Subaru / B9 Tribeca / 2006
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca problems
Owners have filed 118 complaints about the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 23.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of air bags at 15.3%.
Complaints118
Crashes7
Fires14
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Structure 23.7% · 28
Air bags 15.3% · 18
Electrical system 11.0% · 13
Exterior lighting 10.2% · 12
Visibility/wiper 6.8% · 8
Service brakes 5.1% · 6
Engine 4.2% · 5
Unknown or other 4.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 28 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 102,984 miles.
In owners' own words
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 place had broken which allowed the safety latch to rotate in place. Structure · reported at 128,600 miles
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. Structure · reported at 21,000 miles
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. Structure · reported at 108,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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