2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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