2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca problems
Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are air bags (13%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 31 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
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.
Sudden Unintended Acceleration: While driving up the inclining driveway to my Dr. office for my Covid vaccine, all of a sudden, my car accelerated as if someone stomped on my gas pedal! Had I not turned right into the parking lot, I would have crashed, head-on into a stone retaining wall. I pushed on the brakes to slow down and stop as I was steering my car into a parking space. This was a terrifying experience for which I had zero control.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru wrx (na). While driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission failed as the contact attempted to shift into third gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the failure was caused by abusive and aggressive driving. An independent mechanic stated that the transmission failed because the 2007 wrx transmission has 50 less horse power. The current and failure mileages were 11,200.
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.
Other model years of the B9 Tribeca
- 2012
- 2007
- 2006