2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA Problems & Recalls

I have had 3 Subarus in the last 2 years. All 3-a 2006 Subaru Tribeca B9, a 2007 Subaru Tribeca B9, and a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek have had electrical and lighting problems. They all have burnt out headlights, interior lights and fog lights, have loose wiring that has affected the computer and navigati...

I have had 3 Subarus in the last 2 years. All 3-a 2006 Subaru Tribeca B9, a 2007 Subaru Tribeca B9, and a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek have had electrical and lighting problems. They all have burnt out headlights, interior lights and fog lights, have loose wiring that has affected the computer and navigati...

I have had 3 Subarus in the last 2 years. All 3-a 2006 Subaru Tribeca B9, a 2007 Subaru Tribeca B9, and a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek have had electrical and lighting problems. They all have burnt out headlights, interior lights and fog lights, have loose wiring that has affected the computer and navigati...

The contact owns a 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and was unable to be restarted. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence but was not repaired. The manufacturer was...

Mileage: 280,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE ELEC...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE ELEC...

Mileage: 150,000

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I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IMA CITY STREET AND VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAR AGAIN AND IT RAN BUT ONCE AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF.

Mileage: 220,000

MY WHOLE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. CLIMATE CONTROL RAIDIO HEATED SEATS ANYTHING ELECTRIC.

MY WHOLE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. CLIMATE CONTROL RAIDIO HEATED SEATS ANYTHING ELECTRIC.

HOOD RELEASE CABLE IS BAD AND WILL COMPLETELY BREAK IF NOT REPAIRED SOON! IF THIS BREAKS, IT WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HOOD.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO A GUARD RAIL. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING NECK AND BACK ISSUES. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 111,111

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO A GUARD RAIL. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING NECK AND BACK ISSUES. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 111,111

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO A GUARD RAIL. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING NECK AND BACK ISSUES. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 111,111

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTER BUTTON STOPPED WORKING FOR THE FORWARD POSITION. IT WILL MOVE UP , DOWN & BACKWARD. I WAS OUT OF TOWN & WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DAUGHTERS DRIVEWAY , MOVED THE SEAT BACK, AS MY PHONE SLIPPED UNDER THE SEAT. I WAS HORRIFIED WHEN I COULDN'T MOVE IT BACK. I HAD OVE...

Mileage: 101,000

TAKATA RECALL MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER I HAD MY PASSENGER AIR BAG REPLACED , NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS AND IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL IT IS AN INTERNAL SHORT SO THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE AIRBAG FOR 860 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2018, THE HOOD LATCH WAS REPAIRED DUE TO A HOOD LATCH RECALL. THIS WAS WITH THE NEW HOOD LATCH. IT WAS FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2018, A LITTLE PAST 0600, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY, DOING BETWEEN 60-65, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 4 M...

Mileage: 143,400

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2018, THE HOOD LATCH WAS REPAIRED DUE TO A HOOD LATCH RECALL. THIS WAS WITH THE NEW HOOD LATCH. IT WAS FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2018, A LITTLE PAST 0600, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY, DOING BETWEEN 60-65, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 4 M...

Mileage: 143,400

ENGINE STABILIZER BRACKET (DOGBONE) WELDING DEFECTIVE AND FALLS OFF. COULD START A FIRE IN PASSENGER AREA. FIREWALL WEARS DOWN. NOISE IS A CHIRPING SOUND DURING ANY MOVEMENT. TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE BECOME UNSTABLE. TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BREAK AS A RESULT.

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS NOTICES TO HAVE MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE MADE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE LOCAL CORPUS CHRISTI SUBARU DEALER TO HAVE THIS REMEDIED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY TELL ME THAT THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE LATEST NOTICE DATED 8/17 TELLS ME THAT. "PAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V016000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VISTA SUBARU OF SILVERTHORN...

TAKATA RECALL INFLETER ON ,MY SUBARU TRIBECA ITS A PROBLEM I HAVE TO GO GROSERY CHOPPING WITH MY FAMILY I PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE AND MY CHOPPING BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIT TO BE SAFE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT YOU KNOW!!!!

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL INFLETER ON ,MY SUBARU TRIBECA ITS A PROBLEM I HAVE TO GO GROSERY CHOPPING WITH MY FAMILY I PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE AND MY CHOPPING BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIT TO BE SAFE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT YOU KNOW!!!!

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL INFLETER ON ,MY SUBARU TRIBECA ITS A PROBLEM I HAVE TO GO GROSERY CHOPPING WITH MY FAMILY I PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE AND MY CHOPPING BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIT TO BE SAFE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT YOU KNOW!!!!

Mileage: 130,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. SOMETIMES IT MAY GO OFF IF THE CAR IS HOT, SUCH AS DURING SUMMER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS OVER 75F.

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR ON MY WAY TO WORK. LUCKILY HAD NOT ENTERED THE FREEWAY YET. APPROACHING A STOP AND MY BRAKES FAILED! THE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS I WAS HEADING INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC. I ENDED UP HITTING A SNOW BANK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ...

Mileage: 113,192

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE RIGHT NOW HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IN BOTH THE USA AND IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT CORPORATE IN JAPAN, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH PARTIES O...

Mileage: 101,905

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE RIGHT NOW HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IN BOTH THE USA AND IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT CORPORATE IN JAPAN, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH PARTIES O...

Mileage: 101,905

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE RIGHT NOW HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IN BOTH THE USA AND IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT CORPORATE IN JAPAN, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH PARTIES O...

Mileage: 101,905

HOOD LATCH OPEN GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR GOING SOUTH ON I74 SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. DROVE TO AIRPORT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. ON WAY NAME HOOD SMASHED WINSHIELD WITHOUT WARNING. MIRROR HIT ME IN THE FACE WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. DID DAMAGE TO HOOD BROKE WINSHIELD AND DID A LITTLE INSIDE DAMA...

Mileage: 160,900

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED INITIAL RECALL NOTICE JULY 2016. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER NOTIFICATION. I WAS AT MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT ANOTHER ISSUE AND CHECKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK ON THE TAKATA RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD THE PARTS IN STOCK AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NE...

TWICE NOW IN THE COLD MY BREAKS HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP TO WHERE I CAN NOT EVEN PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. THEY SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER SO MANY TRIES, BUT ONE TIME I COULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 136,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V359000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V060000 (STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID N...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V359000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V060000 (STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID N...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V359000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V060000 (STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT H...

TAKATA RECALL- THE SUBARU WEB SITE STATES THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. MY DEALER OFFER TO GIVE ME A LOANER CAR, BUT MY CHILDREN MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS LOANER CAR. I CALL NATIONAL SUBARU AND MY DEALER AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT INSTALLED BUT TAKATA HAS NOT DELIVERED THE PART TO ...

TAKATA RECALL- I AM LOOKING AT THIS SITE AND SEE SOME COMPLAINANTS THAT OWN THE 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA STATING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THEIR AIRBAGS, BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NEWS ARTICLE DATED 12/12/16 STATES 29 MILLION CARS UNDER RECALL AND EXPECTED TO GROW TO 42 MILLION RECALL...

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR WAS EXPORTED TO RUSSIA. SUBARU MOTOR RUSSIA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS RECALL FOR TRIBECA MODEL (IMPREZA IS HEARD TO BE RECALLED). THEIR REPLY IS THAT THERE IS NO AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN CAN I EXPECT PARTS. THIS RECALL IS IMPACTING MY ABILITY TO USE MY PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS NOW ALMOST 5 MONTHS SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V060000 (LATCHES/ LOCKS/ LINKAGES), BUT THE REMEDY FOR PHASE ONE FAILED OF THE TWO PART PHASE TO REPAIR TH...

Mileage: 112,300

TAKATA RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. MY VEHICLE IS OUR FAMILY CAR. I CAN'T AVOID HAVING PEOPLE RIDE IN THE FRONT! IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS TO NOT HAVE PARTS READY TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM! ALSO, MY HOOD LATCH HAS BEEN RECALLED & THERE ARE NO PARTS READY TO FIX THAT PROBLEM EITHER! NOT HA...

TAKATA RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. MY VEHICLE IS OUR FAMILY CAR. I CAN'T AVOID HAVING PEOPLE RIDE IN THE FRONT! IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS TO NOT HAVE PARTS READY TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM! ALSO, MY HOOD LATCH HAS BEEN RECALLED & THERE ARE NO PARTS READY TO FIX THAT PROBLEM EITHER! NOT HA...

TAKATA RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY PUT ON A LIST AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY AIRBAGS IN STOCK AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD GET THEM IN THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST AND SAID NOT TO LET A FRONT PASSENGER RIDE AND SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE AROUND DECEMBER

TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE -- SUBARU HAS HAD YEARS TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM BUT NOW TELLS ME THAT WE CAN'T USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THEY FIX THE AIRBAG AND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT WITH. THIS IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING HOW MUCH TIME THEY HAVE HAD TO PLAN REPAIRS AND HOW MUCH DANGE...

WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE HOOD OF OUR 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA UNLATCHED ITSELF AND THE FORCE OF THE AIRSTREAM FOLDED IT BACK PAST THE LIMITS OF ITS HINGES SHATTERING THE WINDSCREEN, SEPARATING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE WINDSCRE...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET, THE HOOD OF MY TRIBECA POPPED OPEN AND COMPLETELY OBSCURED MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE HOOD, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. ONE OF THE PLASTIC ANCHORS HOLDING THE SAFETY LATCH IN...

Mileage: 128,600

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND LODGED OPEN, COMPLETELY BLOCKING MY VISION. I WAS ABLE THE SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO THE LEFT BREAKDOWN LANE. HAD THIS HAPPENED TWO MINUTES EARLIER OR LATER I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE LEFT LANE OPTION. ...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND LODGED OPEN, COMPLETELY BLOCKING MY VISION. I WAS ABLE THE SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO THE LEFT BREAKDOWN LANE. HAD THIS HAPPENED TWO MINUTES EARLIER OR LATER I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE LEFT LANE OPTION. ...

Mileage: 120,000

I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPEN. I PASSED OUT AND WHEN I CAME TO I WAS SITTING IN SOMEONES YARD. THERE WAS A LADY THAT SEEN IT ALL. I WENT OFF THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH SOME HIGH GRASS AND TELEPHONE POLES. THEN SOME HOW I END ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD MY CAR WAS TOTAL. I HAVE 6 OR 8 ...

Mileage: 90,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AND WHEN WE GOT NEAR IT WE COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PUDDLE LIGHT. WE IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE HOOD AND STARTED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. BY THE TIME THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED THERE WERE VISIBLE FL...

Mileage: 163,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AND WHEN WE GOT NEAR IT WE COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PUDDLE LIGHT. WE IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE HOOD AND STARTED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. BY THE TIME THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED THERE WERE VISIBLE FL...

Mileage: 163,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH ON MY 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP AND SHATTER THE WINDSHIELD. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOBODY NEAR ME AT THE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF ONTO THE MEDIAN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED, THE BODY SHOP ...

Mileage: 120,000

WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, LEAVING ME TO BLINDLY NAVIGATE, UNDER STRESS AND PRESSURE, TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. MIRACULOUSLY, WE WERE NOT INJURED PHY...

Mileage: 153,000

WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, LEAVING ME TO BLINDLY NAVIGATE, UNDER STRESS AND PRESSURE, TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. MIRACULOUSLY, WE WERE NOT INJURED PHY...

Mileage: 153,000

THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO MOVE OVER 3 LANES IN HEAVY SPEEDING TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD MY STANDARD POODLE IN THE BACK SEAT. TRYING TO STAY CALM TO GET OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED TO SEE IF WAS ALRIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO MOVE OVER 3 LANES IN HEAVY SPEEDING TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD MY STANDARD POODLE IN THE BACK SEAT. TRYING TO STAY CALM TO GET OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. ANOTHER DRIVER STOPPED TO SEE IF WAS ALRIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS TO BELOW 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, CAR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK FULLY. THEY WORK AT PARTIAL CAPACITY SO IT TAKES ABOUT 10 TIMES THE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR IS UNRELIABLY STOPPING FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES UNTIL THE BRAKES RESET AND START FULLY WOR...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 35MPH, HOOD OPENED AND CAME BACK FAR ENOUGH TO BREAK WINDSHIELD, COMPLETELY BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD AND TRAFFIC NEAR A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT APPEARS PRIMARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH ALSO FAILED ALLOWING CONDITION TO EXIST...

Mileage: 106,060

1) I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ON MY VEHICLE 22 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING NEW. 2) LOW TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATES DAILY AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND STILL NOT REPAIRED. CAUSING ME ANXIETY TO USE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER CHECKING TIRES FOR DAMAGE, WEIGHT AND EVEN GOIN...

Mileage: 80,000

1) I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ON MY VEHICLE 22 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING NEW. 2) LOW TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATES DAILY AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND STILL NOT REPAIRED. CAUSING ME ANXIETY TO USE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER CHECKING TIRES FOR DAMAGE, WEIGHT AND EVEN GOIN...

Mileage: 80,000

1) I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ON MY VEHICLE 22 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING NEW. 2) LOW TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATES DAILY AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND STILL NOT REPAIRED. CAUSING ME ANXIETY TO USE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER CHECKING TIRES FOR DAMAGE, WEIGHT AND EVEN GOIN...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A COUNTY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLIP OVER BACKWARD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE DAY PRIOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL LATCH RELEASING. THE SAF...

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A COUNTY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLIP OVER BACKWARD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE DAY PRIOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL LATCH RELEASING. THE SAF...

Mileage: 122,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALL THE SUDDEN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 114,500

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALL THE SUDDEN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 114,500

AFTER ADDING WASHER FLUID, THE HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND SECURE THE HOOD CLOSED. ONLY THE SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH SECURES THE HOOD. THIS PRESENTS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING OBSCURING VISIBILITY AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE ALREADY MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE M...

Mileage: 103,000

AFTER ADDING WASHER FLUID, THE HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND SECURE THE HOOD CLOSED. ONLY THE SECONDARY SAFETY LATCH SECURES THE HOOD. THIS PRESENTS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING OBSCURING VISIBILITY AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE ALREADY MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE M...

Mileage: 103,000

JUST FINISHED WASHING THE CAR OUTSIDE THE MY GARAGE, I THEN MOVED IT INSIDE THE GARAGE TO CLEAN AND VACUUM INSIDE. 30 MINS LATER, A STRONG BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER PUDDLE LIGHT AREA. I HAVE TO QUICKLY CALL 911, AND BEFORE 911 ARRIVAL I MANAGED TO OPEN THE HOOD A...

Mileage: 102,984

JUST FINISHED WASHING THE CAR OUTSIDE THE MY GARAGE, I THEN MOVED IT INSIDE THE GARAGE TO CLEAN AND VACUUM INSIDE. 30 MINS LATER, A STRONG BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER PUDDLE LIGHT AREA. I HAVE TO QUICKLY CALL 911, AND BEFORE 911 ARRIVAL I MANAGED TO OPEN THE HOOD A...

Mileage: 102,984

JUST FINISHED WASHING THE CAR OUTSIDE THE MY GARAGE, I THEN MOVED IT INSIDE THE GARAGE TO CLEAN AND VACUUM INSIDE. 30 MINS LATER, A STRONG BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER PUDDLE LIGHT AREA. I HAVE TO QUICKLY CALL 911, AND BEFORE 911 ARRIVAL I MANAGED TO OPEN THE HOOD A...

Mileage: 102,984

ON 3/15/2014, TRAVELING AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70MPH ON I-71 SOUTHBOUND MILE MARKER 50 AT APPROX. 10 AM. THE PRIMARY VEHICLE HOOD LATCH FAILED AS DID THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH. THE HOOD FLEW COMPLETELY UP, INSTANTANEOUSLY SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD AND COMPLETELY RESTRICTING VISIBILITY WHILE TRAVEL...

IN COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK TO DEPRESS. WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVE THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. ACCORDING TO SUBARU BLOG SITES THE CULPRIT IS THE BRAKE VACUUM CHECK VALVE FREEZING UP AND NOT MAINTAINING VACUUM TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS OTHER SUBARU VEHIC...

Mileage: 85,000

FAULTY AND OR DEFICIENT PART: 'PIPE OIL COOLER' PART # 21328AA121 (PART IS A 11" X 3/4" (THIN) METAL TUBE THAT CONNECTS FROM LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE, TRAVERSES THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE AND CONNECTS TO THE BASE OF THE OIL FILTER MOUNT THROUGH THE USE OF RUBBER HOSES THAT TRANSPORTS EN...

Mileage: 79,000

HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING ON RT9 SOUTH IN OLDBRIDGE, NJ @ 45 MPH. REPAIRS BILL WAS AROUND $5000. IT HAPPENED TO ME BACK IN 2009, AND JUST TODAY IN 2013 I WAS ABOUT TO ADD SOME WINDSHIELD WASHER, SO I OPENED MY HOOD, AND IT POPPED UP COMPLETELY, AND THAT SECONDARY LOCK DID NOT HOLD IT AGAIN! IT COUL...

Mileage: 45,000

AS I PASSED UNDER A RAILROAD OVERPASS I HIT A LARGE POTHOLE PROBABLY CAUSED BY A RECENT 2-4" RAINFALL. THE IMPACT CAUSED MY HOOD TO RELEASE AND SLAM BACK INTO MY WINDSHIELD, OBLITERATING MY FORWARD VIEW. I SLOWED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT SWERVING AND ACTIVATED MY WARNING FLASHERS. LUCKILY, THERE WAS ONLY...

Mileage: 77,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V602000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN FEBRUARY 2013, AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED T...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE SAFETY MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE HOOD DOWN DETACHED AND SENT THE HOOD SLAMMING AND SMASHING INTO MY WINDSHIELD. I WAS BLINDED INSTANTLY AND THERE WERE SEMI TRUCKS ALL AROUND ME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. GLASS WAS EVERYWHER...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU TRIBECA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V602000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE TO START IN FEBRUARY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED...

Mileage: 73,000

ON MARCH 10, 2013, AS I WAS PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, MY VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER PUDDLE LIGHT OVERHEATED AND STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED (NOT TURNED ON) AND IN MY GARAGE. THE LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE DOOR OPENS. A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR ENSUED. THE IR...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND N...

Mileage: 69,052

FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, ON THE WAY TO WORK FROM HOME, DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET WHEN THE HOOD JUST POPPED UP AND SLAMMED ON THE WINDSHIELD. OBVIOUSLY A LATCH DEFECT BUT SINCE THEN, I MADE SURE THE HOOD IS PROPERLY LATCHED. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY AT 55 MPH, WHEN THE HOOD SU...

Mileage: 145,000

SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY POPPED UP AND SLAMMED ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE PROOF OF WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS (10/9/2012 & 12/26/2012). *TR

Mileage: 149,000

MY SISTER, MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOOD SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED IN THE CAR. SHARDS OF GLASS RAINED DOWN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN WE GOT OUT TO CHECK WHAT HAP...

Mileage: 94,290

MY SISTER, MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOOD SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED IN THE CAR. SHARDS OF GLASS RAINED DOWN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN WE GOT OUT TO CHECK WHAT HAP...

Mileage: 94,290

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, THE HOOD FEW OPEN AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTED THE HOOD. WE PUT WASHER FLUID IN IT THE DAY BEFORE AND DROVE IT FOR HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS IN THE PAST AND HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, THE HOOD FEW OPEN AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTED THE HOOD. WE PUT WASHER FLUID IN IT THE DAY BEFORE AND DROVE IT FOR HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS IN THE PAST AND HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 71,000

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 ...

Mileage: 111,000

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 WIF...

Mileage: 77,887

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 WIF...

Mileage: 77,887

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 OT...

Mileage: 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 ...

Mileage: 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 PROB...

Mileage: 115,420

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...

Mileage: 10,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 36,120

2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA....I AM HEADED TO THE SERVICE GARAGE YET AGAIN FOR ANOTHER HEADLIGHT....A CAR WITH 43,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS TWICE....THAT'S 3 SETS IN THE SHORT LIFE SPAN....AND THIS IS NOT AN EASY FIX. IT COSTS ME $38 EACH LAMP... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S NAVIGATION SYSTEM BEGAN TO BLINK WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER INSURANCE AGENCY SHOULD PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SEND ...

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S NAVIGATION SYSTEM BEGAN TO BLINK WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER INSURANCE AGENCY SHOULD PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SEND ...

Mileage: 4,000

REAR RIGHT WHEEL HIT WASHBOARD PAYMENT WITH GRAVEL. THIS PRODUCED AN AXLE-HOP LIKE MOTION TO THE OUTSIDE, RIGHT. THE FRONT AND LEFT WHEELS RECEIVED NO POWER UNTIL THE HOP ENDED, APPROX 5-6 SECONDS. DRIVER FELT THAT IF AN UNKNOWING PERSON JERKED THE STEERING TO LEFT A ROLLOVER MAY W...

Mileage: 9,880

SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN HEADLIGHTS OF SUBARU TRIBECA. LOW BEAM LIGHTS-CAUSES A HORIZONTAL LINE ACROSS PLANE OF VISION. POOR VISIBILITY IN NIGHT DRIVING. REPORTED TO SUBARU-THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DRIVER, PASSENGER, NEARBY TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS. ...

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 7300 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EVENING COMES AND THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ILLUMINATED. WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED THE CONTACT FORGETS TO PUT IN THE HEAD LIGHTS WHICH CAUSE...

Mileage: 7,300

HAD FIRST OIL CHANGE AT DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER. WHEN WE TOOK THE AUTO TO ANOTHER SERVICE PROVIDER THEY DISCOVERED THE OIL LEVEL OF 5.8 QUARTS ONLY REGISTERED BELOW THE ADD LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK. UPON MEASURING THE OIL REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY OVERFILLED AMOUNT THE DEALER HAD...

Mileage: 3,000

AUTO-ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR RESOLVE. THIS CREATES AN ONGOING HAZARD AS OCCURRENCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

AUTO-ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR RESOLVE. THIS CREATES AN ONGOING HAZARD AS OCCURRENCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

LEFT FOG LAMP REPEATEDLY GOES OUT. SO DOES RIGHT HEADLAMP. HEADLAMP HAS BEEN FIXED BY SUBARU DEALER. FOG LAMP HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND KEEPS GOING OUT. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

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. A...

Mileage: 21,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND GOES OUT WHEN OCCUPIED BY A PASSENGER WEIGHING 105 LBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 5,450

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE 30 MINS AFTER PARKING, THE WINDOWS WERE BLACKENED AND A FIRE WAS BURNING IN THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING BELOW THE CUP HOLDER IN THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE ...

Mileage: 208

1.WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SNOWY CORNER ON XXX ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN ALL OF ITS ANTI-SLIP, ANTI-SWERVE AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEMS ALL IMMEDIATELY FAILED A SIMULTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS: 2.WHILE DRIVING ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY...

Mileage: 15,026

1.WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SNOWY CORNER ON XXX ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN ALL OF ITS ANTI-SLIP, ANTI-SWERVE AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEMS ALL IMMEDIATELY FAILED A SIMULTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS: 2.WHILE DRIVING ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY...

Mileage: 15,026

1.WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SNOWY CORNER ON XXX ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN ALL OF ITS ANTI-SLIP, ANTI-SWERVE AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEMS ALL IMMEDIATELY FAILED A SIMULTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS: 2.WHILE DRIVING ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY...

Mileage: 15,026

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" ,...

Mileage: 5,500

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 THA...

DT: THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO SEE APPROXIMATELY FORTY FEET IN FRONT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MADE THAT WAY. THEREFORE, THEY HAVE NO REPAIRS TO OFFER. *AK UPDATED 11/9/2005. THE DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS BUT WERE UNABLE TO. THE CONSUME...