2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca problems
Owners have filed 118 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are air bags (15%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 118 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 103,000 miles 85 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 23 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 85 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 103,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 108,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
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 air bags and none of them deployed. My selt belts was good. If I didn't have it on, I am not sure how it would have turned out. The doctor said I had a concutsion where my head was moving around so much.
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.
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 mechanism. I request NHTSA initiate an investigation for the possibility of a recall to correct this serious safety defect.
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 miles from home when the hood suddenly flew open,and shattered the windshield. I was able to slow down and move to the shoulder. Thankfully no one else was in the vicinity.
Other model years of the B9 Tribeca
- 2012
- 2007
- 2006