2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca

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

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.

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

NOISE HEARD, THUMPING, IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE BEGINNING ON OR ABOUT 7/2006. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS IN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE PROBLEM (10/2006) NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. PER SUBARU TSB - DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR TO CRACKS IN FIREWALL BY WELDING (11/10/206). PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AWAITING RESOLUTION BY SUBARU. *NM

2006 B9 TRIBECA SUBARU PURCHASED 9/2/05. APPROX 3 MONTHS LATER BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING SOUND IN AREA OF FRONT DASHBOARD. ON FEB 2, 2006 VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND ALSO ASKED THEM TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR THE CAUSE OF THE RATTLE. INFORMED ON FEB 3, 2006, PROBLEM WAS "MAJOR" , FIRE WALL WAS CRACKED, AND PICTURES WERE BEING SENT TO SUBARU NORTH AMERICA FOR REVIEW. ON FEB 7TH ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE OCCURRED IN PRODUCTION, CAUSING ISSUE WITH THE PITCHING STOPPER, AND SUPPORTING BOLTS AND RIVETS, WHICH ALLOWED ENGINE MOVEMENT RESULTING IN CRACKS IN FIRE WALL. ON FEB 9TH ADVISED THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR IN PRODUCTION BUT RATHER IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INDIANA PLANT TO THE DEALERSHIP . WAS TOLD THAT DURING TRANSPORTATION OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS TETHERED WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED, IT RESULTED IN A SERIES OF BOLT FAILURES. I'M TOLD THAT SUBARU HAS IDENTIFIED ALL VEHICLES THAT WERE PART OF THIS SHIPMENT, BUT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT ACTION, IF ANY, THEY WILL TAKE ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA AND THE AIR CYLINDERS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE REAR HATCH OPEN FAIL IN COLD WEATHER. I LIVE IN MN SO SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN COLD, THE HATCH HAS FALLEN ON MY HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE IT DROPPED JUST AS I WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR AND IT HIT MY FOREHEAD SO HARD THAT IT BLED AND MADE MY NECK SORE. THIS MAY NOT SOUND ON THE SURFACE THAT IT IS A SERIOUS DEFECT, BUT DON'T TELL MY HEAD THAT. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALRS (2) TO TRY TO GET THIS FIXED, THEY SAID THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHEN THEY'LL GET THEM. THE DATE BELOW IS NOT CORRECT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE 2006 IN THE DROP-DOWN. *NM