS WERE SHAKEN UP. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR TO CONTINUE TRIP. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM SUBARU AND FROM INSURANCE COMPANY. LATCH WAS RIPPED FROM CHASSIS, HINGES WERE RIPPED FROM CHASSIS, WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, ROOF DENTED, HOOD DENTED, INTERIOR DAMAGE - MIRROR, LIGHTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10446120February 1, 2012POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING MODERATELY, THE DRIVETRAIN/TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS. THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THIS USUALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION AND NO "ERROR CODES" ARE SHOWING IN THE COMPUTER. MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL CONFIDENT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER AS IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, BUT SUBARU DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WILLING TO RECTIFY THIS CONDITION. OWNERS OF 2008 AND 2009 TRIBECA'S FREQUENTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT "NOTHING IS WRONG" WHEN THE VEHICLES ARE LOOKED AT BY SUBARU TECHNICIANS. I WONDER IS SUBARU IS HAVING THEIR DEALERS COVER UP THIS ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10423179September 3, 2011STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE ROUNDING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15- 20 MPH, THE PASSENGER LOWERED THE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW USING THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH- THE DOOR FLEW OPEN , BUT WAS CAUGHT BY THE PASSENGER GRABBING THE DOOR , PREVENTING IT FROM HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE NEXT TO THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE AND WENT TO PASSENGER SIDE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR, WHICH WOULD NOT LATCH AND STAY CLOSED. AFTER CYCLING THE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH AND THEN CYCLING THE LOCK LEVER MANUALLY, THE DOOR CLOSED AND STAYED SHUT. UPON ARRIVAL HOME TO PARK CAR, PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DRIVER THEN CYCLED WINDOW CLOSED AND DOOR LOCK RELEASED AND DOOR COULD BE OPENED AND CLOSED. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES FROM EITHER THE SELLING DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10423012September 2, 2011SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE AS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10393695March 30, 2011STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THE FRONT HOOD UNLATCHED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD, IMPAIRING THE CONTACTS VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHERE HE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS REGARDING THE HOOD THEREFORE, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE WERE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THAT HE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10393062March 28, 2011EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS BOTH WENT OUT ON 2006 TRIBECCA HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THEY ONLY LAST ABOUT 5 MONTHS. NEVER HAD ANY VEHICLE BURN OUT HEAD LIGHTS LIKE THIS ONE BEFORE. THEY BOTH WENT OUT ON A RAINY FOGGY NIGHT SO WE COULD NOT USE HIGH BEAMS. SUBARU SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR IT SHOULD HAVE RELIABLE BASIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10340561June 29, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUBARU TRIBECA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED AND FAILED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHY OR WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS BEING HANDLED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330958May 18, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE STALL OUT / FLASHING ATOIL LIGHT / CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON / FLASHING VSC LIGHT ON/ FLASHING CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT. - VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. FIRST OCCURRED 2/23/2009 -(2567 MILES) DX WITH TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PROBLEM. REPAIRED W/DX CODES P1578, P0700 CURRENT INCIDENT AT 24,000 MILES - DEALERSHIP REPORTING DIFFICULTY IN DIAGNOSING PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10250404December 1, 2008FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE ARE WRITING YOU OUT OF DESPERATION AS WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 SUBARU TRIBECA FROM CENTER SUBARU THAT WE CANNOT USE FOR FAMILY USE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MAKES US ILL WHEN WE ARE IN IT. TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND, WE NOTICED UPON TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT IT PRODUCED A PRESSURE SENSATION IN OUR EARS WHILE DRIVING, BUT WE ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT DAY AS IT WAS RAINING AND WE OFTEN EXPERIENCE ALLERGIES ON RAINY DAYS. WE BROUGHT THIS FEELING WE WERE HAVING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SALESMAN AND SALES MANAGER AT CENTER SUBARU AND THEY BOTH SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THAT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE WRAPPING ON THE NEW VEHICLE. SO CONVINCED THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BROUGHT ON BY A VEHICLE, WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROBLEMS. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING IT OUR EARS CONTINUED TO WORSEN LEAVING US WITH A CONSTANT PRESSURE FEELING REDUCING OUR ABILITY TO HEAR AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. WE BOTH NEEDED TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM THIS FEELING SO WE VISITED OUR DOCTOR WHO EXAMINED BOTH OUR NOSE AND EARS AND SAID THAT OUR EARS WERE INDEED BLOCKED AND WE WERE SUFFERING FROM EUSTACHIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION BROUGHT ON BY AN ALLERGIC REACTION FROM SOMETHING WE HAD INHALED. HE PRESCRIBED US BOTH NASAL SPRAYS TO HELP CLEAR THE CONGESTION OUT OF THE EARS AND TOLD US THAT THE ONLY WAY THE NASAL SPRAY WOULD TRULY HELP US WAS IF WE AVOIDED CONTACT WITH THE ALLERGEN. FOR MYSELF THE PROBLEM HAS SUBSIDED AS I HAVE STAYED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT, BUT FOR MY HUSBAND HE IS STILL SUFFERING AS HE HAS HAD TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK SINCE WE ONLY HAVE TWO VEHICLES IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. THIS THUS PROVING THAT THE VEHICLE IS THE SOURCE OF THE ALLERGEN. DEALER & SUBARU ARE NOT HELPING CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10242362September 15, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2008 SUBARU TRIBECA. BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS APPX. 7500 MILES ON IT. FROM ABOUT THE 1,600 MILE MARK ON THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN BURNING 1 QT. OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. ENGINE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LEAKS UNDER THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10238515August 16, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE?S SPEED SLOWED DRAMATICALLY, STEERING THE DISABLED VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE; A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALER. THE DEALER QUOTED AN ESTIMATE OF $2300 TO TEAR DOWN THE MOTOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 29,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXTENDED COVERAGE TO 84,000 MILES AT A COST OF $1288. SUBARU OF AMERICA WAS CONTACTED TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION WITH THE DEALERSHIP; THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED ME TO FAX MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DOCUMENTS WERE FAXED AT 2:00AM ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13, 2008. ON AUGUST 14TH I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA FOR A STATUS UPDATE ON THE VEHICLE; THE REPRESENTATIVE HANDLING MY CASE HAD LEFT FOR THE DAY SO I REQUESTED A CALL BACK THE NEXT DAY. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS NOT CONFORMED TO THEIR WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS, STATING NEGLECT OF OWNER MAY HAVE CAUSED THE MOTOR FAILURE. HARD FACT, A VEHICLE DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WHOSE MOTOR FAILS WITHOUT WARNING (NO SIGNALS FROM THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM-ANOTHER POSSIBLE DEFECT, OR WARNING SOUNDS FROM THE MOTOR) WITH 29,000 EQUATES TO COMPONENT OF FAILURE OF THE MOTOR OR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE MOTOR IS NOT CEASED; IT TURNS OVER WITH THE IGNITION KEY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10230268June 8, 2008STRUCTURE
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING MY 06 TRIBECA I STARTED HEARING RATTLES UNDER THE DASH AND A THUMPING SOUND FROM THE FRONTEND AND ALSO A LOUD HUMMING NOISE AT 28 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF A SERVICE BULLETIN # 12-95-06R THAT THEY SAID I COULD FOLLOW TO DO THE REPAIR OF A PITCHING STOPPER BRACKET THAT WILL REQUIRE DRILLING OUT EXISTING RIVETS AND WELDING THE STOPPER BACK INTO PLACE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE AND IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER TRIBECA'S AND I BELIEVE SUBARU SHOULD PAY FOR THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0