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2007 Subaru Tribeca Engine problems

Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2007 Subaru Tribeca's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 20% of all its complaints, most recently on November 26, 2024. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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6
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Crashes
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Injuries
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Engine complaints

Electrical systemEngine & cooling

The contact owns a 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was running but continued to randomly shutdown. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V297000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined the failure was due to...

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the ignition. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there was no recall coverage for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, opened a case, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11627529
Electrical systemEngine & coolingFuel system

Car has fuel fumes very strong smelling in car. I look on this as a safety problem for me and the kids travelling in my car. But I guess people has to die first before any action is taken like the boeing airlines. The car is overheating and tgey cannot tell you why it is doing it.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11205104
Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru tribeca. The contact noticed exhaust fumes multiple times when the engine was started. The dealer stated that the valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 107,747.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10621346
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...

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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

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10238515
Engine & coolingElectrical system

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru b9tribeca. While driving 20 mph all the lights on the dashboard illuminated and remained on, then the vehicle hesitated. The dealer stated that the vehicle needed a chip replaced. They made the replacement however, the failure continued to occur. The contact also stated that the cruise control would not work. As of august 13, 2007, the dealer has not repaired the vehicle however; it has been at the dealer for approximately thirty days. The failure mileage was 25 and the current mileage was 3,155.

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 10199415
Engine & cooling

I have a subaru tribeca 7 passenger. I was driving down the tollway and a rock flew up and busted a hole in my radiator. When I took it to subaru, I found out that there is a design flaw. There is an opening in the front grill without any slats. The radiator hangs low enough so anything can fly up, through this opening and puncture the radiator. I was told by subaru that this will happen in 1 out of 3000 cars. I checked most of the other crossover suv by other manufactures, and they either have slats in the opening...

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or the radiator does not hang down low enough to be exposed to any road debris. I had the car 1 week after buying it new and had to spend over $600 on a radiator. But, my bigger concern, is that it can happen over and over again. Thankfully, I did not crash the vehicle. Subaru needs to do something to protect this from continuing to happen. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10188927

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